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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pref·e·ra·ble /ˈprefərəbəl/ ●○○ adjective PREFERbetter or more suitable 更好的，更合适的，更可取的 For this dish, fresh herbs and garlic are preferable. 做这道菜，用新鲜香草和大蒜更好。 In warm weather, clothes made of natural fabrics are infinitely preferable (=much better). 天气暖和的时候，穿天然织物的衣服要舒适得多。preferable to (doing) something Being taught in a small group is far preferable to being in a large, noisy classroom. 小班听课比在闹哄哄的大教室里上课要强得多。► see thesaurus at betterExamples from the Corpus
preferable• Nevertheless, many people still cling to the vinyl disk as preferable.• A limited contract for a few sessions, at least in the first instance, is always preferable.• But how can we decide which analysis is preferable?• The most preferable arrangement would be for us to pay very low interest over a long period of time.• So we're agreed. Our preferable course of action is to do nothing until the report is published.• It must be preferable that the original action proceed rather than being convoluted into a negligence action.• After a while, deciding that discretion was preferable, they moved off some distance into the desert parallel to the road.• I found this vaguely reassuring; a short, sharp death seemed preferable to a long, slow chewing underwater.• Even to some one as straight as myself, the bearded gentleman is preferable to Anneka Rice or Judith Chalmers.• As far as I'm concerned anything would be preferable to staying here alone.• At that point, even a 3,000-mile plane ride home into relentless headwinds almost seemed preferable to Vancouver.far preferable• From upwards its tone becomes thin and rather unsatisfactory, the flute being far preferable at that altitude.• However, it is far preferable for companies to utilise the professional services of a company such as Rentokil Tropical Plants.• Jackson, who opposes the welfare overhaul, says Clinton is far preferable to Dole.• Discomfort in the open air was far preferable to him.• In fact, too few words are far preferable to too many.pref·e·ra·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
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preferable
pref‧e‧ra‧ble /ˈprefərəbəl/
adjective
For this dish, fresh herbs and garlic are preferable.
In warm weather, clothes made of natural fabrics are infinitely preferable (=much better).
preferable to (doing) something
Being taught in a small group is far preferable to being in a large, noisy classroom.
▪ better the comparative of good: She wants a better job. | The sales figures were far better than expected. | Lucy’s better at French than I am.
▪superior better, especially in quality: German cars are far superior. | a superior product | He thinks men are superior to women.
▪preferable formal more suitable or useful – used when saying which one you prefer: Cash would be preferable. | Anything would be preferable to the system we have now.
▪be an improvement on something to be better than something that existed before: The engine is a huge improvement on previous diesel engines.
▪have the edge to be slightly better than another person or thing – used especially when saying which one will win in a game or competition: Federer is likely to have the edge in Sunday’s game. | For me, this film has the edge over the others.
▪be miles ahead (of somebody/something) (also be streets ahead (of somebody/something) British English) informal to be very much better than someone or something that you are competing against: The company is streets ahead of its rivals.
▪there’s no comparison spoken used to emphasize that one person or thing is clearly much better than someone or something else: There’s no comparison between the two teams. | ‘Which apartment do you prefer?' 'Well, there’s no comparison. The first one we saw is bigger, quieter, and has much nicer furniture.'
pref‧e‧ra‧ble /ˈprefərəbəl/
adjective Word Family: adverb: preferably, preferentially; adjective: preferable, preferential; verb: prefer; noun: preference
better or more suitable: preferable to (doing) something
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