[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
verb [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。
常用词组 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!”。
do someone no favours
(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。
in favour
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。
in one's favour
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。
in favour of
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。
out of favour
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。
派生 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')