He finds country life preferable to living in the city.
他感到在乡村生活比在城市生活要好些。
He finds country life preferable to that of living in the city.
他感到在乡村生活比在城市更好。
Cold food would be preferable in this heat.
在这样的热天吃冷食更好。
preferable详细解释
pref.er.a.ble adj.(形容词)More desirable or worthy than another; preferred:偏爱的:比另一个更合意或更有价值的;偏爱的:例句:Coffee is preferable to tea, I think.我认为咖啡比茶更好 【引伸】 pref.erabil.ity 或 pref.erableness n.(名词)pref.erably adv.(副词)