preferably

英 ['pref(ə)rəbli]

美 ['pref(ə)rəbli]

adv.  最好; 宁可; 更可取地

BNC.6353 / COCA.9307

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 更好的；更可取的；更合适的
  If you say that one thing ispreferable toanother, you mean that it is more desirable or suitable.
  1. A big earthquake a long way off is preferable to a smaller one nearby...
     远处发生大地震总比在附近发生小地震好。
  2. The hazards of the theatre seemed preferable to joining the family paint business...
     经营剧院的风险似乎比加入家族涂料产业的风险要小一些。
  3. Was an evening with Peter in their company preferable to being left at home alone?
     晚上和彼得在他们的公司呆着是不是比一个人留在家里好一些？

英英释义

adv

• more readily or willingly
  1. clean it well, preferably with warm water
  2. I'd rather be in Philadelphia
  3. I'd sooner die than give up
  Synonym:soonerrather

双语例句

• If you have a business that fits the following criteria, call me or, preferably, write.
  如同你知道有公司符合以下的条件，打电话或者最好是写信给我。
• Preferably one without an anthill.
  最好是一个没有蚁冢的树篱。
• The microcapsules further preferably comprise one or more of methylcellulose, chlorophyllin and at least one vegetable oil.
  这种微囊进一步优选包含甲基纤维素、叶绿酸的一种或几种和至少一种植物油。
• The team should have a leader who is knowledgeable about both security and software architecture, preferably SOA.
  团队应该有个负责人，该负责人应该具有安全性和软件体系结构方面的知识，最好也能了解SOA的相关知识。
• Strengthen your knowledge in a specialized field ( preferably in a technical field, such as computers).
  加强你在某个特定领域的知识（最好是某个技术领域，如计算机等）。
• Make a plan for bedtime and then share it with your child, preferably in written or picture form.
  给孩子的睡觉时间制定一个计划，然后和孩子分享，最好以书面或图片的形式呈现。
• The neural network can preferably solve the non-linear problem.
  利用神经网络建模可以较好地解决非线性问题。
• Preferably, stress test with and without the objects in session state to see what the perf.
  对session中存储和不存储对象都做一下压力测试，看看哪个更好，将会是更好的。
• Modules must be named in all lower-case, preferably short, single words.
  模块的名称全部小写，并尽可能短，最好是一个单词。
• Please initiate breastfeeding as soon as possible, preferably within an hour of birth.
  请尽早开始哺饲母乳，最好在生产后的第一个小时内立即开始。