in preference to

My heart invariably cleaved to the master's, in preference to Catherine'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.

Application designers: create entertainment UIs that provide a pleasant experience in preference to an 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.

She chose to learn the violin in preference to the piano.

她愿学小提琴而不学钢琴.

Roman Legionnaires were trained upon the thrust in preference to cutting 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 apples in preference to pears.

我通常愿意选择苹果,其次才是梨.

Many of these products were bought in preference to their 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。

Promoting the use of aluminum containers in preference to others might actually conserve resources.

提倡优先使用铝容器,实际上可以节约资源.

I would usually choose teaching as my profession in preference to engineering.

我通常愿意挑选教书作为我的职业,其次才是工程.

You can also employ tables to add color a page in preference to slow 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.

The reason why these particular forms are used in preference to others 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.