柯林斯英汉双解大词典

preference /ˈprɛfərəns/ CET4 TEM4 ( preferences )

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

2.N-UNCOUNT If you give preference to someone with a particular qualification or feature, you choose them rather than someone else. 优先考虑