Eric
preferred to stay alone rather than go out with us.
埃里克宁可独自待着也不愿和我们出去。
Tom was
preferred to lieutenant.
汤姆被提拔为海军上尉。
I
prefer reading books to watching TV.
我更喜欢读书而不是看电视。
She
prefers coffee without sugar.
她喜欢不加糖的咖啡。
We would
prefer it if you could arrive earlier.
我们希望你能早点到。
He
prefers classical music to pop music.
他喜欢古典音乐胜过流行音乐。
In this situation, I think it's better to
prefer negotiation over conflict.
在这种情况下，我认为选择协商比冲突更好。
The children
prefer playing outdoors to staying indoors.
孩子们更喜欢在户外玩而不是待在家里。
She
prefers to work alone rather than in a team.
她宁愿独自工作，也不愿在团队中工作。
He
prefers the simplicity of country life to the hustle and bustle of the city.
他更喜欢乡村生活的简单，而不是城市的喧嚣。
Among these options, I
prefer the second one.
在这些选项中，我更倾向于第二个。
They
prefer to resolve disputes through dialogue rather than resorting to violence.
他们倾向于通过对话解决争端，而不是诉诸暴力。
Huang's trip came as the Wall Street Journal quoted anonymous sources saying that top Chinese cloud firms have told Nvidia they do not want its slower artificial intelligence chips and that they would prefer using homegrown chips from companies such as Huawei amid the US government's restrictions on Nvidia's most advanced AI chips to China.
黄此行之际，《华尔街日报》援引匿名消息人士的话说，中国顶级云计算公司已经告诉英伟达，他们不想要速度较慢的人工智能芯片，而且在美国政府限制英伟达向中国提供最先进的AI芯片之际，他们更喜欢使用华为等公司的国产芯片。
The company said consumers prefer laptops and tablets that are thinner and more portable, thus driving the development of flexible and foldable display panels.
该公司表示，消费者更喜欢更薄、更便携的笔记本电脑和平板电脑，从而推动了柔性和可折叠显示面板的发展。
Chinese consumers, especially in top-tier cities such as Shanghai, prefer elegantly styled watches, while in smaller cities, the consumer preference is more traditional, Grainger-Herr said.
Grainger Herr说，中国消费者，尤其是上海等一线城市的消费者，更喜欢风格优雅的手表，而在较小的城市，消费者的偏好更传统。
Some companies prefer that female employees don't get pregnant, as it shortens their working time.
一些公司更希望女性员工不要怀孕，因为这会缩短她们的工作时间。
She noted that young consumers prefer fresh and diverse alcoholic drinks, which will bring about changes to the market.
她指出，年轻消费者更喜欢新鲜多样的酒精饮料，这将给市场带来变化。
For example, Japanese consumers are quite fond of earthy tones, whereas the South Korean market tends to prefer stronger colors such as yellow or purple, Wang said.
王说，例如，日本消费者非常喜欢泥土色调，而韩国市场则倾向于选择黄色或紫色等较浓的颜色。
A recent report from market research firm Nielsen showed 89 percent of surveyed consumers would prefer to buy healthier snacks.
市场研究公司尼尔森最近的一份报告显示，89%的受访消费者更喜欢购买更健康的零食。
In tier-one and two cities, 55.8 percent prefer to order tires online and get them installed at designated stores.
在一二线城市，55.8%的人更喜欢在网上订购轮胎并在指定的商店安装。
A lot of people prefer outdoor activities.
很多人喜欢户外活动。
The company said it hopes the taverns will satisfy different groups of consumers, such as those who like taking pictures, prefer a relatively quiet environment or wish to discuss business privately.
该公司表示，希望这些小酒馆能满足不同的消费者群体，比如那些喜欢拍照、喜欢相对安静的环境或希望私下讨论生意的人。
Young consumers prefer fresh and diversified alcoholic drinks.
年轻消费者更喜欢新鲜多样的酒精饮料。
In Japan, those who prefer human assistance were more pronounced, while in Singapore, consumers were more inclined to keep communications digital.
在日本，更喜欢人工协助的人更为明显，而在新加坡，消费者更倾向于保持通信数字化。
"Young Chinese consumers, especially Gen Z, use their own independent thinking and judgment when choosing brands, and they prefer to pursue niche lifestyles and personalized products," said Li Yanchuan, head of Amazon China Global Store and Prime.
