preferred is prefer's Past Tense

prefer

US [prɪˈfɜr]
UK [prɪˈfɜː(r)]
  • v.推荐；建议；申请；(比较起来)喜欢…(而不喜欢…)
  • Web首选的；优先；更喜欢
Past Tense：preferred  Simple Present：prefers  Present Participle：preferring  

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Web Definition

v.
1.
(比较起来)喜欢...(而不喜欢...);宁可...(而不...);比起...来还是...好;宁愿选择;更喜欢 (to, above, before)
2.
建议;申请
3.
提升,提拔;任命;录用;推荐,介绍
4.
提起,提出(声明,请求,控诉等)
5.
【法】给与(某债权人等)优先获得偿付权
1.
(比较起来)喜欢...(而不喜欢...);宁可...(而不...);比起...来还是...好;宁愿选择;更喜欢 (to, above, before)
2.
建议;申请
3.
提升,提拔;任命;录用;推荐,介绍
4.
提起,提出(声明,请求,控诉等)
5.
【法】给与(某债权人等)优先获得偿付权

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,推荐推荐,建议建议,申请申请,喜欢…喜欢…,首选的首选的,优先优先,更喜欢更喜欢
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
They needed a certain picture of the world; there was one way of living they preferred above all others.
他们需要关于世界的某种图景；他们选择某一种生活方式，把它凌驾于其他生活方式之上。
tā men xū yào guān yú shì jiè de mǒu zhǒng tú jǐng ; tā men xuǎn zé mǒu yī zhǒng shēng huó fāng shì , bǎ tā líng jià yú qí tā shēng huó fāng shì zhī shàng 。
2.
My preferred license would be at least an exclusive license for iOS and a non-exclusive license elsewhere.
我的首选许可证将在至少一个IOS的独家许可和非排他性的许可其他地方。
wǒ de shǒu xuǎn xǔ kě zhèng jiāng zài zhì shǎo yī gè IOS de dú jiā xǔ kě hé fēi pái tā xìng de xǔ kě qí tā dì fāng 。
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3.
Once forced to discuss deficit reduction, he said he preferred tax increases to spending cuts.
一旦被迫讨论削减赤字，奥巴马表示他倾向于增税，而不是削减支出。
yí dàn bèi pò tǎo lùn xuē jiǎn chì zì , ào bā mǎ biǎo shì tā qīng xiàng yú zēng shuì , ér bú shì xuē jiǎn zhī chū 。
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4.
Devastated: Barbie, in a state of shock, chops all of her hair off to resemble a man; Ken's preferred choice.
自暴自弃：芭比，在震惊过后，把她的满头金发剪掉，使自己看起来像肯偏爱的男人。
zì bào zì qì : bā bǐ , zài zhèn jīng guò hòu , bǎ tā de mǎn tóu jīn fà jiǎn diào , shǐ zì jǐ kàn qǐ lái xiàng kěn piān ài de nán rén 。
learning.sohu.com
5.
You might have added you were in favour of any employee who had a preference for being on top, as this was your own preferred position too.
你可以补充说，你喜欢偏爱采取上位的员工，因为这也是你自己更喜欢的姿势。
nǐ kě yǐ bǔ chōng shuō , nǐ xǐ huan piān ài cǎi qǔ shàng wèi de yuán gōng , yīn wèi zhè yě shì nǐ zì jǐ gèng xǐ huan de zī shì 。
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6.
Now she preferred the garden, and did not dislike to promenade back and forth in front of the railed fence.
她现在比较喜欢待在花园里，并不厌烦常到铁栏门边去走走。
tā xiàn zài bǐ jiào xǐ huan dāi zài huā yuán lǐ , bìng bù yàn fán cháng dào tiě lán mén biān qù zǒu zǒu 。
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7.
At this point you can enter your preferred profile and interact with Felix as if you had launched Felix from a command line shell.
这时你可以输入你所喜好的profile并和Felix的命令行进行交互。
zhè shí nǐ kě yǐ shū rù nǐ suǒ xǐ hào de profile bìng hé Felix de mìng lìng xíng jìn xíng jiāo hù 。
article.yeeyan.org
8.
We think we have said that Theodule was the favorite of Aunt Gillenormand, who preferred him because she did not see him.
我们好象曾提起过，忒阿杜勒是吉诺曼姑奶奶心疼的人，她疼他，是因为她瞧不见他。
wǒ men hǎo xiàng céng tí qǐ guò , tè ā dù lè shì jí nuò màn gū nǎi nai xīn téng de rén , tā téng tā , shì yīn wèi tā qiáo bú jiàn tā 。
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9.
A scissor bite is preferred, but a level bite is acceptable. It is not unusual to see dropped (receding) lower central incisor teeth.
如剪刀状完全吻合的咬合是最好的，咬合稍微偏差一点是可以被接受的。但上下齿看起来不可以是明显地前后落差。
rú jiǎn dāo zhuàng wán quán wěn hé de yǎo hé shì zuì hǎo de , yǎo hé shāo wēi piān chā yì diǎn shì kě yǐ bèi jiē shòu de 。 dàn shàng xià chǐ kàn qǐ lái bù kě yǐ shì míng xiǎn de qián hòu luò chā 。
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10.
"Call me Tony, " he used to tell visitors, even when they would have preferred to call him prime minister.
“叫我托尼就行，”他总是对来访者这样说，即便他们更愿意称他为首相。
" jiào wǒ tuō ní jiù xíng , " tā zǒng shì duì lái fǎng zhě zhè yàng shuō , jí biàn tā men gèng yuàn yì chēng tā wèi shǒu xiàng 。
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