preferring
[prɪ'fɜ:ɪŋ]
v.
提出（请求、控诉等）( prefer的现在分词 );
提升;
建议;
选择某事物（而不选择他事物）;
例句:
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He had rather unconventional work habits, preferring to work through the night.
他的工作习惯跟一般人很不一样，喜欢通宵工作。
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"Hard" to imagine preferring a cigarette over an erection.
来自SA
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She scorns the visible trappings of success, preferring to live unnoticed.
她鄙视标志成功的外在之物, 更愿意默默无闻地生活.
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Guscott rarely speaks out, preferring to keep his own counsel.
古斯科特很少发表意见，他更喜欢把自己的看法埋在心里。
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That's like preferring Babycham to champagne.
来自BBC
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I'll start worrying when customers actually start preferring non-Belgian chocolate.
来自BBC