“中国年轻消费者，尤其是Z世代，在选择品牌时使用自己的独立思考和判断，他们更喜欢追求小众的生活方式和个性化的产品，”亚马逊中国全球商店和Prime负责人李延川说。
For those who prefer to drink spirits, they can grab a glass at a whiskey bar in the garden.
对于那些喜欢喝烈酒的人，他们可以在花园里的威士忌酒吧喝一杯。
They (Chinese customers) prefer not too sweet or greasy flavors …(value) quality and healthy raw materials as well as diverse and green packaging, he said.
他们（中国消费者）更喜欢不太甜或油腻的口味……（重视）质量和健康的原材料以及多样化和绿色的包装，他说。
Pushed by the consumption upgrading and rise of homegrown brands, they prefer to purchase consumer products with healthy ingredients, practical functions and efficacy," he said, adding the company has already reached tangible result in developing digital sales channels and cultivating reliable national brands for domestic shoppers.
在消费升级和本土品牌崛起的推动下，他们更喜欢购买成分健康、功能实用、功效显著的消费品。”他补充道，该公司在开发数字销售渠道和为国内消费者培养可靠的民族品牌方面已经取得了实实在在的成果。
With insights from third-party consultants, they came to understand that US consumers prefer installments for new models and pricey products.
通过第三方顾问的深入了解，他们了解到美国消费者更喜欢分期付款购买新车型和昂贵的产品。
Compared with their foreign peers, young Chinese consumers prefer capsules and gels because of their better texture.
与国外同行相比，中国年轻消费者更喜欢胶囊和凝胶，因为它们质地更好。
"Consumers born after 1995 prefer personalized and sophisticated products and experience," Rahman told a recent media briefing in Shanghai.
“1995年后出生的消费者更倾向于个性化和精致的产品与体验，”Rahman在上海最近的一次媒体简报会上表示。
ScentAir said in general, the Chinese people prefer light floral scents with sophisticated layers of flourishing flowers balanced with hints of citrus and wood, while Western countries prefer strong fragrances with spice and wood.
ScentAir通常认为，中国人倾向于喜欢淡雅的花香，这种香味层次丰富，融合了繁花的香气，同时带有柑橘和木质的淡淡气息。而西方国家的人们则更偏爱浓郁的香水，其中含有香料和木质的强烈味道。
She said the company also found that local users prefer cameo brown and rose colors in lipstick, natural brown in eyebrow pencils, and the whitest color for powder.
她说公司还发现,本地用户偏爱唇膏的黄褐色和玫瑰色、眉笔的自然棕色以及粉底的最白色。
European and Russian consumers prefer to buy Pop Mart products on AliExpress, while North American consumers prefer to choose official websites and Amazon.
欧洲和俄罗斯的消费者更倾向于在AliExpress上购买Pop Mart的产品，而北美消费者则倾向于选择官方网站和亚马逊。
"Passengers have also shown higher requirements for cabin cleaning and they prefer to eat food in independent sealed packages.
旅客们也对机舱清洁提出了更高的要求，并且更倾向于选择独立密封包装的食物。
They no longer prefer gradual investments and are pursuing long-term profits, industry insiders said.
业内人士表示，他们不再偏好渐进式投资，而是追求长期利润。
Investors no longer prefer gradual investments," said Chai from New Oriental.
新东方的柴老师表示，“投资者现在不再偏好渐进式投资了。”
They no longer prefer gradual investments, Chai said at a conference organized by Securities Daily.
谢国忠在《证券日报》主办的一个会议上说，他们不再偏好渐进式投资。
"We need to tell a famous Western or even alien story of Transformers in a Chinese context, which means we need to think about how we tell the story in a way that Chinese guests will understand and prefer," Han said.
“我们需要将一个著名的西方故事，甚至是外星故事，以中国背景的方式呈现，这意味着我们需要思考如何以中国观众能够理解和喜欢的方式来讲述这个故事，”韩说。
McDonald's kitchens' ability to offer fresh and hot snacks is considered a major strength in competing with other on-premises coffee houses, as about half of consumers prefer to match coffee with suitable snacks, said the CEO.
麦当劳厨房能够提供新鲜热乎的小吃，这被认为是其在与其他现场咖啡馆竞争时的一大优势，因为大约一半的消费者喜欢将咖啡与合适的小吃搭配，首席执行官表示。
"People born after 1997 prefer to buy products under decentralized scenarios rather than on mainstream e-commerce platforms.
