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Preferred Things Football 英 Prɪ'Fəd] 美 Prɪ'Fɜːd Adj.首选的;有优先权的 Glycerine

英语单词 preferred
英美音标 英 [prɪ'fəd] 美 [prɪ'fɜːd]
中文释义 adj.首选的;有优先权的
英语例句 (1) Glycerine is the preferred emollient.
(2) There are no preferred colors or combinations of colors.
中文例句 (1) 甘油是首选的润滑剂。
(2) 没有哪种颜色或颜色组合是首选的。
vocabulary简明 Something preferred is something you like to do or want to do more than something else: preferred things are valued above the rest.
vocabulary扩展 Preferred things are more desirable than other things. If you like watching football more than basketball, you could say football is your preferred sport. You probably have a TV show that's preferred over almost any other show. When something is preferred, you prefer it — you like and value it over other things. In business, sometimes people get mad when one worker is preferred over others: that means they're being treated with favoritism, which is unfair.

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