| 单词 | preferable |
| 释义 | preferable (once / 1014 pages) adj When one thing seems like a better option than another, it is preferable. If you would rather have chocolate ice cream than vanilla, it means that chocolate is preferable to you. Graduating from high school is usually preferable to dropping out, and traveling a long distance by train is always preferable to getting there on roller skates. The hardest thing about preferable is pronunciation: remember to place the stress on the first syllable, pref, and not on the second syllable as in the word prefer. WORD FAMILYpreferable: preferably+/prefer: preferable, preference, prefering, preferment, preferred, preferring, prefers/preference: preferences, preferential/preferential: preferentially/preferment: preferments/preferred: preferredly USAGE EXAMPLESOn occasion, a lie is preferable to the truth. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) “But normalcy is so much preferable, being able to remember what did — I tend to forget manic episodes.” New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Certainly, it would be preferable, and much less stressful, to lead every game by 21 points. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) adj more desirable than another coffee is preferable to tea Syn preferred desirable worth having or seeking or achieving |
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