Twitter's own shareholders might prefer that management focus on its existing business," he added.
"Passengers certainly prefer nonstop services," said Yu.
On the contrary, they would prefer a downloadable weather forecast for the next 72 hours.
"Many people need to go through self-quarantine at home, so they prefer to buy a new refrigerator to store food.
"I prefer to call it fight-and-help-all-together instead of give-and-get-back, because we are facing the same difficulty", said vice president Ye Jianchun.
About 47 percent of consumers prefer delivery men to hang their orders on the door hangers while 15 percent chose to ask delivery men to put their orders outside their apartment doors, the report showed.
She noted that more and more Chinese consumers prefer shopping online, and small and medium-sized businesses are seeking convenient online services.
Increasingly, they prefer to travel alone.
"Consumers nowadays prefer immersive shopping experiences, and we want to make this flagship a place where we can not only better communicate with them about our product and values but also better understand their needs," said Wang Tao, head of RELX's new retail business.
"So I prefer to keep the number (of stores) as it is.
With the high capacity of mainline planes, airlines prefer to offer fewer flights, which restrains the development of regional aviation markets," Guo said.
They all help define the lifestyles that Chinese consumers would prefer.
"They attach great strategic importance to the Chinese market and prefer growing hand in hand with Chinese customers and market and sharing the profits with the vast number of investors in China," Ning added.
When more parents enroll their children in courses with us, they have trust in us and prefer our platform to be a one-stop solution.
"That's why I prefer brick-and-mortar stores.
"Personally, I prefer Sam's Club because it never fails to provide a pleasant shopping experience; and I use their one-hour online delivery service too.
Many young people prefer to work in big cities.
But its business-to-business model has been found challenging in the local market where caterers and shop owners prefer to shop in wholesale markets or directly source products from distributors, said Yu.
He noted that most cognac drinkers in China prefer the brand's high-end products such as Remy Martin XO and would drink this liquor neat.
But its business-to-business model has found challenging to apply to local market where caters and shop owners prefer to shop in wholesale markets or directly sourced from distributors, said Yu.
they are quality-conscious and care about their individuality, and when it comes to shopping, they prefer premium brands," he said.
Consumption of lighting products was relatively low in third-and fourth-tier cities, but now a growing number of consumers prefer to buy such products using e-commerce platforms, he said.
"It is a product we specifically designed for the Japanese market as most apartments in the country have limited living space and local people prefer space-saving products," said Zhong.
At the launch event in Beijing on Thursday, Redmi also unveiled its latest handset Redmi Note 8, a handset designed to further attract consumers who prefer high-quality devices at affordable prices.
Both Boeing and Airbus have seen deliveries of their four-engine jumbo jets shrink in recent years as airlines prefer modern fuel-efficient twin-engine passenger jets.
DeLaval will modernize and strengthen China's dairy farms so millions of consumers could benefit as not all of them prefer imported milk, he said.
"The new watch is designed to attract consumers who prefer classical designs while enjoying the features of smartwatches," Huang said.
"We stand naked in front of the world, but we would prefer to do that, because it enables us to improve our products.
They said consumers need better-quality equipment for their entertainment activities, and that consumers prefer fashionable, high-tech headphones.
Riechers said the Chinese headphone market has evolved rapidly in the past 20 years, and that consumers prefer to buy things online.
Many Chinese customers prefer jewelry containing both gold and silver, which is an interesting distinction, she said.
"The Chinese millennials prefer booking accommodation through their mobile phones, and in-depth travels, so as to explore local customs," Peng said, adding they travel a lot in surrounding areas, due to the rapid development of high-speed rail.
Led by Junlebao Dairy, products see growing market share as consumer confidence risesWhile some new mothers in China still prefer foreign-produced infant formula, which they believe is of higher quality than its domestic counterparts, Liu Zhaoxia chose a hometown-made product for her baby.
"Our experience shows that people prefer ads that are personalized to their needs and interests," Google Engineering Vice President Prabhakar Raghavan said at the annual developer conference Google I/O held at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Northern California, which is expected to draw more than 7,000 participants.
About 40 percent of Spring's travel business comes from online consumers, who are young and prefer self-guided tours, while offline consumers are relatively older people fond of group tours and customized trips.
"Some people prefer to have seeds while learning Chinese language and socializing.
