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give preferential treatment to sb
也可说 give sb preferential treatment，即把受惠者放在 treatment 前。
The law gives preferential treatment to disabled citizens.
法律给予残疾公民优先待遇。
优待的；优惠的；优先的
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优待的；优惠的；优先的
Relating to the showing or giving of preference to someone or something.
The law gives preferential treatment to disabled citizens.
法律给予残疾公民优先待遇。
优先的；与表示或给予偏好有关的。
Of or relating to the showing or giving of preference.
一种投票制度,选民可在选票上标明偏好(通常为第一和第二选择),若无候选人获多数第一选择,则第一和第二选择合计最多者获胜。
Of or relating to a voting system in which the voters are allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference (usually their first and second choices) between two or more candidates, so that if no candidate receives a majority of first choices the one receiving the greatest number of first and second choices together is the winner.
The company offers preferential treatment to its long-term employees.
公司为其长期雇员提供优惠待遇。
Students from low-income families receive preferential access to scholarships.
低收入家庭的学生获得奖学金优先权。
The trade agreement gives preferential tariffs to developing countries.
该贸易协定给予发展中国家优惠关税。
也可说 give sb preferential treatment，即把受惠者放在 treatment 前。
The law gives preferential treatment to disabled citizens.
法律给予残疾公民优先待遇。
指选民可在选票上按优先顺序排列多位候选人，常见于政治选举。
The state uses preferential voting to elect its senators.
该州采用偏好投票制选举参议员。
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She got preference treatment at the restaurant.
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She got preferential treatment at the restaurant.
preference 是名词，不能用作定语修饰 treatment；应改用形容词 preferential，表示“优待的、优先的”。
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The bank offers preferable rates for new customers.
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The bank offers preferential rates for new customers.
preferable 意为“更可取的、更好的”，不表示“优惠的”；表示“优惠的、优先的”应该用 preferential，与 rates 搭配时更是如此。
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优待；优惠待遇
The manager denied that any employee received preferential treatment.
经理否认任何员工受到了优待。
优惠利率；优惠费率
Long-term customers can enjoy preferential rates on loans.
长期客户可以享受贷款优惠利率。
优惠关税
The two countries signed an agreement on preferential tariffs for agricultural goods.
两国签署了一项关于农产品优惠关税的协议。
优惠准入
Developing countries were granted preferential access to the European market.
发展中国家获得了对欧洲市场的优惠准入。
偏好投票制；排序投票制
Australia uses preferential voting in federal elections.
澳大利亚在联邦选举中采用偏好投票制。
优待；区别对待
The manager gave preferential treatment to his friend's application.
经理对他朋友的申请给予了优待。
优先选择穷人；对穷人的优先关注
The church's social teaching includes a preferential option for the poor.
教会的社会教导包括对穷人的优先关注。
优先投票制；偏好投票制
Australia uses preferential voting for its lower house elections.
澳大利亚下议院选举采用优先投票制。
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prefer（偏爱）+ential → 把偏爱给谁，谁就得到优待：优先的、优惠的。
语域：formal 常见场景：贸易协定与优惠政策、选举投票制度 preferential 通常用于正式语境，如商业贸易、政策或选举制度；日常口语中较少出现。在贸易或待遇场景多指“优惠的、优待的”，在选举场景则指“偏好排序的”。
常用于名词前作定语
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