favour
noun
verb
ˈfeɪvə noun
1
HELP
帮助
something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them 恩惠; 善意的行为 C
2
SUPPORT/APPROVAL
支持/赞许
support, approval, or agreement for something such as a plan, idea, or system 支持，赞同 U | formal formal
in favour of sth
Senior ministers spoke in favour of the proposal.
高级部长们都表示支持这项提议。
I talked to Susie about it, and she’s all in favor (=completely approves) of going .
我跟苏齐谈了此事，她完全赞成去。
find/gain/win favour
The idea may find favor with older people.
这个想法也许会得到年纪较大的人的支持。
in sb/sth’s favour
The vote was 60-59 in the government’s favor.
票数 60 比 59，政府胜出。
In Sweden and other countries, nuclear power has lost favor .
在瑞典等国家，核能已经失去了支持。
look on/view/regard sth with favour
Employers are more likely to look with favour on experienced candidates.
雇主更有可能青睐有经验的求职者。
All in favour (=used when asking people to vote on something by raising a hand) ?
都同意吗 ？〔用于要求人们对某事举手表决时〕
vote/decide in favour of sth (vote or decide to support something) 对某事投赞成票/决定支持某事
288 members voted in favor of the ban.
288 名成员投票赞成这项禁令。
find/rule in favour of sb
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POPULAR/UNPOPULAR
受欢迎/不受欢迎
when someone or something is liked or approved of by people, or not liked or approved of 受喜爱，受宠爱 U
be in favour (with sb)
The island is very much in favour as a holiday destination.
该岛作为度假地极受人欢迎。
be out of favour (with sb)
The stock is currently out of favor with investors.
这只股票现在已不受投资者追捧了。
find/gain/win favour
Radcliffe’s books began to find favour with the reading public.
拉德克利夫的书开始受到读者的青睐。
come/be back in favour (become popular again) 重新受人喜爱
Fountain pens have come back in favour.
自来水笔又受人欢迎了。
fall/go out of favour (stop being approved of) 失宠
Grammar-based teaching methods went out of favour in the 60s and 70s.
在 60 及 70 年代，以语法为基础的教学法失宠了。
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ADVANTAGE
优势
if something is in someone’s favour, it gives them an advantage over someone else 对某人有利
Conditions on court are very much in Williams’ favour.
法庭上的情形对威廉斯非常有利。
The new rules should actually work in your favor .
新规定实际上应该对你们有利。
Duncan had his height and weight in his favour during the fight.
拳击赛中，邓肯在身高和体重上占优势。
the odds are (stacked) in sb’s favour
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CHOOSE STH INSTEAD
反而选择其他事物
if you decide not to use one thing in favour of another, you choose the other one because you think it is better 决定选择某物而不选某物
Plans for a tunnel were rejected in favour of a bridge.
修建隧道的计划被否决，选择了建桥。
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do sb/sth no favours not do sb/sth any favours
, to do something that makes someone or something look worse than they are, or that does not help at all 对某人/某事没有一点好处 （用处 ）
Low interest rates don’t do savers any favours.
低利率对于储户没有一点好处。
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UNFAIR SUPPORT
偏袒
support that is given to one person or group and not to others, in a way that does not seem fair 偏心，偏袒 U
Teachers should not show favour to any pupil.
老师不该偏袒任何学生。
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do me/us a favour!
used when you are annoyed because someone has asked a silly question or done something to upset people [英，口] 拜托！得了吧！〔因某人问了愚蠢的问题或做了令人不开心的事而感到生气时说的话〕 BrE spoken
Do us a favour, Mike, and shut up!
拜托，迈克，别再说了！
‘Did you like it?’ ‘Do me a favour!’
“你喜欢吗？”“饶了我吧！”
9
GIFT
礼物
a PARTY FAVOR [美] 〔聚会上分发给宾客的〕小礼物 C | AmE
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SEX
性
when you allow someone to have sex with you [过时] 同意性交 plural 复数 | old-fashioned
She shared her sexual favors with many men.
她同许多男人有关系。
verb
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PREFER
更喜欢
to prefer someone or something to other things or people, especially when there are several to choose from 较喜欢
Both countries seem to favour the agreement.
两个国家似乎都更倾向于这份协议。
loose clothing of the type favoured in Arab countries
阿拉伯国家的人喜欢穿的那种宽松服装
favour sb/sth over sb/sth
Florida voters favored Bush over Gore by a very small margin.
佛罗里达州的选民喜欢布什的略多于喜欢戈尔的。
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GIVE AN ADVANTAGE
给予好处
to treat someone much better than someone else, in a way that is not fair 优惠; 偏袒
a tax cut that favours rich people
偏向有钱人的减税
favour sb over sb
a judicial system that favours men over women
偏护男性多于女性的司法制度
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HELP
帮助
to provide suitable conditions for something to happen 有利于，有助于
The current economy does not favour the development of small businesses.
当前的经济对小企业的发展不利。
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LOOK LIKE
看上去像
to look like one of your parents or grandparents [过时] 容貌像，长得像〔父母或（外）祖父母中的某一人〕 old-fashioned
15 to give someone something such as a look or reply 给〔某人〕以〔某物，如目光或回答〕
McIntosh favoured her with a smile.
麦金托什给了她一个微笑。