In the world of capuchins, grapes are luxury goods (and much preferable to cucumbers).

在卷尾猴的世界里，葡萄是奢侈品（比黄瓜受欢迎得多）。

To me, something is far preferable to something else.

对我来说，某事远胜于另一件事。

To me, eating at restaurants is far preferable to eating at home.

对我来说，在餐厅吃饭比在家里吃饭要好得多。

Next one, to me, eating at home is certainly preferable to eating outside.

下一个，对我而言，在家吃饭当然比在外面吃饭更好。

To me, the next one is, to me, X is certainly preferable to Y.

对我来说，下一个句式是，对我来说，X 当然比 Y 要好。

A glass of icy tea is preferable to a cup of coffee on a hot day.

大热天的时候，一杯冰茶要比一杯咖啡更讨喜。

He added that it was probably preferable to a cold stone seat given Britain's chilly climate.

他说在英国寒冷的气候下，木质坐便器可能要比寒冷的石质坐便器舒服。

For instance, the word police officer is preferable to a policeman which implies that it's a man.

例如，警官 police officer 就比 policeman 更可取，因为后者暗示它是男人。

False positives in medical testing are preferable to false negatives, but they can still lead to stress or unnecessary treatment.

医学检测中的假阳性优于假阴性，但它们仍然可能导致压力或不必要的治疗。

Sometimes ignorance is preferable to the detailed truth.

有时无知比详细的真相更可取。

So in a nutshell, indoor activities are more preferable to me, because I value my health more than my comfort.

此简而言之，室内活动（注：此处应该是室外活动）对我来说更好，因为相比于舒适我更看重健康。

I suppose it is preferable to beheading.

但我觉着总比掉脑袋强。

No, I just think eight years is preferable to life.

我只是觉得八年比终身监禁要好。

Monroe had gradually come to the conclusion that war was preferable to pointless negotiations.

门罗逐渐得出结论，战争比毫无意义的谈判更可取。

Although still preferable to your face!

不过怎么着都比你这张老脸强！

It's certainly preferable to my plan.

这肯定比我的计划更好。

The woman, the place, seemed to me preferable to the dark swamp to which we must return.

在我看来，这个女人，这个地方，比我们必须返回的黑暗沼泽更可取。

The rattler in every case came out hurriedly, as though anything were preferable to being shut in.

每次响尾蛇都匆匆忙忙地出来， 好像任何事情都比被关起来要好。

Being taught in a small group is far preferable to being in a large, noisy classroom.

【preferable】小班听课比在闹哄哄的大教室里上课要强得多。

An amalgam is in some ways preferable to the alternative materials that the reading proposes using.

在某些方面， 汞合金比阅读建议使用的替代材料更可取。