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。
It is a preferred replacement for traditional rice," said Wang Gangyi, a professor at the College of Economics and Management at the Northeast Agricultural University.
它是传统大米的首选替代品，”东北农业大学经济与管理学院教授王刚毅说。
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。
We will leverage our digital expertise, reaching consumers on their preferred shopping platforms," he added.
我们将利用我们的数字专业知识，在消费者喜欢的购物平台上接触他们，”他补充道。
Jason Yu, general manager of Kantar Worldpanel China, said new products from Starbucks have been differentiating their brand through premium pricing while keeping up with local consumers' preferred taste.
Kantar Worldpanel中国区总经理Jason Yu表示，星巴克的新产品一直在通过溢价来区分自己的品牌，同时跟上当地消费者的偏好。
"Big-ticket infrastructure projects have often been the preferred calling card for Chinese companies in the economies involved in the BRI.
“大型基础设施项目往往是参与“一带一路”倡议经济体的中国公司的首选名片。
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。
Clean energy, power and agricultural infrastructure now its focus areasThe preferred calling card for Chinese companies in Central Asia has been big-ticket construction and energy projects, but with the region entering a new round of development, China Railway 20th Bureau Group Corp is changing tack.
清洁能源、电力和农业基础设施现在是其重点领域。中国公司在中亚的首选名片一直是大额建筑和能源项目，但随着该地区进入新一轮发展，中铁二十局集团公司正在改变策略。
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。
China's major e-commerce platforms have begun presales for the annual June 18 shopping carnival online, with direct price cuts being a preferred strategy.
中国各大电子商务平台已开始在网上预售一年一度的6月18日购物狂欢节，直接降价是首选策略。
HHLA welcomed the approval and said the investment would make the terminal a preferred handling location for the strong trade with China, where freight flows between Asia and Europe will be concentrated, according to its statement issued after the German government's announcement.
根据德国政府宣布后发布的声明，HHLA对这一批准表示欢迎，并表示这项投资将使该码头成为与中国强劲贸易的首选处理地点，亚洲和欧洲之间的货运流将集中在中国。
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。
DCP will purchase a minority interest in the company's Chinese operations and make a preferred share investment in Jamieson Wellness.
DCP将购买该公司中国业务的少数股权，并对Jamieson Wellness进行优先股投资。
In support of Jamieson's global health and wellness strategy, DCP will subscribe for approximately $75 million of preferred shares in Jamieson Wellness.
为了支持Jamieson的全球健康战略，DCP将认购Jamieson wellness约7500万美元的优先股。
DCP has the option to require the company to redeem the preferred shares between the second and fifth anniversary of their purchase.
DCP有权要求公司在购买优先股两周年至五周年之间赎回优先股。
In conjunction with the partnership transaction and the preferred share investment, DCP will subscribe for warrants to purchase 2,527,121 common shares of the Company at an exercise price equal to a 10 percent premium to the 20-day volume weighted average share price as of February 22, 2023, subject to adjustment pursuant to the rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
结合合伙交易和优先股投资，DCP将认购认购权证，以购买2527121股公司普通股，行使价等于截至2023年2月22日20天成交量加权平均股价的10%溢价，并根据多伦多证券交易所的规则进行调整。
Deutsche Bank announced on Wednesday that it has issued its inaugural panda bond, raising 1 billion yuan ($147.62 million), via three-year senior preferred notes.
德意志银行周三宣布，通过三年期优先票据发行了其首份熊猫债券，筹集了10亿元人民币（14762万美元）。
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。
HHLA said that with CSPL's investment, CTT, the terminal company in which CSPL has 24.9 percent stake, will become a preferred hub for Asian traffic.
HHLA表示，随着CSPL的投资，CSPL持有24.9%股份的终端公司CTT将成为亚洲交通的首选枢纽。
"With their support, we can help create more red meat recipes preferred by Chinese consumers," Limmer said.
Limmer说：“在他们的支持下，我们可以帮助创造更多中国消费者喜欢的红肉食谱。”。
Origin is also an important criterion, and Norway is the most preferred origin of seafood for many.
产地也是一个重要的标准，挪威是许多人最喜欢的海鲜产地。
"Healthier and purer water origins, such as glacier water, are the most preferred water products," said Peng.
彭说：“更健康、更纯净的水源，如冰川水，是最受欢迎的水产品。”。
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。
He also noted that the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong bourses will become the preferred options for technology, media and telecommunications enterprises from the Chinese mainland seeking a primary listing.
