superior,inferior,senior,junior,prior,major,minor及形容词prefera ble 常与介词to连用，表示比较。例如：

12. He felt superior in mathematics to John. 他觉得自己的数学比约翰强。

13. This is inferior to that in quantity. 论质量这个比不上那个。

14. He is ten years senior to me . 他比我年长十岁。

15. A dark suit is preferable to a light one for evening wear.晚上穿深色西装比穿浅色西装好。

短语prefer... to ...有时也表示比较：

16. l prefer tea to coffee.(＝l like tea better than coffee.)