favour
['feivə]
n.恩惠, 支持, 喜爱, 偏爱
v.支持, 偏袒, 有利于, 长得像
=favor(美)
例句与用法:
May I ask a favour of you (ie ask you to do sth for me)?
请您帮个忙行吗?
She always favours her youngest child (more than the others).
她总是偏爱她最小的孩子。
The court decided in his favour.
法庭的判决对他有利。
The decision went in his favour.
这一判决对他有利。
The wind favoured their sailing at dawn.
这风便于他们在黎明时航行。
Everyone at the rally wore red ribbons as favours.
参加集会的人都系著红丝带作为支持大会的标记。
Of the two possible plans I favour the first.
在这两种可行方案中我赞成前者。
Cheques should be written in favour of Oxfam.
支票上请写明以牛津饥荒救济委员会为受款人。
=favor
favour
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
favour['feivə]n.1.■[主英国英语]2.■亲切的行为,善意的行动,好事,恩惠3.■好意;好感;喜爱;宠爱;欢心4.■偏爱,偏袒5.■受到青睐,得到赞赏6.■[复数](女人给予男人的)性交特权;(女人)委身7.■小礼物,小装饰品,小节日用品8.■(象征友好、爱情、善意的)纪念品,赠品9.■[主英国英语]商业书信,函件10.■赞同,赞许,支持11.■特殊照顾,优惠12.■[古语]13.■外貌;外表14.■脸;面部表情;面容15.■[废语]吸引力;魅力16.■[古语]援助,帮助17.■[古语]宽厚,许可vt.1.■赞成,喜爱,准许:We favour your proposal.我们赞同你的提议。2.■宠爱;偏爱,偏袒,徇私:A teacher should not favour any of his pupils.教师不应该偏爱任何一个学生。3.■支持;资助;拥护;鼓励4.■使易于,帮助;有助于,有利于,便于:Rain favoured his escape.雨天有利于他的逃跑。5.■给…以恩惠,帮…一个忙;赐予,给与(常与 with 连用):She was favoured with great intelligence.她天赋聪明。6.■[口语](容貌)像,(面貌)酷似:to favour one's mother容貌酷似自己的母亲7.■体恤,小心地对待;妥为照料:to favour an injured leg对那受伤的腿很小心ask a favour of someone求人帮一个忙,求人做件事be in favour (with)受宠,得到偏爱by (the) favour of(信封用语)烦请…面交by your favour[古语]如果你允许我这样说的话curry favour (with)拍马屁,阿谀奉承do a favour for someone帮某人一个忙,给某人做件事favour with给…(做一件好事)find favour with somone (或 in someone's eyes)受到某人青睐go in someone's favour【法律】(案件的判决)有利于某人in favour of[作表语]赞成,主张,支持有利于以…为受款人以…来代替,决定要,主张in one's favour对某人有利得某人欢心,受某人欢迎look with favour on对…有好感,赞成lose favour in someone's eye (或 with someone)失宠于某人,不受某人青睐out of favour (with someone)失宠(于某人),不受(某人的)欢迎stack in favour of someone暗中布置对某人有利的局面the last favour[委婉语]肌肤之亲(指女子同意与男子做爱)turn in someone's favour(形势、事情等)变得对某人有利under favour如果你允许我这样说的话under (the) favour of= by (the) favour ofworm oneself into someone's favour巧妙地博得某人的欢心,逐渐赢得某人的恩宠
( 美 favor)
noun
- [mass noun]an attitude of approval or liking
赞同;赞赏
training is looked upon with favour by many employers.
培训得到诸多雇主的赞同。
■support or advancement given as a sign of approval
(表示认同的)支持;提拔;厚爱;垂青
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。
■overgenerous preferential treatment
偏袒
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。
■[count noun](archaic)a thing such as a badge or knot of ribbons that is given or worn as a mark of liking or support
(古)(表喜爱、支持的)徽章;花结 - an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual
义务外(或额外的)帮忙,善意的帮助
I've come to ask you a favour.
我来是请求你帮助的。
■(one's favours)(dated)used with reference to a woman allowing a man to have sexual intercourse with her
(旧)(妇女)同意性交
she had granted her favours to him.
她已经委身于他。 - (亦作 party favor)(N. Amer.)a small inexpensive gift given to guests at a party
(北美)聚会上赠给客人的小礼物
[with obj.]
- feel or show approval or preference for
赞同,许可;肯定;垂青
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。
■give unfairly preferential treatment to
偏袒,偏爱
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。
■work to the advantage of
有利于,有助于,促进;便于
natural selection has favoured bats.
自然选择格外眷顾蝙蝠。 - (favour someone with)(often used in polite requests) give someone (something that they want)
[常用于礼貌的请求]给予;赐予
please favour me with an answer.
敬请赐复。 - (informal)resemble (a parent or relative) in facial features
(非正式)貌似(父亲、母亲或亲戚)
she's pretty, and she favours you.
她很漂亮,长得像你。 - treat (an injured limb) gently, not putting one's full weight on it
爱护,留心轻放(受伤肢体)
he favours his sore leg.
他非常留意自己那条疼痛的腿,不让它使劲。
do someone a favour
- do something for someone as an act of kindness
帮(某人)忙,帮助(某人)
■[in imperative](Brit. informal)used as a way of expressing brusque dismissal or rejection of a remark or suggestion
(英,非正式)[用作唐突否定或回绝] 哪儿的话,没那回事
‘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!”。
- (informal)do something that is unhelpful to someone
(非正式)做对某人无用的事;无济于事
you won't do yourself any favours by getting worked up.
