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v.偏爱；宁可；提升（prefer的ing形式）
1、referring───v.谈及；提交；谘询（refer的ing形式）
2、preaverring───预覆盖
3、deferring───推迟；服从
4、misreferring───误用
5、preforming───v.预先形成；预制（preform的现在分词）
6、prefiguring───v.预示；预想（prefigure的现在分词）
7、prefiring───预烧；预先点火
8、prefarding───预处理
9、preclearing───v.事先批准；预先给……核发许可证
1、She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.───她什么也没说，而是想稍后再作评论。
2、We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to speaking in a difficult language.───我们坐在餐桌旁沉默不语，宁愿那样也不愿使用一种难懂的语言说话。
3、Although rich, Xu avoided comfortable travel, preferring to go almost everywhere on foot.───尽管很富有，徐却避免舒适的旅行，宁愿徒步去几乎所有的地方。
4、After the birth, Ms Bousada insisted that she did not want money for her story, preferring to guard the privacy of the twins.───孩子刚出生时，玛丽亚声称她不想出卖她的故事，宁愿隐藏这对双胞胎的来历。
5、He arrived himself. . . to give her the fullest conviction, by the power of actual comparison, of her preferring his younger brother.───他本人回来了…现在她经过实际的比较，完全相信她更喜欢他的弟弟。
6、A feminist, she "found most women wanting" , preferring the company of men.───身为女权主义者，她“发现很多女人有所欠缺”，更愿意与男人为伍。
7、He has spurned the front-line, preferring to confine himself in youth and rural politics.───他宁可将自己局限于青年和乡野政治中也不愿走上台前。
8、Ballard shunned the gossipy London literary circuit, preferring the company of a few close friends and family.───巴拉德有意逃避乐于流布传闻的伦敦文学圈，他喜欢与三两知己及家人在一起。
9、Up to now, the Chinese have consistently denied they were among the top rank, preferring to be seen as part of the emerging world.───直到现在，中国还坚持拒绝承认自己是一个大国，它更喜欢把自己看做新兴世界的一部分。
1、He had rather unconventional work habits, preferring to work through the night.
2、Offered the position of chairman, Smith declined, preferring to keep his current job.
3、He had completely ignored her remark, preferring his own theory.
4、She scorns the visible trappings of success, preferring to live unnoticed.
5、He accused the prime minister of preferring to hide from the truth.
6、She said nothing, preferring instead to save her comments till later.
7、The young men seem to be preferring some request which the elder ones are indisposed to grant.
8、Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue.
9、McKinsey rarely acquires other businesses, preferring to grow organically.