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IELTS BNC: 2781 COCA: 28142
favour
fvəʳ ˈfeɪvər
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense favours, present participle favouring, past tense , past participle favoured
in AM, use 美国英语用 favor
1 N-UNCOUNT 赞同;支持;喜爱 If you regard something or someone with favour, you like or support them. 赞同;支持;喜爱
  • It remains to be seen if the show will still find favour with a 1990s audience.

    这个节目是否能继续赢得 90 后观众的喜爱,还要拭目以待。

  • No one would look with favour on the continuing military rule.

    没有人会赞成继续军政府统治。

  • He has won favour with a wide range of interest groups.

    他已经获得众多利益集团的支持。

2 N-COUNT 恩惠;帮忙 If you do someone a favour, you do something for them even though you do not have to. 恩惠;帮忙
  • I've come to ask you to do me a favour.

    我来这儿是想请你帮个忙。

  • These are gestures of genuine friendship with no favours expected in return.

    这是友谊的真正表现,不期待任何回报。

SYN good turn, service, benefit, courtesy
3 N-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。

4 VERB 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。

5 VERB 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。

6 PHRASE 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。

7 PHRASE 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。

8 PHRASE 有利 If something is in your favour, it helps you or gives you an advantage. 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。

9 PHRASE (舍弃某物)宁愿选择;…(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;…(而不选…)
  • The policy was rejected in favour of a more cautious approach.

    这项政策未被采纳,取而代之的是一项较为谨慎的策略。

SYN for, backing, supporting, behind
10 PHRASE 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 another John Fletcher & Philip Massinger The Little French Lawyer
Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse favour with:
PREP.

with favour 1

in someone's favour 7 8

out of favour 10

VERB.

ask for a favour, do someone a favour, need a favour, return a favour 2

ADJ.

big favour 2

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