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favourfavourD.J.:[ˈfeivə]K.K.:[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。

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

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