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She preferred to write under a pseudonym. 她喜欢用笔名写作。Her preferred medium is sculpture.她喜欢的表现方式是雕塑。Mrs Singh preferred saris in pastel colours, such as salmon pink.辛格太太偏爱淡色的莎丽，比如浅橙色。He preferred a rolling hat brim.他更喜欢可翻卷的帽边。A son is usually preferred over a female heir.人们通常倾向于将儿子而非女儿选作继承人。You may well need to look outside your preferred area to find an affordable hotel.你很可能需要到你心仪地区以外的地方去看看是否有能住得起的旅馆。I suggested that we play a game, but they preferred to watch TV.我建议大家玩游戏，但他们更想看电视。The company told its preferred stockholders that it couldn't make its dividend payments.该公司告知优先股股东，公司无法支付红利。The older generation preferred the traditional kind of ceremony.老一辈人喜欢传统的仪式。The sword and mace were the preferred weapons for hand-to-hand fighting.剑和狼牙棒是人们在徒手战中比较喜欢用的武器。An artist uses his preferred medium to satiate his creative zeal.艺术家用他喜欢的艺术种类来满足自己的创作热情。He preferred a plain room with no fancy trappings.他喜欢一间没有什么花哨装饰的简朴房间。Trams are now often preferred as replacements for buses.现在人们经常乘有轨电车代替公共汽车。He preferred a charge against the robber.他控告那名盗贼。We preferred to travel at night and rest by day.我们宁可夜里赶路，白天休息。He found the book too heavy going and preferred a detective story.他觉得这本书读起来太艰涩，宁可看一本侦探小说。Police preferred charges against him for theft.警方指控他有偷窃行为。He usually preferred to train up a crew of enthusiastic young sailors from scratch.他通常更喜欢从零开始对一班满怀热情的年轻船员从头到脚进行训练。Walking was his preferred mode of travel.徒步是他偏爱的旅行方式。It was a colour she preferred over any other.和其他颜色相比，她更喜欢这种颜色。The bird's preferred habitat is grassy prairie.绿色的大草原是这种鸟的首选栖息地。Senior officials would have preferred a more pliable government.高官们都喜欢较软弱的政府。They preferred charges against him for manslaughter. 他们控告他犯过失杀人罪。An A-level pass in Biology is preferred for all courses.不管读什么课程，生物学高级证书考试最好都要及格。She preferred wearing cotton to man-made fabrics.她喜欢穿纯棉而不是人造纤维的衣服。I preferred the title of reporter.我更喜欢记者这个头衔。The hotel is the preferred choice for business people.这家酒店是商务人士的首选。They worked outside, so they preferred wearing functional clothes.他们在户外工作，所以喜欢穿实用的衣服。At the moment, he preferred not to think about the future.此时此刻，他宁愿不去想未来的事情。She preferred a good landscape to a portrait.较之人像画她更喜欢美丽的风景画。I've always preferred reading prose to poetry.我一直更偏爱读散文而不是诗歌。The election may not be the traditional two-horse race between the preferred Democrat and Republican party candidates.这次选举有可能并非是支持率最高的民主党与共和党候选人之间的传统两方角逐。Ian Ferguson was preferred to Stuart McCall, who was on the bench.伊恩·弗格森比坐在替补席上的斯图尔特·麦考尔更受器重。Nelson preferred to lead the attack himself from the front.纳尔逊更喜欢在前线亲自率军作战。Egg pasta is certainly preferred by many chefs.许多厨师无疑更喜欢鸡蛋意大利面。He preferred to make his money from honest work rather than from gambling.他宁愿脚踏实地工作，而不愿靠赌博赚钱。She preferred light, transparent underwear.她爱穿轻薄透明的内衣。He was now one of the city's notables — but he preferred to remain out of the limelight.他现在成为该城的名人之一，但他宁可像过去一样避免引人注目。The woodwork's green now. I preferred it blue.木构件现在是绿色的。我原来更喜欢把它涂成蓝色的。The currency has lost so much of its value that barter has become the preferred way of doing business.货币贬值如此严重，这样易货交易成了做生意的优先选择。 |