3N-PLURAL [usually poss NOUN]与人发生性关系 If you say that one person gives or sells their favours to another, you mean that they have sex. 与人发生性关系 [formal]
In her extreme youth, Maria had sold her sexual favours for money.
玛丽亚在非常年轻的时候,曾靠卖淫来赚钱。
4VERB 更喜爱;宁愿;倾向于 If you favour something, you prefer it to the other choices available. 更喜爱;宁愿;倾向于
The French say they favour a transition to democracy. [VERB noun]
法国人说他们倾向于向民主过渡。
He favours bringing the UN into touch with 'modern realities'.
他倾向于让联合国接触“当代现实”。
favoured
The favoured candidate will probably emerge after private discussions.
中意的候选人很可能将在私下讨论后产生。
5VERB 偏爱;偏袒;宠爱 If you favour someone, you treat them better or in a kinder way than you treat other people. 偏爱;偏袒;宠爱
The Government came under fire yesterday for favouring elitist arts groups in the South-east. [VERB noun]
昨天,政府因为偏袒东南部的一些精英艺术群体而遭到抨击。
Another possibility is that parents favour chicks that are strong. [VERB noun]
另一种可能性是亲鸟会偏爱强壮的雏鸟。
favoured
Her younger brother was the favoured child, encouraged and admired by both parents.
她弟弟是个宠儿,受到父母双亲的支持和喜爱。
6PHRASE 支持;赞成 If you are in favour of something, you support it and think that it is a good thing. 支持;赞成
I wouldn't be in favour of income tax cuts.
我不会支持削减所得税。
Yet this is a Government which proclaims that it is all in favour of openness.
但这却是个宣称全力支持开放的政府。
The vote passed with 111 in favour and 25 against.
111 票赞成,25 票反对,表决通过。
7PHRASE 认为…正确;认为…有理 If someone makes a judgment in your favour, they say that you are right about something. 认为…正确;认为…有理
If the commission rules in Mr Welch's favour the case will go to the European Court of Human Rights.
如果委员会裁定韦尔奇有理,这个案件将送交欧洲人权法庭。
8PHRASE 对…有利 If something is in your favour, it helps you or gives you an advantage. 对…有利
The protection that farmers have enjoyed amounts to a bias in favour of the countryside.
农民所受的保护几乎变成了对乡村的偏袒。
Firms are trying to shift the balance of power in the labour market back in their favour.
各公司正在试图让劳动力市场的均势向有利于自己的方向倾斜。
9PHRASE (舍弃某物)宁愿选择;选…(而不选…) If one thing is rejected in favour of another, the second thing is done or chosen instead of the first. (舍弃某物)宁愿选择;选…(而不选…)
The policy was rejected in favour of a more cautious approach.
10PHRASE 受宠/失宠;得势/失势 If someone or something is in favour, people like or support them. If they are out of favour, people no longer like or support them. 受宠/失宠;得势/失势
Quotations
One good turn deserves anotherJohn Fletcher & Philip MassingerThe Little French Lawyer