in AM, use 美國英語用 favorite
1 ADJ [ADJ n] 最喜愛的;最喜歡的 Your
favourite thing or person of a particular type is the one you like most.
最喜愛的;最喜歡的 Favourite is also a noun.
If you refer to something as an
old favourite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it.
經久不衰的事物;受人喜愛的舊事物;耳熟能詳的事物 2 N-COUNT [usually with poss] 受寵的人;寵兒;親信 If you describe one person as the
favourite of another, you mean that the second person likes the first person a lot and treats them with special kindness.
受寵的人;寵兒;親信 -
...Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, a favourite of King James I.
羅伯特·卡爾—薩默塞特伯爵,國王詹姆斯一世的親信
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The Prime Minister is no favourite of the tabloids.
首相可不受小報的待見。
3 N-COUNT 奪標熱門;奪冠熱門 The
favourite in a race or contest is the competitor that is expected to win. In a team game, the team that is expected to win is referred to as the
favourites .
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