ADJECTIVE | VERB + PREFERENCE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤clear, definite, marked, strong明顯的/強烈的偏愛▸➤slight稍稍偏愛▸➤individual, personal個人偏愛◇It's a matter of personal preference.這是個人偏愛的問題。➤consumer, customer, user, voter消費者的/顧客的/使用者的/投票人的偏愛➤policy, political政策/政治偏好◇His policy preferences are pretty centrist.他的政策取向是相當中間派的。➤dietary, food飲食/食物偏好◇modern children's food preferences現代兒童的食物偏好➤gender, racial (both NAmE) 性別/種族偏袒◇his consistent opposition to racial preferences while a legislator他在擔任議員期間對種族偏袒的一貫反對➤sexual性偏好◇discrimination based on race, religion, gender or sexual preference基於種族,宗教,性別或性偏好的歧視➤aesthetic, cultural審美/文化偏好▸➤first, second, etc.第一、第二等選擇◇My first preference is for the applicant from Hong Kong.我的第一選擇是來自香港的申請者。◇Most local voters gave West second preference. (BrE) 大多數當地選民的第二個選擇是韋斯特。VERB + PREFERENCE➤have有偏愛◇Do you have any particular preference?你有什麼特別的偏好嗎?➤demonstrate, display, exhibit, indicate, reflect, reveal, show表現出偏愛◇designs that reflect their individual preferences反映他們個人喜好的設計◇Learners show a preference for one learning style over others.學習者顯示出他們對一種學習風格較其他風格的偏愛。➤express, state表示偏愛;聲明更喜歡◇Older people tend to express a preference for dark chocolate.年紀大的人往往表現出對黑巧克力的偏好。➤give sb給予某人優先權◇Preference is given to students who have passed mathematics and chemistry.通過數學與化學考試的學生優先考慮。➤receive受到偏愛◇Some countries receive preference over others.一些國家獲得優惠待遇。➤affect, determine, influence, shape影響/決定/支配/形成偏好◇A combination of factors determined preference.多種因素決定偏好。➤fit, fit with, satisfy, suit適合/適應/滿足/符合偏好◇She was happy to arrange her schedule to suit their preferences.她很高興安排自己的日程以適應他們的喜好。PREPOSITION➤for preference由於偏愛◇I travel by plane, for preference.我乘飛機旅行,個人喜好。➤in preference to而不是⋯◇They bought French planes in preference to British ones.他們沒有買英國產的飛機,而是買了法國產的。➤preference as to, preference with regard to在⋯方面的偏愛◇He has not expressed a preference as to which school he wants to go to.他還沒有表明自己更想上哪所學校。➤preference between⋯之間的偏愛◇people's preferences between brown and white bread人們在黑麪包和白麪包之間的取捨➤preference for sth (over sth)(與⋯相比)對⋯的偏愛◇the government's preference for tax cuts over greater public spending政府較願意減少稅收而不是增加公共支出➤preference in⋯方面的喜愛◇changing preferences in furniture styles對傢具式樣不斷變化的喜好➤preference regarding關於⋯的喜愛◇their preferences regarding websites他們對不同網站的喜好➤preference towards/toward對⋯的喜好◇student preferences towards / toward the various activities學生對各種活動的喜好PHRASES➤in order of preference按照優先順序◇List the candidates in order of preference.按照優先順序把候選人列出來。