| 词汇 | example_english_overwhelming-preference |
| 释义 | overwhelming preferencecollocation in Englishmeanings of overwhelmingand preferenceThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with preference. overwhelming adjective uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈwel.mɪŋ/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwel.mɪŋ/ difficult to ... See more at overwhelming preference noun[C or U] uk /ˈpref.ər.əns/ us /ˈpref.ər.əns/ the fact that you like something or someone more than another thing ... See more at preference Examples of overwhelming preferenceThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. In their view, the overwhelmingpreference of languages for a single marker indicates that additional markers arise solely through historical accident. Then, examination of the known items revealed an overwhelmingpreference for a compound interpretation, regardless of stress. Given the overwhelmingpreference for co-residence with the son, living with other relatives is considered a misfortune. The overwhelmingpreference for from is obvious, but there are other points of interest too. Both survivors and interviewers, however, showed an overwhelmingpreference for speaking in only one language rather than switching between the two in the setting of the district attorney's office. The sequence of theme (starting point of a clause) and rheme could also be usefully explored in seeking to explain the overwhelmingpreference of 'rightmost' accent. It became quite clear that the overwhelmingpreference of employers, both large and small, was for recovery by deduction from their monthly national insurance contributions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All the surveys show an overwhelmingpreference among elderly people for staying in their own homes for as long as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, the pleated vinyl (which was the overwhelmingpreference of buyers) was of poor quality during the 1962 production run and deteriorated rapidly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The overwhelmingpreference was for a charge card accepted by all railroads. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of overwhelming Go to the definition of preference See other collocations with preference |
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