favour
- IPA[ˈfeɪvə]
英式
- approval, support, or liking for someone or something；overgenerous preferential treatment
- 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
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名詞
- 1. approval, support, or liking for someone or something training is looked upon with favour by many employers 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ overgenerous preferential treatment he was accused of showing favour to one of the players 同義詞
- ▪ 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
- 2. an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual I've come to ask you a favour 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ dated used with reference to a woman allowing a man to have sexual intercourse with her she had granted her favours to him
- 3. a small inexpensive gift given to guests at a party.
動詞
- 1. feel or show approval or preference for slashing public spending is a policy that few politicians favour 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ give unfairly preferential treatment to critics argued that the policy favoured the private sector 同義詞
- ▪ work to the advantage of natural selection has favoured bats 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. (often used in polite requests) give someone (something desired) please favour me with an answer 同義詞
- 3. North American dated, informal resemble (a parent or other relative) in facial features she's pretty, and she favours you 同義詞 反義詞
- 4. treat (an injured limb) gently, not putting one's full weight on it he favours his sore leg
- approval, support, or liking for someone or something: the legislation is viewed with favor
- feel or show approval or preference for: slashing public spending is a policy that few politicians favor
Oxford American Dictionary
- preferred or recommended: she was his favored candidate the most favored destination of visitors to Canada
Oxford American Dictionary
- preferred or recommended: she was his favoured candidate the most favoured destination of visitors to Canada
Oxford Dictionary
- be liked or prove acceptable
Oxford Dictionary
- meeting with approval
Oxford Dictionary
- ingratiate oneself with someone through obsequious behaviour
Oxford Dictionary
- to be replaced by
Oxford Dictionary
- denoting accommodation occupied free or at a low rent by permission of a sovereign or government: his mother was given a grace and favour apartment in Hampton Court Palace
Oxford Dictionary
- having lost approval
Oxford Dictionary
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