favour
- n.支持;赞同;帮助;偏袒;偏爱;恩惠;好事;特别照顾;同意性交
- vt.有利于;优惠;选择;有助于;偏袒;特别照顾;外貌像，长得像（父母或长辈）;较喜欢
复数： favours 过去式： favoured 现在分词： favouring 过去分词： favoured 第三人称单数： favours
favournoun
帮助 help
帮助；好事；恩惠
a thing that you do to help sb
Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today?
今天你能帮我个忙去学校接萨姆吗？
Can I ask a favour ?
请帮个忙行吗？
I would never ask for any favours from her.
我再也不会请她帮任何忙了。
I'm going as a favour to Ann, not because I want to.
我去是给安一个面子，而不是我想去。
I'll ask Steve to take it. He owes me a favour .
我要请史蒂夫接受。他欠我一个情。
Thanks for helping me out. I'll return the favour (= help you because you have helped me) some time.
多谢你帮了我个大忙。总有一天我会报答你的。
Do yourself a favour (= help yourself) and wear a helmet on the bike.
要照顾自己，骑车戴上头盔。
赞同 approval
赞同；支持
approval or support for sb/sth
The suggestion to close the road has found favour with (= been supported by) local people.
关闭这条路的建议已得到当地人的支持。
The programme has lost favour with viewers recently.
近来这个节目已不受观众欢迎。
an athlete who fell from favour after a drugs scandal
在毒品丑闻以后不再受人喜爱的运动员
The government looks with favour upon (= approves of) the report's recommendations.
政府赞同报告所提出的建议。
She's not in favour with (= supported or liked by) the media just now.
目前她没有媒体的捧场。
It seems Tim is back in favour with the boss (= the boss likes him again) .
看来蒂姆又赢得了老板的好感。
优惠 better treatment
特别照顾；偏袒；偏爱
treatment that is generous to one person or group in a way that seems unfair to others
As an examiner, she showed no favour to any candidate.
作为主考人她没有偏袒任何应试者。
聚会小礼物 party gift
性 sex
同意性交
agreement to have sex with sb
demands for sexual favours
对性交的要求
to do sth that is not helpful to sb or that gives a bad impression of them
你干活不取报酬，对自己没有任何好处。
You're not doing yourself any favours, working for nothing.
The orchestra did Beethoven no favours.
这个交响乐团没有把贝多芬的乐曲演奏好。
used in reply to a question that you think is silly
“你认为他们会赢吗？”“得了吧！他们连一个像样的运动员都没有。”
‘Do you think they'll win?’ ‘Do me a favour! They haven't got a single decent player.’
in a fair way
you are likely to succeed because the conditions are good and you have an advantage
verb
较喜欢 prefer
较喜欢；选择
to prefer one system, plan, way of doing sth, etc. to another
Many countries favour a presidential system of government.
很多国家选择总统制政府。
优惠 treat better
优惠；特别照顾；偏袒
to treat sb better than you treat other people, especially in an unfair way
The treaty seems to favour the US.
这个条约似乎偏向美国。
帮助 help
有助于；有利于
to provide suitable conditions for a particular person, group, etc.
The warm climate favours many types of tropical plants.
温暖的气候对多种热带植物生长有利。
外貌像父母 look like parent
外貌像，长得像（父母或长辈）
to look like one of your parents or older relations
She definitely favours her father.
她酷似她父亲。
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N-UNCOUNT 赞同;支持;喜爱
If you regard something or someone with favour, you like or support them.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。
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N-COUNT 恩惠;帮忙
If you do someone a favour, you do something for them even though you do not have to.I've come to ask you to do me a favour...
我来这儿是想请你帮个忙。
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N-PLURAL 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.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。
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VERB 更喜爱;宁愿;倾向于
If you favour something, you prefer it to the other choices available.The French say they favour a transition to democracy...
法国人说他们倾向于向民主过渡。
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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。
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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.The Government came under fire yesterday for favouring elitist arts groups in the South-east...
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。
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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。
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PHRASE 支持;赞成
If you are in favour of something, you support it and think that it is a good thing.I wouldn't be in favour of income tax cuts...
我不会支持削减所得税。
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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.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。
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PHRASE 对…有利
If something is in your favour, it helps you or gives you an advantage.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。
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PHRASE (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.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。
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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.
