He finds country life infinitely preferable to living in the city.

　　他覺得鄉(xiāng)村生活比都市生活稱心得多。

　　Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home.

　　什么都比家里的緊張氣氛好。

　　This option is preferable to any other.

　　這個(gè)選擇比其他任何一個(gè)都好。

　　A big earthquake a long way off is preferable to a smaller one nearby

　　遠(yuǎn)處發(fā)生大地震總比在附近發(fā)生小地震好。

　　The hazards of the theatre seemed preferable to joining the family paint business

　　經(jīng)營劇院的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)似乎比加入家族涂料產(chǎn)業(yè)的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)要小一些。