他还指出，中国内地和香港交易所将成为中国内地科技、媒体和电信企业寻求首次上市的首选。
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。
Despite the recovery of RTD herbal tea drinks, the report has found that tea bags became the most preferred format for new tea infusion products last year, with a growth rate of 26.9 percent, reaching a value of 13.8 billion yuan.
尽管RTD凉茶饮料有所复苏，但报告发现，去年茶包成为新茶饮产品的首选形式，增长率为26.9%，价值达到138亿元。
It is recommended by the latest global guidelines as a preferred first-line therapy, and is expected to reshape the treatment landscape of the disease by providing patients with long-term benefits, the company said.
该公司表示，最新的全球指南建议将其作为首选一线疗法，并有望通过为患者提供长期益处来重塑该疾病的治疗格局。
As one of the preferred dairy brands for Chinese consumers, Mengniu achieved about 88.1 billion yuan in revenue last year, up 15.9 percent year-on-year, according to a company report released on Wednesday.
周三发布的一份公司报告显示，作为中国消费者首选的乳制品品牌之一，蒙牛去年实现营收约881亿元，同比增长15.9%。
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。
It has been listed as a first-line preferred drug in national clinical practice guidelines of cancer and the guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.
已被列为癌症国家临床实践指南和癌症非小细胞肺癌诊治指南的一线首选药物。
Roolee Lu, senior research analyst of Mintel, said given the reduction of sugar in nonalcoholic drinks, low sugar is preferred over normal sugar content for most drink categories except juice.
英敏特高级研究分析师Roolee Lu表示，考虑到非酒精饮料的含糖量降低，除果汁外，大多数饮料类别的含糖量都低于正常含糖量。
In the second half of 2021, the domestic capital market became the preferred option for TMT enterprises from the Chinese mainland intending to list.
2021年下半年，国内资本市场成为中国大陆TMT企业有意上市的首选。
"China is enjoying the highest popularity of all time as one of the preferred investment destinations by an overwhelming majority of the studied companies, and about three-fifths of the companies considered their overall return on investment in China last year to be higher than their global ROI," he added.
他补充道：“中国作为绝大多数被研究公司的首选投资目的地之一，享有有史以来最高的人气，约五分之三的公司认为去年在中国的总体投资回报率高于其全球投资回报率。”。
"China is enjoying the highest popularity of all time as one the preferred investment destinations by an overwhelming majority of the studied companies, and about three-fifths of the companies considered their overall return on investment in China last year to be higher than their global ROI.
“中国作为绝大多数被研究公司的首选投资目的地之一，享有有史以来最高的人气，约五分之三的公司认为去年在中国的总体投资回报率高于其全球投资回报率。
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。
Over the past four decades, Suez has become a leading environmental company in China and a preferred partner in helping authorities and industrial clients develop innovative solutions to manage their water and waste in a sustainable way.
在过去的四十年里，苏伊士已成为中国领先的环保公司，也是帮助当局和工业客户开发创新解决方案以可持续方式管理水和废物的首选合作伙伴。
"It is preferred to choose mergers and acquisitions rather than bankruptcy or liquidation for withdrawing excessive production capacity consuming high energy, while bringing in new investors could avoid bad debts and prevent financial risks," Wang said.
王说：“为了撤出消耗大量能源的过剩产能，人们更倾向于选择并购，而不是破产或清算，同时引入新的投资者可以避免坏账，防止金融风险。”。
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。
Pipeline transport is also increasingly becoming a preferred means of fuel transport due to its low transmission cost, low accident risk and environmental friendliness.
管道运输也日益成为一种首选的燃料输送方式，因为它具有低传输成本、低事故风险和环保的优点。
"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。
As a result, the company has successfully become a preferred health partner for corporate employers and a loyal health guardian for enterprises and employees.
因此，公司成功地成为了企业雇主们首选的健康合作伙伴，以及企业和员工们忠实的健康守护者。
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。
David Haigh, chairman and chief executive of Brand Finance, said: "Chinese brands in many fields are now blossoming in Western markets, and are preferred by consumers on their product and service fundamentals.
David Haigh，Brand Finance公司的董事长兼首席执行官表示：“中国品牌在众多领域中正在西方市场蓬勃发展，并因其产品和服务的基本优势而受到消费者的青睐。”
"China is one of the preferred destinations for clinical trials due to potentially large patient populations, high efficiency and high quality," Liu said.
“中国是临床试验的首选目的地之一，因为这里拥有潜在的庞大患者群体、高效率和高质量。”刘说。
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。
Asked whether Honor will adopt Huawei's self-developed operating system HarmonyOS in the future, Zhao said currently Android is still its preferred choice, but he did not rule out the possibility of switching the operating systems.
