in preference to

in preference to

美 　英

• prep.在…之前
• 網絡優先于；偏好，優先；而不是

英漢解釋

un.	1. 先于
prep.	1. 在...之前

英英解釋

na.	1. instead of someone or something else that you like or want less

例句

After six days she was fixing her gaze on her mother's face (in preference to mine) and opening her mouth to help her nurses clean it.

六天后，她能盯著母親的面孔看（對我的面孔就不那麼有興趣了），并能張開嘴，方便護士為她清潔口腔。

He must be taught that these laws are a natural part of his true self which for aeons he has relinquished in preference to man made laws.

他必須被教導這些律法是他真實自我的一個自然部分，億萬年來他以人造律法為優先，而背離上帝之律法。

According to the request of the company director, management had been given priority in preference to profitable or productive work.

根據公司董事長的請求，相比生產工作，管理工作優先考慮。

Team captains may also be able to substitute problem players in preference to them defaulting some or all of their games.

此外，隊長還可以在隊員受到比賽處罰時進行更換。

He was appointed successor to his father in preference to his eldest half-brother, who were born before Darius had become king.

他優先于他那生于大流士之前，同父異母的哥哥，被父親指定為繼承人，成為了國王。

I should choose this in preference to any other.

我寧愿選擇這個而不要其他的。

Pamela uses the True Moon Nodes in preference to the Mean Moon Nodes in her calculations.

相對于平均月球交點，帕梅拉在她的計算中優先使用的是真實月球交點。

These activities are to be enjoyed equally with exercise, just not chosen in preference to activity.

這些活動和鍛煉享有同樣的樂趣，不要偏向活動，不要隨個人偏好作選擇。

Indicating temperature transmitters shall be used in preference to temperature gauges.

現場溫度計優先考慮使用帶指示的溫度變送器。

Even there, English was often chosen as the medium of education in preference to the inhabitants' mother tongues.

即便在那里，他們也更青睞于選英語作為教育的語言，而不是他們的母語。

The inhabitants, apparently Neanderthals, selectively used pine for heating in preference to more available types of wood.

棚屋居民很顯然是尼安德特人，他們選擇性地使用松木取暖，而不使用其他更易采集的木材。

You should certainly use these in preference to the more verbose traditional means of accomplishing the same thing.

你當然應該優先使用這些，而不是傳統的冗長的方式，來完成相同的任務。

primary runway: Runway(s) used in preference to others whenever conditions permit.

主跑道：只要條件允許就優先使用的跑道。

A medium-priority thread might preempt the low-priority thread while it holds the lock and run in preference to the low-priority thread.

中等優先級線程可能搶占低優先級線程，同時持有鎖并優先于低優先級線程運行。

Are interface classes used in preference to abstract classes?

正確的使用interface和抽象類。

The reason why these particular forms are used in preference to others are outlined below.

為什么采用這些特殊的形狀而不采用其他形狀的理由說明如下。

Use the IsNot keyword in preference to Not. Is Nothing.

優先使用IsNot關鍵字，而不是Not.IsNothing。

Modern information bodies use computerized retrieval systems in preference to ( instead of ) card indexes; that's where it's at.

當代情報機構不再用卡片索引，而是用計算機檢索系統，這是合乎時宜的。

A person who advocates peace, conciliation, or negotiation in preference to confrontation or armed conflict.

鴿派人物主張和平調解或談判而不主張對立或武裝沖突的人

Promoting the use of aluminum containers in preference to others might actually conserve resources.

提倡優先使用鋁容器，實際上可以節約資源。

When changing a password, change it on the local machine first in preference to NIS .

更改密碼時，應在NIS之前先在本地計算機上進行更改。

I would usually choose Chinese food in preference to western food.

較之西餐我通常選擇中餐。

Many people choose the train in preference to driving.

許多人寧愿選擇火車也不愿選擇自己駕車。

The entry UserComment is available in both cases so it should be used in preference to the value in IFD0 section.

UserComment在兩種情況下都可用因此應該優先使用它而不是IFD0區段中的該值。

I'd choose the small car in preference to the larger one.

我寧可選擇那輛小的汽車而不要那輛大的。

I would usually choose living in a small town in preference to living in a big city.

我通常愿意選擇生活在小城鎮，其次才是大城市。

Most of Americans drink coffee in preference to tea.

大部分美國人愛喝咖啡甚于紅茶。

Rule of Economy: Programmer time is expensive; conserve it in preference to machine time.

經濟性準則：和機器的時間比較，程序員的時間是更寶貴的。

The teacher urges the students to use English-English dictionaries in preference to English-Chinese dictionaries.

老師讓學生多用英英字典，而不要總用英漢字典。

The net effect is that P2 priority threads run in preference to the P1 thread which is not what the specification requires.

實際看到的效果是P2優先級的線程要優先于P1線程，而這并不是規范里要求的。

Is utilized by the body to produce energy in preference to being stored as body fat like other dietary fats

和其它食用油比較，椰子油被身體利用來制造能量，而不是被做為脂肪儲存

Drink water and milk between meals in preference to juice and fizzy drinks

兩餐間最好用水和牛奶代替果汁和碳酸飲料

To create a link in preference to a physical file

創建優先于物理文件的鏈接

Use of the vaccines is recommended in preference to the whole cell vaccine

建議優先使用該疫苗，而不是全細胞疫苗

in preference (to), rather than

（表示選擇）與其…寧可