favor
英 [ˈfeɪvə]
美 [ˈfeɪvər]
n. 喜爱，宠爱，好感，赞同; 偏袒，偏爱; 善行，恩惠
v. 赞同; 喜爱，偏爱; 有利于，便于
第三人称单数：favors 复数：favors 现在分词：favoring 过去式：favored 过去分词：favored
BNC.49170 / COCA.2500
英英释义
noun
- an act of gracious kindness
- souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
- an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
- the outcome was in his favor
- an inclination to approve
- that style is in favor this season
- a feeling of favorable regard
verb
- consider as the favorite
- The local team was favored
- promote over another
- he favors his second daughter
- bestow a privilege upon
- treat gently or carefully
双语例句
- I heard a forcible argument in favor of the new policy.
我听到一个支持新政策的有力论据。 - I won't curry favor with him.
我不买他的帐。 - And so you have come to me for a favor.
所以你来找我帮你的忙。 - They phased out my job in favor of a computer.
他们逐步用一台计算机淘汰了我的工作岗位 - But you must show them favor.
但是你必须表示对他们的支持。 - One relatively recent technique which has found some favor involves the inclusion of soluble trivalent antimony derivatives in the slurry during mixing.
一种比较近代的、人们好采用的技术是在混合过程中加入可溶性的三价锑衍生物。 - He has to just ride this out and hope that it turns in his favor.
他必须经受住此次危机，并且希望结果会对他有利。 - I raised your suggestion with the boss, and he was in favor of trying it.
我向老板提出了你的建议，他同意试一下。 - There has been a decline in enrollment in liberal arts courses in favor of highly specialized training for high-paying careers, mostly in business.
文科课程的报名人数有所下降，而以商业为主、针对高薪职业的高度专业化培训课程则越来越受欢迎。 - Recent opinion polls show that 60 percent favor abortion under certain circumstances
最近的民意调查显示，60%的人赞成在某些情况下可以堕胎。