He said another equally important reason is that Chinese customers would prefer their Porsche cars to be engineered and built at its German plants.
"Besides, women aged between 20 and 35 may prefer low-fat cheese while products with extra calcium will be suitable for elderly people.
Consumers in this market prefer nature-derived formulas in skincare products.
"Internet insurance policies have increased 18 times in the past five years, and PICC has more than 200 million customers, of whom 75 percent prefer online purchases.
They prefer products that are pleasant to the eye, user-friendly, intelligent, and ideally, connected.
Many in China still prefer tea, or even instant coffee, which is a market dominated by Nestle.
"We don't want to be a 'surrogate mother', and prefer to build a new brand with foreign partners instead of just introducing an established foreign brand," he said.
Unlike consumers in first-tier cities, those in third and fourth-tier cities prefer shopping in department stores, as it is an important social and recreational activity for them, Ma said.
Moreover, consumers tend to prefer higher-end products.
Male consumers prefer auto accessories, wine and digital products, while females favor mother and infant products, beauty and skin care products and fresh food.
Cooking utensils posted the strongest growth at 399 percent year on year, and people tend to prefer higher-end products in this category, the report showed.
Global financial service provider Credit Suisse's report, Emerging Consumer Survey 2018, said 91 percent of Chinese consumers ages 18 to 29 prefer local appliances to foreign ones.
"Chinese consumers prefer complex and multifunctional products, compared with those in Europe and the United States, who like simpler ones.
They also prefer red," he explained.
Chinese nationals like to be involved in businesses' decision-making processes, prefer a faster working pace, and want more opportunities to explore international markets, all of which are becoming more achievable in local companies, said the head of human resources for a multinational healthcare company, who declined to be named.
"Young consumers in the 18-35 age bracket, the main patrons of Miniso, prefer affordable, quality and branded products.
He said the prospect of US tariffs increasing in January to 25 percent is "not positive", since prices will go up, and Walmart would prefer to see a resolution.
Nowadays, they prefer a more comprehensive set of services, and they know how to make full use of it," said John Williams, managing director for Partnership and Government Affairs at International SOS China and Asia Pacific.
"Chinese travelers prefer their own payment options over Western credit cards.
中国游客更喜欢使用自己的支付方式，而非西方的信用卡。
Diu said many business travelers still prefer to transfer in Hong Kong, with its mature transfer operations and multiple flights to major business destinations like New York, London, Tokyo and Singapore, even though more airlines on the Chinese mainland have launched direct flights to overseas destinations.
Shanghai and Suzhou are the popular destinations for Shanghai guests, while its Hangzhou users prefer Hangzhou and Guangzhou.
"The demand for short-term leisure tourism is on the rise as more and more people prefer to get close to nature and stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city," said Lai Zhen, an analyst at market research firm iResearch.
They are digitally savvy, highly knowledgeable about luxury categories and prefer "fashion", "street casual", "new" and "in-season" products.
They would want to understand why consumers such as Chen Jinhao, 28, a finance professional in Shanghai, don't prefer to eat Chinese snacks.
But most Chinese consumers prefer smartphones that can be easily recognized at first sight," Fu said.
Most businesspeople in China prefer putting their money in the real estate market or peer-to-peer funding because they just want to make money quickly.
The majority of players in the education segment prefer to grow organically, but Puxin is a kind of aggregator, swallowing up potential M&A targets.
Unlike bigger rivals that are sharpening their focus on drawing top-notch brands and selling bigger-ticket items, Pinduoduo draws in 344 million bargain hunters who are generally more price-sensitive and prefer buying daily necessities in bulk.
But Chinese consumers prefer warm milk.
But Chinese consumers don't eat so much cheese and prefer those with a strong milky flavor.
"As a market segment with strong seasonal factors and limited consumption regions, some consumers used to think that down jackets are not stylish enough, and they prefer to wear coats instead," he said.
Soccer fans prefer to watch matches on TVs that can guarantee a better and clearer image, rather than on smartphones.
That means investors would prefer to get their money now rather than later," he said.
"Chinese consumers increasingly prefer more premium dairy products, with health benefits and innovative flavors, so leading brands such as Yili focus on the changing demand and product innovation.
“Chinese consumers increasingly prefer more premium dairy products, with health benefits and innovative flavors, so leading brands such as Yili focus on the changing demand and product innovation.