disfavour

disfavour
( disfavor)
noun
  1. [mass noun]disapproval or dislike
    不赞成;不喜欢
    the headmaster regarded her with disfavour.
    校长不喜欢她。
    ■the state of being disliked
    不被喜欢
    coal fell into disfavour because steam engines are noisy and polluting.
    煤被冷落是因为蒸气引擎噪音大且污染严重。
verb
  1. [with obj.]put (someone or something) at a disadvantage or treat (them) as undesirable
    使处于不利地位;不欢迎
    the system favours those who employ less labour and disfavours those who employ more.
    这种制度有利于雇佣较少劳力的企业,而对雇佣较多劳力的企业不利。
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