favor

['feivə]

n.偏爱, 好意, 特权, 赞成
vt.偏爱, 给予, 支持, 关心, 利于, 长得像

n.

1. 赞成, 赞同[U]

They will look with favor on your proposal.

他们将会赞同你的建议。

2. 偏爱; 偏袒[U]

A mother shouldn't show too much favor to one of her children.

做母亲的不应过分偏爱某一个孩子。

3. 善意的行为; 恩惠[C]

You did me a great favor.

你帮了我一个大忙。

4. 【英】(表示属于某一政党、某一球队的)徽章, 缎带[C]

5. 【美】(宴会上赠予客人的)小礼物[C]

vt.

1. 支持, 拥护; 赞同

We favor John's plan.

我们赞成约翰的计划。

2. 偏爱; 偏袒

The mother favored her eldest son.

母亲偏袒大儿子。

3. 有利于, 有助于

The weather favored our voyage.

天气对我们的航行有利。

4. 赠予; 给予[(+with)]

She favored him with a charming smile.

她赐给他迷人的一笑。

5. 像, 肖似

词形变化

副词: favoringly | 名词: favorer | 动词过去式: favored | 动词过去分词: favored | 动词现在分词: favoring | 动词第三人称单数: favors |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.支持; 赞同; 偏爱

prefer  approve  like better

vt.像, 肖似

resemble  look like

n.善意的行为; 恩惠

kindness  benefit  courtesy  good deed  

同义参见:

service  second  privilege  present  pamper  oblige  indulge  grace

v.给……的帮助

facilitate  expedite  advance  promote  ease  make easier  extenuate  support  back  endorse

v.爱护

treat tenderly  tend indulgently  take care of  indulge  coddle  protect  cover  guard  pamper

n.善行

kind act  good deed  kind deed  courtesy  blessing  boon  grace grant  benefaction  benevolence  good turn  help  aid  assistance  dispensation

v.赐助

aid  assist  help  succour  befriend

v.面容相像

resemble  take after

n.关切

kindness  generosity  graciousness  friendliness  compassion  sympathy

n.特权

approbation  tutelage  auspices  advocacy  championship  espousal  cover  approval  esteem  backing  patronage

n.利益

good terms  good opinion  rapport  friendly relations  privilege  advantage  special interest  preference

n.纪念品

present  gift  memento  remembrance  souvenir  memorial  token  keepsake

n.信函

letter  epistle  message  communication  dispatch  missive  reply  answer

n.允许

permission  consent  leave  licence  compliance  acquiescence  agreement

v.徇私

sanction  endorse  commend  recommend  advocate  champion  patronize  indulge  accommodate

v.喜爱

prefer  select  go in for  go for  opt for  fancy  pick  regard highly  

反义:

n.偏爱; 善意的行为

malice  enmity  animosity  

英英释义

名词 favor:

an act of gracious kindness

同义词：favour

an advantage to the benefit of someone or something

同义词：favour

an inclination to approve

同义词：favour

a feeling of favorable regard

同义词：favour

souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

同义词：party favor, party favour, favour

动词 favor:

