1、Rule of Economy: Programmer time is expensive; conserve it in preference to machine time.
譯：經(jīng)濟(jì)性準(zhǔn)則：程序員的時(shí)間是寶貴的，用機(jī)器時(shí)間來(lái)保護(hù)程序員的時(shí)間，即如果和機(jī)器時(shí)。

2、She choose to learn the violin in preference to the piano.
她愿學(xué)小提琴而不學(xué)鋼琴。

3、Many of these products were bought in preference to their own.
這些產(chǎn)品中有很多是因?yàn)?/a>認(rèn)為自己的產(chǎn)品不佳才購(gòu)進(jìn)的。

4、She was chosen in preference to her sister.
她被選中了，而不是她妹妹。

5、chosen in preference to another.
比同類事物先被選到的。

6、My heart invariably cleaved to the master's, in preference to Catherine's side.
我的心情愿毫不更變地永遠(yuǎn)依附在主人身上，而不是在凱瑟琳那邊。

7、Pamela uses the True Moon Nodes in preference to the Mean Moon Nodes in her calculations.
相對(duì)于平均月球交點(diǎn)，帕梅拉在她的計(jì)算中優(yōu)先使用的是真實(shí)月球交點(diǎn)。

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