ADJ If you say that one thing is preferable to another, you mean that it is more desirable or suitable. 更合心意的; 更适合的
A big earthquake a long way off is preferable to a smaller one nearby.
远处的大地震要比近处的小地震好。
Prevention of a problem is always preferable to trying to cure it.
防止出现问题总是比试图解决问题更可取。
preferably ADV 更可取地
Do something creative or take exercise, preferably in the fresh air.
做一些有创意的事或者进行体育锻炼，在新鲜的空气中更好。
A successful multinational may be profitable enough to be able to afford wage increases, and may prefer to take wage increases on the chin rather than move its business around.
一家成功的跨国企业的盈利能力或许足以承担薪水上涨，而且或许宁愿接受加薪要求而不愿将业务转移至别处。
However, some teams prefer to first assign an owner for each task to be able to estimate according to the team members' skills.
但是，有一些团队更喜欢首先为每一项任务分配所有者，以便能够根据团队成员的技能情况进行估计。
Personally I'd prefer it not be catch-able in any circumstance.
坦白说我希望任何情形这个异常都是不能被捕捉的。
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