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preferable adj.
⇨ better better adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ good 1 另见good条第1义better ♦︎ superior ♦︎ preferableThese words all describe sb/sth that is better than sb/sth else. 这些词均表示较好的、更佳的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆superior / preferable to sb / sth◆better than / superior to / preferable to the rest◆far / greatly / vastly / infinitely better / superior / preferable◆slightly better / superior■ better (comparative of good * good的比较级) of a higher standard or less poor quality; not as bad as sb/sth else 较好的；更好的◆The weather should get better towards the end of the week.临近周末时天气应该会转好。◆Her new movie is much better than her last one.她的新影片比上一部好得多。◆Your work is getting better all the time.你的工作越做越好。◆Her work is getting better and better.她的工作干得越来越好。◆There's nothing better than a long soak in a hot bath.没有什么比好好泡个热水澡更舒服的了。◆If you only exercise once a week, that's better than nothing (= better than no exercise at all).即便是一个星期只锻炼一次，也比完全不锻炼好。OPP worse ⓘ Things that are worse are of a lower standard or less high quality. * worse表示较差的、更糟的、更坏的◆The weather got worse during the day.日间天气变得更恶劣了。◆The interview was much worse than he had expected.这次面试比他预想的要糟得多。 ■ superior / /suːˈpɪəriə(r), sjuːˈpɪəriə(r); NAmE suːˈpɪriər/ (rather formal) better in quality than sb/sth else; greater than sb/sth else （在品质上）更好的；占优势；更胜一筹◆This model is far superior to its competitors.这一款式远胜于与之竞争的产品。◆Her superior intellect makes her the ideal candidate for the position.她超群的智力使她成为这一职位的理想人选。◆This computer is technically superior to the others, but it's not as user-friendly.这台计算机在技术上优于其他机器，但操作不如其他机器简易。◆They won the battle because of their superior numbers.他们由于在人数上占优而取得了战斗的胜利。OPP inferior ⇨ poor 2 ■ preferable /ˈprefrəbl/ / more attractive or more suitable than sb/sth else; preferred to sb/sth else 较适合；更可取◆Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home.什么都比家里的紧张气氛好。◆It would be preferable to employ two people rather than one.雇两个人比雇一个人更合适。▸ preferably adverb ◆We're looking for a new house, preferably near the school.我们正在找新房子，最好是靠近学校的。 |