preferred

He preferred to die instead of stealing.

他宁愿死也不愿意偷窃。

He preferred to stick with the common herd.

他愿意紧随群众。

Summer was alright,but he much preferred the autumn.

夏天还可以,但他更加喜欢秋天。

She preferred that nobody should come to see her.

她宁愿没有人来看她。

I can give you a round neckline if you prefer.

如果喜欢我可以个圆领口。

The southerners prefer rice and the northerners prefer food made from flour.

南方人比较喜欢吃米饭,北方人爱吃面食。

Therefore, an agent that has dual action (insulin secretagougue and sensitisation) is preferred for T2DM.

所以，有此双重作用（胰岛素促泌及增敏）的药物适用于T2DM。

He prefers light fictions to serious novels.

比起严肃小说来, 他更为喜欢轻松的小说。

Many people prefer to freelance from home.

许多人愿意在家当自由职业者。

This plant prefers a lightly shaded position.

这种植物适宜放在略微阴凉的地方。

I prefer Venice to Rome.

我喜欢威尼斯胜过罗马。

Of the two choices, I prefer the latter.

在两种中选择, 我要后者。

I prefer my cynicism to your self-deceiving optimism.

我宁愿要我的玩世不恭也不要你自欺欺人的乐观。

We prefer electronic one with digital display, fuzzy - oscillometer.

电子数字显示血压计。

Do you prefer sweet or savory food?

你喜欢甜食还是咸食？

I prefer questioning my pupils to lecturing them.

我喜欢少讲课, 多提问我的学生。

I prefer the daisy and the knapweed in particular.

我特别喜欢雏菊和矢车菊。

What shampoo do you prefer?

你喜欢哪种洗发香波?

For holidays, I prefer the relative seclusion of the countryside.

度假的时候，我较喜欢乡间相对的幽静。

Val would presumably prefer that you didn't get arrested.

瓦尔可能更希望你没有被捕。