当被问及Honor未来是否会采用华为自主研发的操作系统HarmonyOS时，赵表示目前Android仍然是首选，但他没有排除更换操作系统的可能性。
About 27 percent of the respondents who are part of a joint venture in China, confirmed their intent to increase their positions, with 18 percent keen on acquiring a controlling stake, while 2 percent preferred to buy out their partner completely to form a fully foreign-owned enterprise, said the survey.
调查发现，约27%在中国开展合资业务的受访者表示，他们打算增加在华投资，其中18%的人有兴趣获得控股权，还有2%的人打算完全买断合作伙伴，转而建立一家外商独资企业。
Finally, there is the possibility that the CEO's preferred successor simply isn't willing to accept the role.
最后，也有可能是CEO心仪的接班人根本不愿意接受这个职位。
It estimated that China's share of global chemical production will increase to nearly 50 percent by 2030, and BASF wants to further strengthen its position as a preferred partner for customers in China and accelerate organic growth, said the German chemical giant.
据估计，到2030年，中国在全球化学品生产中的份额将增加到近50%，而德国化工巨头巴斯夫希望进一步巩固其作为中国客户首选合作伙伴的地位，并加速有机增长。
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。
It is a high-performing, yet considerably more affordable solution and preferred alternative to Microsoft Office.
这是一个高性能但相对更经济实惠的解决方案，是微软Office的首选替代品。
Market consultancy Gartner predicts that by 2022, contact center as a service will be the preferred adoption strategy for 50 percent of contact centers globally.
市场咨询公司Gartner预测，到2022年，全球50%的联络中心将倾向于采用联系中心即服务的策略。
"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。
Novo Nordisk will further strengthen cooperation with local innovators and universities in China, and is committed to becoming the preferred partner in China's pharmaceutical innovation ecosystem.
诺和诺德将进一步加强与中国本地创新者和大学的合作，并致力于成为中国医药创新生态系统中的首选合作伙伴。
Tan Zhouhai is a Kuaishou user, who preferred recording and uploading videos about local specialties and gourmet items from his hometown, a poor county in Hunan province.
Tan Zhouhai 是快手用户，他偏好录制并上传关于自己家乡湖南一个贫困县的地方特色美食和美食商品的视频。
"People born after 1997 prefer to buy products under decentralized scenarios rather than on mainstream e-commerce platforms.
"The cooperation can help customers maintain food consumption at a reasonable range, as customers stand to receive automated menu recommendations based on the number of diners, their preferred flavors and consumption levels.
Twitter's own shareholders might prefer that management focus on its existing business," he added.
Although Trump apparently preferred to ban the app entirely, saying, "As far as TikTok is concerned we're banning them from the United States", there are divisions within the White House about the appropriate course of action, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
"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.
Meanwhile, Jollychic became the preferred e-commerce platform for internationally celebrated brands such as Adidas, Lego and Gucci seeking to cater to their local customers' needs digitally.
Drip coffees, or small cones or cubes containing ground coffee that "hang by the ear", to use Chinese consumers' preferred phrase for them, allow fresh brews to drip through them when immersed in hot water in a mug.
"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.
Madhav Sheth, CEO, Realme India, said; "We are delighted to once again emerge as the No 1 preferred choice on Flipkart during festive days.
"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.
He reiterated that "exclusivity" is not part of Huami's strategic cooperation agreement with Xiaomi, and that the agreement with Xiaomi states that partnership is "most preferred".
"Canada's concentration of technology partners－both international and domestic, its outstanding network of universities and researchers and its welcoming immigration policies, particularly for skilled high-technology workers, make it our preferred North American platform for future growth," Li said.
They all help define the lifestyles that Chinese consumers would prefer.
Alipay serves over 1.2 billion users together with its regional partners and is the preferred payment method of Chinese tourists, according to a joint statement issued on Sunday.
"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.
Data powered by Alibaba tracks consumer propensities in various aspects, such as identifying the preferred range of hardness of apples among Chinese customers.
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.
With its service network expanding worldwide, UnionPay is not only usable outside the Chinese mainland, but also preferred.
This transformation includes a new digital platform that will bring seamless connectivity for our customers traveling on multisector and multiairline journeys, via the convenience of their preferred airline's mobile app or website, without the need to download additional apps.
they are quality-conscious and care about their individuality, and when it comes to shopping, they prefer premium brands," he said.