preferably

更好地

【例】We should be pleased if you could give us a bid or preferably a firm bid for our study.

如蒙递给回盘（最好是实盘）供我方研究，则非常高兴。

preference

【1】偏爱

经常用单数形式。

①接用for。句式：have a preference for sth。

【例】We have a preference for black cars.

我们特别喜爱黑色的小汽车。

②比较二物时用介词to或over。句式：have a preference of A to [over] B。

【例】We have a preference of tinned beer to bottled beer.

我们喜爱罐装啤酒甚于瓶装啤酒。

【2】in preference to优先于

【例】Our manufacturers arranged the production of your order in preference to others.

我方工厂优先安排了你方订货的生产。

preferential

优先的，优惠的

【例】We are a regular customer. As such, we think we are entitled to some sort of preferential treatment.

我们是老客户，因此，我们认为我们应受到某种优待。