[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
[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。