preference

1. N-VAR If you have a preference for something, you would like to have or do that thing rather than something else. 偏愛(ài)

It upset her when men revealed a preference for her sister. 儅男人們顯露出偏愛(ài)她妹妹的時(shí)候，她很不高興。

2. N-UNCOUNT If you give preference to someone with a particular qualification or feature, you choose them rather than someone else. 優(yōu)先考慮

The Pentagon has said it will give preference to companies with which it can do business electronically. 五角大樓已經(jīng)宣佈它將優(yōu)先考慮能與之進(jìn)行電子交易的公司。