单词 | favour |
释义 | favour (US favor), n 1 [U] liking; goodwill; approval (used esp with the vs shown) 喜爱; 宠爱; 好感; 欢心; 赞同(尤与下列动词连用) win sb´s favour 获得某人的好感 look on a plan with favour, ie approve of it 赞成一项计画. 2 [U] treating one person or group more generously or leniently than others; partiality 偏爱; 偏袒 He obtained his position more by favour than by merit or ability. 他因得宠而获此地位, 并非有何特长或本事. 3 [C] act of kindness beyond what is due or usual (used esp with the vs shown) 善行, 恩惠(尤与下列动词连用) May I ask a favour of you (ie ask you to do sth for me)? 请您帮个忙行吗? Do me a favour and turn the radio down while I´m on the phone, will you? 劳驾, 我在打电话, 把收音机的声音调小点好吗? 4 [C] small token or badge worn to show that one supports sb/sth (供佩带的)标志或徽章(以示支持某人[某事物]) Everyone at the rally wore red ribbons as favours. 参加集会的人都系著红丝带作为支持大会的标记. 5 favours [pl] (used of a woman offering herself freely to a man 用以指女子将自己献给某男子) pleasure through sexual intercourse 性交的快感 bestow one´s favours on sb (指女子)使某人有性交的欢愉 be (too) free with one´s favours (指女子)(过分)随意性交. 6 (idm 习语) be/stand high in sb´s favour => high3. be in/out of `favour (with sb); be in/out of sb´s `favour have/not have sb´s regard, approval, etc 得到[失去]某人的尊重、 赞同等. curry favour => curry2. find, lose, etc favour with sb/in sb`s eyes win/lose sb´s approval 得[失]宠於某人; 获得[失去]某人的好感. in favour of sb/sth (a) in sympathy with sb/sth; in support of sb/sth 赞成某人[某事物]; 支持某人[某事物] Was he in favour of the death penalty? 他赞成死刑吗? (b) (of cheques) payable to (the account of) sb/sth (指支票)以某人[某部门]为受款人 Cheques should be written in favour of Oxfam. 支票上请写明以牛津饥荒救济委员会为受款人. in sb´s favour to the advantage of sb 对某人有利 The exchange rate is in our favour today, ie will benefit us when we change money. 今天的兑换率对我们有利. The court decided in his favour. 法庭的判决对他有利. The decision went in his favour. 这一判决对他有利. without fear or favour => fear1.favour (US favor), v [Tn] 1 support (sb/sth); prefer 支持(某人[某事物]); 喜爱 Of the two possible plans I favour the first. 在这两种可行方案中我赞成前者. 2 show a preference for (sb); treat (sb) with partiality 偏爱; 偏袒 She always favours her youngest child (more than the others). 她总是偏爱她最小的孩子. 3 (of events or circumstances) make (sth) possible or easy (指事情或情况)便於(某事物), 使(某事物)顺利 The wind favoured their sailing at dawn. 这风便於他们在黎明时航行. 4 (dated 旧) look like (sb); resemble (sb) in features 长得像(某人); 容貌像(某人) You can see that she favours her father. 她长得像她父亲. 5 (phr v) favour sb with sth (dated or fml 旧或文) do sth for sb; oblige(2) sb with sth 为某人做某事; 应某人要求做某事 I should be grateful if you would favour me with an early reply. 若蒙早日赐覆则不胜感谢. |
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