优先于……
in deference to───鉴于；听从
make reference to───提到，谈及
with/in reference to───参照
far preferable to───远比
interference fits───过盈配合；干涉配合；紧配合
interference───n.干扰，冲突；干涉
interference fit───过盈配合；干涉配合；紧配合
interferences───[通信][物][医]干扰
preference───n.偏爱，倾向；优先权
My heart invariably cleaved to the master's,in preference toCatherine's side.───我的心情愿毫不更变地永远依附在主人身上, 而不是在凯瑟琳那边.
She was chosenin preference toher sister.───她被选中了，而不是她妹妹。
Roman Legionnaires were trained upon the thrustin preference tocutting attacks.───相对于劈砍攻击,罗马军团的士兵在训练时更侧重于刺杀.
I would usually choose applesin preference topears.───我通常愿意选择苹果,其次才是梨.
I would usually choose teaching as my professionin preference toengineering.───我通常愿意挑选教书作为我的职业,其次才是工程.
Even there, English was often chosen as the medium of educationin preference tothe inhabitants' mother tongues.───即便在那里，他们也更青睐于选英语作为教育的语言，而不是他们的母语。
The reason why these particular forms are usedin preference toothers are outlined below.───为什么采用这些特殊的形状而不采用其他形状的理由说明如下.
She chose to learn the violinin preference tothe piano.───她愿学小提琴而不学钢琴.
You can also employ tables to add color a pagein preference toslow loading graphics.───你可以利用表格填充网页颜色,这样比下载速度慢的图片更好.
Promoting the use of aluminum containersin preference toothers might actually conserve resources.───提倡优先使用铝容器,实际上可以节约资源.
Many of these products were boughtin preference totheir own.───这些产品中有很多是因为认为自己的产品不佳才购进的。
Application designers: create entertainment UIs that provide a pleasant experiencein preference toan efficient one.───应用设计者: 生成娱乐UI, 提供令人愉快的体验,效率是次要的.
You should certainly use thesein preference tothe more verbose traditional means of accomplishing the same thing.───你当然应该优先使用这些，而不是传统的冗长的方式，来完成相同的任务。