more attractive or more suitable; to be preferred to something 较适合；更可取 - preferable (to something)
Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home. 什么都比家里的紧张气氛好。 - preferable (to doing something)
He finds country life infinitely preferable to living in the city. 他觉得乡村生活比都市生活称心得多。 - preferable (to do something)
It would be preferable to employ two people, not one. 雇请两个人比雇请一个更好。
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsc1Death was considered vastly preferable to surrender. 宁可死也不投降。 The new policies are infinitely preferable to what went before. 这些新政策远比以前的好得多。 The summer months are preferable for weddings. 夏季更适合举行婚礼。 This technique is far preferable to any alternative. 这种技术远远优于任何替代技术。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- far
- greatly
- highly
- …
- for
- to
- preferable (to something)
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adjective
preferable adj.
⇨ better
preferable
Better: better, improved, superior...
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