生气对你无济于事。
- meeting with approval
受欢迎的,被认可的
they were not in favour with the party.
他们不受那些人的欢迎。 - having or showing approval
赞同的,支持的
a 2-1 vote in favour of industrial action.
2比1赞成罢工的表决结果。
- to one's advantage
对(某人)有利
events were moving in his favour.
事情正按对他有利的方向发展。
- to be replaced by
由…接替
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。 - to the advantage of
有利于,有助于
the judge decided in favour of the defendant.
法官判决被告胜诉。
- lacking or having lost approval or popularity
失宠;过时;不受欢迎
proper dancing has gone out of favour.
正统舞已经过时了。
favourer
noun
语源
- Middle English (in the noun sense 'liking, preference'): via Old French from Latin favor, from favere 'show kindness to' (related to fovere 'cherish')
favour
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
promote over another
consider as the favorite
同义词:favor
favour
■Two to one in favour of the London team.
2比1,伦敦队胜。
■Your favour of the 10th July has come duly to hand.
7月10日来函敬悉。
■"Do me the favour," said Eugene.
“劳您驾。尤金说。
■The prevalent opinion is in favour of reform.
一般舆论都支持改革。
■The Appeal Court decided in their favour.
上诉法院作出了有利于他们的裁定。
■I wonder whether you would mind doing me a favour.
不知你能不能帮我一个忙。
■The ombudsman investigates complaints about misuse of authority without fear or favour.
专门调查官员舞弊情况的政府官员公正地调查了关于滥用权力的投诉。
■She was just buttering up to the boss to try to get a favour of him.
为了从老板那里得到好处,她正在巴结他呢。
■Will you favour us with an encore?
为我们再演一个好吗?
■Every human being enjoys the favour of God.
主爱的人在世享平安。
■The nation was thrilled, shocked and sympathetic. Whether Edward would abdicate in favour of his brother became the question of the hour.
举国上下都感到激动、震惊、并表示同情。爱德华是否会放弃王位而支持他的兄弟成了当前的热门话题。
■He spoke out in favour of reforms.
他(大胆)发言,表示赞成改革。
■He did it for her as special favour.
他为她做的那件事以示特别关切。
■They decided in favour of her and against him.
他们做出了有利于她而不利于他的决定。
■They are bidding for our favour.
他们在寻求我们的支持。
■They passed me over in favour of young Hill .
他们忽视我,而看重年轻的希尔。
■They vote in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public area.
他们投票赞成禁止在公共场所吸烟。
■Are they in favour of her suggestion?
他们赞成她的建议么?
■He discriminates in favour of his relatives.
他优待自己的亲戚。
■He worked hard to get back in the teacher's favour.
他努力工作以重新博得老师的好感。
■He had but one eye, and the popular prejudice runs in favour of two.
他只有一只眼,而一般的偏见则认为有两只眼有利。
■He obtained his position more by favour than by merit or ability.
他因得宠而获此地位,并非有何特长或本事。
■He'd let me down more than once so the next time he asked me for a favour I gave him the brush-off.
他已不止一次难为我,因此下次他求我帮助时,我也让他碰碰钉子。
■He abdicated in favour of his son.
他把王位让给了儿子。
■He argued in favour of capital punishment.
他提出理由赞成严惩。
■He is member of the party in power, so, of necessity, he should say what the government is favour of.
他是一个执政党的党员,因此他当然应该说些政府赞成的话。
■His honesty and sincerity prejudiced us in his favour.
他的真诚使我们对他产生好感。
■He found favour in the eyes of many people.
他获得很多人的好感。
■He did all he could to win her favour.
他设法取得她的欢心。
■He said he found no favour in that girl's eyes.
他说他未能得到那位女孩的芳心。
■He is in favour of the declaration of a truce.
他赞成宣布停战。
■Was he in favour of the death penalty?
他赞成死刑吗?
■He stood down in favour of the other candidate.
他退出竞选,以支持另一位候选人。
■Personally, I'm in favour of the new policy.
以我个人态度,我赞成这项政策。
■Speaking Italian should work in his favour.
会说意大利语应对他有好处。
■I wouldn't fancy these wild and woolly places in the north of Scotland that you favour.
你喜爱英格兰北部的这些蛮夷之地,我可不喜欢。
■Are you in favour of this new project?
你是否赞成这个新计划?
■Your support tipped the balance in our favour.
你的支持使事态转而对我们有利了。
■Can you do me a favour and tell me when to get off?
你能告诉我什么站下车吗?
■Would you do me the favour to turn up the TV?
你能把电视机的声音拧大一点吗?
■Would you come and do me a favour?
你能来帮我一下吗?
■Are you in favour of soaking the rich?
你赞成向富人多徵税吗?
■Are you in favour of workers'control of companies?
你赞成工人管理公司吗?
■Him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of.
使他在司狱的眼前蒙恩。
■The population as a whole is/are in favour of the reform.
全体人民普遍拥护改革。
■Popular opinion has tilted (ie shifted) in favour of the Socialists.
公众舆论已倒向社会党人一边。
■Public opinion is shifting in favour of change.
公众舆论正转向支持改革。
■Our plan is not in favour with the authority.
兰局并不重视我们的方案。
■I hand you, enclosed, your account current, showing a balance in my favour of£500.
兹同函寄上贵方往来帐,其上显示我方顺差500英镑。
■Those who wished a favour of the emperor had to grovel on hands and knees before him.
凡希望受到皇帝恩宠的人都要拜倒在他面前。