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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   favor

   • IPA[ˈfāvər]

   美式

   • n.
     approval, support, or liking for someone or something；overgenerous preferential treatment
   • v.
     feel or show approval or preference for；give unfairly preferential treatment to

   • verb: favour, 3rd person present: favours, gerund or present participle: favouring, past tense: favoured, past participle: favoured

   • noun: favour, plural noun: favours

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. approval, support, or liking for someone or something the legislation is viewed with favor 同義詞 approval, approbation, commendation, esteem, goodwill, ... 更多kindness, benevolence, friendliness反義詞 disfavor, disapproval
   • ▪ overgenerous preferential treatment they accused you of showing favor to one of the players 同義詞 favoritism, bias, partiality, unfair preference, prejudice, ... 更多partisanship, one-sidedness
   • ▪ a small gift or souvenir good party favors include stickers, hair barrettes, or crayons
   • ▪ archaic a thing such as a badge or knot of ribbons that is given or worn as a mark of liking or support. 同義詞 ribbon, rosette, badge, token, token of affection, ... 更多token of esteem, keepsake, souvenir, memento, archaicremembrancer
   • 2. an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual I've come to ask you a favor 同義詞 good turn, service, kind act, good deed, act of kindness, ... 更多kindness, courtesy, indulgence, benefit, boon反義詞 disservice
   • ▪ dated used with reference to a woman allowing a man to have sexual intercourse with her she had granted her favors to him

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. feel or show approval or preference for slashing public spending is a policy that few politicians favor 同義詞 advocate, recommend, advise, subscribe to, approve of, ... 更多look on with favor, be in favor of, support, back, champion, campaign for, stand up for, argue for, press for, lobby for, urge, promote, espouse, endorse, sanction, vouch for, informalplug, push反義詞 oppose
   • ▪ give unfairly preferential treatment to critics argued that the policy favored the private sector 同義詞 show favoritism toward, have a bias toward, treat with partiality, have as a favorite, think more highly of, ... 更多hold in higher regard, indulge, pamper, spoil
   • ▪ work to the advantage of natural selection has favored bats 同義詞 benefit, be to the advantage of, be advantageous to, oblige, help, ... 更多assist, aid, lend a hand to, advance, abet, succor, serve, be of service to, do someone a favor, meet the needs of反義詞 hinder
   • 2. (often used in polite requests) give someone (something that they want) please favor me with an answer 同義詞 oblige, accommodate, gratify, satisfy, humor, ... 更多indulge, pander to, put oneself out for, honor
   • 3. North American dated, informal resemble (a parent or other relative) in facial features she's pretty, and she favors you 同義詞 resemble, look like, be like, be similar to, bear a resemblance to, ... 更多remind one of, put one in mind of, take after, have the look of, informalbe the spit of, be the spitting image of, be a dead ringer for, archaicbear semblance to反義詞 differ from
   • 4. treat (an injured limb) gently, not putting one's full weight on it he favors his sore leg

   片語

   • do someone a favor
   • in favor
   • in one's favor
   • in favor of
   • out of favor