青年中文preferring的意思
preferring中文翻譯：
v.偏愛；寧可；提升（prefer的ing形式）
referring───v.談及；提交；諮詢（refer的ing形式）
preaverring───預覆蓋
deferring───推遲；服從
prefarding───預處理
prefiring───預燒；預先點火
preforming───v.預先形成；預制（preform的現在分詞）
misreferring───誤用
preclearing───v.事先批準；預先給……核發許可證
prefiguring───v.預示；預想（prefigure的現在分詞）
She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.───她什么也沒說，而是想稍后再作評論。
We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to speaking in a difficult language.───我們坐在餐桌旁沉默不語，寧愿那樣也不愿使用一種難懂的語言說話。
Although rich, Xu avoided comfortable travel, preferring to go almost everywhere on foot.───盡管很富有，徐卻避免舒適的旅行，寧愿徒步去幾乎所有的地方。
Ballard shunned the gossipy London literary circuit, preferring the company of a few close friends and family.───巴拉德有意逃避樂于流布傳聞的倫敦文學圈，他喜歡與三兩知己及家人在一起。
He has spurned the front-line, preferring to confine himself in youth and rural politics.───他寧可將自己局限于青年和鄉野政治中也不愿走上臺前。
He arrived himself. . . to give her the fullest conviction, by the power of actual comparison, of her preferring his younger brother.───他本人回來了…現在她經過實際的比較，完全相信她更喜歡他的弟弟。
After the birth, Ms Bousada insisted that she did not want money for her story, preferring to guard the privacy of the twins.───孩子剛出生時，瑪麗亞聲稱她不想出賣她的故事，寧愿隱藏這對雙胞胎的來歷。
Up to now, the Chinese have consistently denied they were among the top rank, preferring to be seen as part of the emerging world.───直到現在，中國還堅持拒絕承認自己是一個大國，它更喜歡把自己看做新興世界的一部分。
A feminist, she "found most women wanting" , preferring the company of men.───身為女權主義者，她“發現很多女人有所欠缺”，更愿意與男人為伍。
He had rather unconventional work habits, preferring to work through the night.
Offered the position of chairman, Smith declined, preferring to keep his current job.
He had completely ignored her remark, preferring his own theory.
Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue.
The young men seem to be preferring some request which the elder ones are indisposed to grant.
He accused the prime minister of preferring to hide from the truth.
She scorns the visible trappings of success, preferring to live unnoticed.
McKinsey rarely acquires other businesses, preferring to grow organically.
She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.