favour

['feivə]

n.恩惠, 支持, 喜爱, 偏爱
v.支持, 偏袒, 有利于, 长得像
=favor（美）

词形变化

名词复数：favours

过去式：favoured

过去分词：favoured

现在进行时：favouring

词义辨析

同义参见:

sympathize  back  assistance  kindness  blessing  courtesy  acceptance  

反义:

n.偏爱; 善意的行为

malice  enmity  animosity  

英英释义

名词 favour:

a feeling of favorable regard

同义词：favor

an inclination to approve

同义词：favor

an advantage to the benefit of someone or something

同义词：favor

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

同义词：party favor, party favour, favor

an act of gracious kindness

同义词：favor

动词 favour:

treat gently or carefully

同义词：favor

bestow a privilege upon

同义词：privilege, favor

promote over another

同义词：prefer, favor

consider as the favorite

同义词：favor

补充

favourfavour英:[ˈfeivə] 美:[ˈfevɚ]n.1.喜爱, 宠爱; 好感; 赞同He soon won the favour of his boss.他很快赢得了老板的好感。A mother shouldn't show too much favour to one of her children.母亲不应该对一个孩子表现出过多的宠爱。2.偏袒, 偏爱I must decline to show favour to any of the candidates.我必须拒绝偏袒任何一位候选人。3.善行, 恩惠I hate asking favours of people.我不愿求别人给予照顾。vt.1.喜爱, 偏爱The teacher favours serious students.老师喜欢认真的学生。2.赞同He favours peace.他赞成和平。3.有利于, 便于Hot climate and plentiful rainfall favour the growth of plants.炎热的气候和充足的雨水有助于植物生长。4.容貌像…Everyone said that the child favoured his father.大家都说这孩子像他父亲。

例句

1. These are gestures of genuine friendship with no favours expected in return.这些都是真挚友谊的表示, 并不期待任何回报。 2. Could you do me a favour?你能帮我个忙吗？ 3. As a favour to my neighbour, I offered to pick his kids up from school.我提出接邻居的孩子放学, 算是帮他个忙。 4. No-one would look with favour on the continuing military rule.没有人会赞成军管局面持续下去。 5. Is this just an attempt to win his favour?这样做只是为了讨好他吗？ 6. He has won favour with a wide range of interest groups.他已经赢得了众多利益集团的支持。 7. Blinds are making a comeback and are in favour with decorators.百叶窗卷土重来, 再次受到室内装饰者的青睐。 8. Firms are trying to shift the balance of power in the labour market back in their favour.各家公司正试图将劳动力市场的均势扭转到对自己有利的状态。 9. Black women are more in favour of affirmative action than black men.黑人女性比男性更支持反歧视行动。 10. He was not in favour of the plan.他不赞成这个计划。 11. I wouldn't be in favour of income-tax cuts.我不会赞成削减所得税。 12. France was in favour of giving direct financial aid to the Soviet Union.法国赞成向苏联提供直接资金援助。 13. I'm in favour of staying at home this evening.我赞成今晚待在家里。 14. 31% of people are in favour of joining the euro.31%的人支持加入欧元区。 15. All those in favour, please raise your hand.所有赞成的人请举手。 16. He voted in favour of the plan.他对计划投了赞成票。 17. He's out of favour now but there was a time when he was very influential.他现在不受欢迎了, 但之前有一段时间他权势很大。 18. The changes found favour with most competitors.这些变化受到了大多数参赛者的欢迎。 19. A federal judge ruled in their favour.一位联邦法官作出了对他们有利的裁决。 20. Ordinary machine tools have been scrapped in favour of new computerized ones.普通机床已被废弃, 取而代之的是新型数控机床。 21. The policy was rejected in favour of a more cautious approach.这项政策被抛弃了, 取而代之的是一种更加慎重的手段。 22. I rejected him in favour of George.我拒绝了他, 选择了乔治。 23. They favour a transition to democracy.他们赞成向民主过渡。 24. Most observers favour the second view.大多数观察家都赞同第二种观点。 25. He is understood to favour giving a short deadline to Iraq.据了解, 他倾向于给伊拉克一个短暂的最后期限。 26. The government favours continuing the present hardline policies.政府倾向于将目前的强硬政策延续下去。 27. Parents sometimes favour the youngest child in the family.父母有时会偏爱家里最小的孩子。 28. My brother felt that my mum favoured me.我哥哥觉得妈妈偏向我。 29. The weather favoured the attacking army.天气对进攻部队有利。 30. Conditions favour us, and the team is better prepared this time.条件对我们有利, 而且这次球队有了更充分的准备。 31. The electoral system favoured mainstream parties.选举制度对主流政党有利。 32. Ms Parker adored slouch hats of the sort favoured by Greta Garbo.帕克女士非常喜欢葛丽泰•嘉宝常戴的那种宽边软帽。 33. Kevin clambered out, a bit off kilter, favouring his still swollen ankle.凯文有些状态不佳, 费力地爬了出来, 当心着自己依然肿胀的脚踝。 34. He favoured Stone with a mechanical smile.他出乎意料地给了斯通一个僵硬的微笑。 35. We favour your proposal.我们赞同你的提议。 36. A teacher should not favour any of his pupils.教师不应该偏爱任何一个学生。 37. Rain favoured his escape.雨天有利于他的逃跑。 38. She was favoured with great intelligence.她天赋聪明。 39. to favour one's mother容貌酷似自己的母亲 40. to favour an injured leg对那受伤的腿很小心 41. training is looked upon with favour by many employers.培训得到诸多雇主的赞同。 42. a struggle between competing ministers for royal favour.对立的大臣间为获得皇室垂青而进行的争斗。 43. they accused you of showing favour to one of the players.他们指责你偏袒其中的一位球员。 44. I've come to ask you a favour.我来是请求你帮助的。 45. she had granted her favours to him.她已经委身于他。 46. slashing public spending is a policy that few politicians favour.没有几个政治家对削减公共开支表示赞同。 47. critics argued that the policy favoured the private sector.批评家们争辩说该政策偏重了私营经济。 48. natural selection has favoured bats.自然选择格外眷顾蝙蝠。 49. please favour me with an answer.敬请赐复。 50. she's pretty, and she favours you.她很漂亮，长得像你。 51. he favours his sore leg.他非常留意自己那条疼痛的腿，不让它使劲。 52. ‘Are you some kind of social worker?’ ‘Do me a favour!’.“你是搞社会福利工作的吧？”“没那回事！”。 53. you won't do yourself any favours by getting worked up.生气对你无济于事。 54. they were not in favour with the party.他们不受那些人的欢迎。 55. a 2-1 vote in favour of industrial action.2比1赞成罢工的表决结果。 56. events were moving in his favour.事情正按对他有利的方向发展。 57. he stepped down as leader in favour of his rival.他下台不再担任领导职务，由他的对手接任。 58. the judge decided in favour of the defendant.法官判决被告胜诉。 59. proper dancing has gone out of favour.正统舞已经过时了。 60. Are you in favour of private education?你赞成私人办学吗？ 61. The committee decided in their favour.委员会判他们胜诉。 62. Which suggestion do you favour?你赞成哪一个建议？ 63. Parents must try not to favour one of their children.父母应尽量避免偏爱某一个孩子。