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- an act of gracious kindness
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- souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
- Synonym: party favor party favour favor
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- an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
- the outcome was in his favor
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- an inclination to approve
- that style is in favor this season
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- a feeling of favorable regard
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verb
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- consider as the favorite
- The local team was favored
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- promote over another
- he favors his second daughter
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- bestow a privilege upon
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- treat gently or carefully
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You wouldn 't deny an old man that small favour .
对一个老人，这么一点小小的恩惠，你总不会拒绝吧。
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Thanks very much for your help . I 'll return the favour some time .
非常感谢你的帮助。以后我会报答你的恩惠。
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Many countries favour a presidential system of government .
很多国家选择总统制政府。
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The suggestion to close the road has found favour with local people .
关闭这条路的建议已得到当地人的支持。
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The government looks with favour upon the report 's recommendations .
政府赞同报告所提出的建议。
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They are demonstrating in favour of free higher education .
他们举行示威游行，要求实行免费高等教育。
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Those present were in favour of change .
在座的人都赞成变革。
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I would never ask for any favours from her .
我再也不会请她帮任何忙了。
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The warm climate favours many types of tropical plants .
温暖的气候对多种热带植物生长有利。
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The course is heavily weighted in favour of engineering .
这个学程非常侧重于工程学。
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He was passed over in favour of a younger man .
他未被擢升，却提拔了一个比他年轻的人。
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Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today ?
今天你能帮我个忙去学校接萨姆吗？
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Ten people voted in favour , five against and two abstained .
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
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I must admit to a prejudice in favour of British universities .
我得承认我对英国大学有所偏爱。
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The overwhelming majority of those present were in favour of the plan .
绝大多数与会者都赞同这个计划。
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A clear majority of voters were in favour of the motion .
绝大多数选民赞成这一动议。
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You 're not doing yourself any favours , working for nothing .
你干活不取报酬，对自己没有任何好处。
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Speaking Italian should work in his favour .
会说意大利语应对他有好处。
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The court found in her favour .
法庭判决对她有利。
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Over 60 % of members voted in favour of the motion .
60%以上的成员对这一动议投了赞成票。
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The treaty seems to favour the US .
这个条约似乎偏向美国。
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I 'm going as a favour to Ann , not because I want to .
我去是给安一个面子，而不是我想去。
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A recent survey showed 75 % of those questioned were in favour of the plan .
最近的民意调查显示，有75%的调查对象支持这项计划。
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The odds are very much in our favour .
我方胜算的几率极大。
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The conditions may tilt the balance in favour of the Kenyan runners .
这些条件可能对肯尼亚赛跑运动员有利。
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The Appeal Court decided in their favour .
上诉法院作出了有利于他们的裁定。
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Can I ask a favour of you ?
能请你帮个忙吗？
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As an examiner , she showed no favour to any candidate .
作为主考人她没有偏袒任何应试者。
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The regulation operates in favour of married couples .
这一规定的实施有利于已婚夫妇。
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In an interview , smart presentation can tip the scales in your favour .
在面试中，机敏的表现是一种有利的条件。
指对某类事物拥有天赋或兴趣；也指因个人的好恶或偏见而对某人或某物作出的不正确的、有倾向性的判断。
He has a strong painting bias.
他有很高的绘画天分。
She has a bias against jazz music.
她对爵士乐有偏见。
You should have no bias in favour of either side.
你对双方应该不偏不倚。
指做某类事情的习性，侧重指非后天形成的自然本能；也指在学习方面的资质或技能，常后接介词 for。
Swallows have an aptitude for building nests.
燕子有筑巢的习性。
He has an aptitude for painting.
他有绘画的才能。
强调对某个领域有特殊的爱好，或在某方面有特长。
He has a bent for music.
他酷爱音乐。
The natural bent of my mind was to science.
我生来爱好科学。
指对某人或某个群体的偏袒、特别照顾。
Usually, parents show favour to the youngest of their children.
父母通常偏爱最小的孩子。
He is careful to show favour to no one.
他小心谨慎地不偏袒任何人。
指某人想做某事的一种意愿。
She has an inclination for sports.
她爱好运动。
He has no inclination to be a teacher.
他不想当教师。
指基于个人价值观、偏见或个人喜好程度上的选择。
I have a preference for country life.
我偏爱乡村生活。
Ben has a preference of physics to/over English.
本爱物理胜过英语。
尤指因种族、性别、宗教等方面的差异而形成的对特定事物不合理的否定态度。
African Americans still face racial prejudice in America.
在美国，黑人依然要面对种族歧视问题。
He has a prejudice against pop music.
他对流行音乐怀有偏见。
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