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  1. 寧願表示滿意情況經過比較選擇 寧可玉碎不能瓦全」、寧可不可」。

preferably, one would prefer to...(or not to...)​, would rather, (would)​ be better to, (to pick)​ the lesser of two evils
plutôt, mieux vaut
lieber, vorzugsweise (Adv)​