promote over another

同义词：prefer, favour

consider as the favorite

同义词：favour

treat gently or carefully

同义词：favour

bestow a privilege upon

同义词：privilege, favour

补充

favorfavor英:[ˈfeivə] 美:[ˈfevɚ]n.1.好感,宠爱,关切,欢心,好意,喜爱vt.1.支持,赞成,照顾,促成,喜欢,证实,赐予

例句

1. do/grant a friend a favor = do a favor for a friend = grant a favor to a friend帮朋友一个忙 2. Can I ask you (for) a favor?请您帮个忙行吗？ 3. I drove her to the airport because I owed her a favor.我欠她一个人情，所以开车送她去机场。 4. She's willing to help you but only as a favor to me.她乐意帮你，但只是看在我的面子上。 5. I'm here as a (special) favor to my sister.我来这儿是给姐姐一个（特别的）面子。 6. Don't do me any favors. I don't need your help.不用给我面子了。我不需要你的帮忙。 7. I've learned to be grateful for small favors.我懂得了对滴水之恩要心怀感激。 8. "He treats them well, and they return the favor. [=they also treat him well]"他待他们好，他们也投桃报李。 9. Do me a favor [=do what I want you to do; do what you should do] and get home on time for once.看在我的分上，你就准时回家一次吧。 10. You can do yourself a favor [=you can make things easier for yourself] by arriving early at the airport.为你自己考虑，还是早点到机场吧。 11. The company made campaign donations in exchange/return for political favors. [=political acts/decisions that helped the company]公司向竞选活动捐款，以换取政治上的恩惠。 12. "He was arrested for soliciting sexual favors [=sex acts done in exchange for something, such as money] from a prostitute."他因召妓而被捕。 13. Her ideas have found/gained favor with many young people. [=many young people like/support her ideas]她的想法已经赢得了很多年轻人的支持。 14. He's trying to earn the boss's favor by working late.他正努力通过加班来赢得老板的欢心。 15. Her theories have lost favor. = Her theories have fallen from favor. = Her theories are no longer in favor. = Her theories are now out of favor. [=they are no longer popular]她的理论现已不再有市场。 16. a style that has come into favor [=become popular]开始流行的样式 17. The committee looks with favor on the project. [=the committee regards the project favorably; the committee likes and approves of the project]委员会对这一项目颇为青睐。 18. The judge showed favor for/toward the defendant.法官偏袒被告。 19. The students naturally showed favor toward their own school's team.学生自然都偏爱他们自己的校队。 20. Small boxes of candy were given out as favors at the wedding.小盒糖果被作为小礼物在婚礼上分发。 21. "All in favor of (having) a party [=everyone who wants to have a party], raise your hands."所有赞成举行派对的人，举手。 22. "Not surprisingly, most voters are in favor of the tax cuts."不出意料，大多数投票者赞成减税。 23. a politician who is in favor of the death penalty赞成死刑的政客 24. He argued in favor of the tax cuts. [=he argued for the tax cuts]他据理力争，主张减税。 25. She turned down the scholarship in favor of a pro career.她拒绝了奖学金，选择从事职业生涯 26. The original proposal was rejected in favor of a new design.原来的提议被拒，新设计取而代之。 27. The judge ruled in favor of the defendant.法官做出了有利于被告的判决。 28. We hope the final decision will be in our favor.我们希望最终决定对我方有利。 29. The judge ruled in our favor.法官判定我方胜诉。 30. She did extra work to get back in the teacher's favor.为重新博得老师的欢心，她做了额外的作业。 31. "We don't know what the decision will be, but we think the odds are in our favor."虽不知道这一决定会是什么，但我们认为我方胜算较大。 32. The odds are in favor of a major storm this weekend.本周末很可能有大暴风雨。 33. The teacher clearly favors you.老师明显对你偏心。 34. He claims that his parents favor his sister (over him).他声称父母偏爱他姐姐。 35. Most voters favor these tax cuts.大多数投票者支持减税 36. Her father favored the idea of her going to law school.父亲支持她去读法学院的想法。 37. "They won the championship last year, and most forecasters favor them to win again this year."他们去年得了冠军，大多数预测者认为他们今年极有望再次胜出。 38. The author favored us with a copy [=gave us a copy] of his latest book.作者赠给我们一本他最新出版的书。 39. She will now favor us with a song. [=she will now sing or play a song for us]她现在要为我们献歌一曲。 40. He did not favor us with a reply. [=he did not reply to us]他没有给我们回复。 41. It was obvious that she was favoring her left leg. [=she was walking carefully in a way that showed that her left leg was injured]很明显，她在小心翼翼地挪动自己受伤的左腿。 42. Darkness favored the attack.黑暗有利于发动进攻。 43. The weather favored our plans for a picnic.我们计划去野餐，正好天公作美。 44. He favors [=resembles] his mother.他长得像妈妈。