his preference of A to [over, above] B 他喜欢甲甚于喜欢乙
His preference is for beef rather than pork. 比起猪肉来,他还是喜欢牛肉
have a preference for 喜欢…,认为…更好
have the preference 被选中,受喜爱
His preference in reading is a novel. 在阅读方面他喜欢小说
in preference to 比…为优先;比起…来宁愿:I'd choose the white dress in preference to the red one.与其挑那件红衣裙,我还不如要这件白的
offer [afford] a preference 给予优先权[优惠].