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fa·vour /ˈfeɪvə(r)/ n. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 恩惠；善意行为，好事
do sb. a favour (或 do a favour for sb.) 帮某人忙
May I ask you a favour (或 ask a favour of you)? 请您帮个忙行吗?
We would esteem it a great favour if you would reply at once. 若能立即赐复，我们不胜感激。
2. 好感，喜爱；欢心，宠爱
keep the favour of the voters 保持选民的好感
gain (或 win) favour with sb. (或 sb.'s favour) 赢得某人的欢心
fall from favour 失宠
3. 得宠；受赞同
be in favour at court 在宫廷中受宠
4. 赞同；支持
They will look with favour on your plan. 他们会以赞赏的态度看待你的计划。
5. 偏爱，偏袒
A mother shouldn't show too much favour to one of her children. 做母亲的不应对某一个孩子过于偏爱。
6. 特殊照顾，优惠
grant favours to friends 给朋友以特殊照顾
favours over prices 价格上的优惠
7. (在宴会或舞会上赠予客人的)小礼物；(表示爱慕、好意等的)纪念品
accept little favours 接受小礼物
8. (表示属于某一政党、某一球队等的)徽章；缎带
The Tory candidate and his supporters wore blue favours. 英国保守党候选人及其支持者戴蓝色的徽章。
9. 庇护，纵容
under favour of night 在夜幕的掩护下
10. 利益
a man who acts only in his own favour 只为自己利益打算的人
11. 有利于一方的差别，优势
12. [常作 favours] (女方允诺男子的)性交特权；性交
13. 〈古〉商业信件，函件
the favour of the 15th June 6月15日的函件
14. 〈古〉宽厚；许可
15. 〈古〉援助，帮助
16. 〈古〉外貌，外表
17. 〈古〉脸，面孔；面部特征
18. 〈古〉美丽；魅力
II vt.
1. 赐与，给与(with)
favour sb. with a stony glance 冷冷地瞧某人一眼
Kindly favour us with an early reply. 请早日赐复。(常用于商业信件)
Will you favour us with an encore? 为我们再唱一个(或再演一个)，好吗?
He was favoured with great intelligence. 他天赋聪明。
2. 喜爱；赞同
favour a proposal (plan) 赞同一项提议(计划)
3. 支持，拥护；鼓励；资助；进一步证实
She favoured his cause with ample funds. 她用充足的资金支持他的事业。
adduce facts to favour one's contention 提出事实来证实自己的论点
4. 偏爱，偏袒
A teacher should not favour any of his pupils. 教师不该偏爱任何一个学生。
It isn't right to favour one child over the other. 对孩子有偏爱是不对的。
5. 有利于，有助于
The conditions down there all favour you. 那儿的条件都对你有利。
Good weather favoured the harvesting. 好天气有助于收成。
6. 妥善照料，体恤
favour one's wounded arm 妥善照料自己受伤的手臂
favour one's health 关注自己的健康
I hope you will favour yourself more. 我希望你多保重。
7. 〈口〉像
He favours his father. 他像他的父亲。
8. 将话筒(或摄影机)对准(演员等)
[OFr <L < favēre to protect, show kindness to] phr. by(the) favour of (信封上用语)烦请…面交 by your favour 〈古〉如果您允许我这样说的话 curry favour (with sb.) 求宠 (于某人)，拍 (某人)马屁 Tom is trying to curry favour with the boss to get a promotion. 为了得到提升，汤姆在竭力讨好他的上司。 find favour in sb.'s eyes (或 with sb.) 受某人青睐，得宠于某人 in favour of 1. 赞同，支持；出于对…的偏爱 Are you in favour of stopping now? 你是否赞成现在就停止? He refused a job in government in favour of a university appointment. 他拒绝了政府部门的工作而选择了大学的职位。 2. 为宣布…无罪 return a verdict in favour of the accused 宣告被告无罪释放的裁决 3. 有利于 The referee's decision was in favour of our team. 裁判员的裁决对我队有利。 4. 以…为受款人 write a cheque in favour of the bank 开一张以银行为受款人的支票 in sb.'s favour 1. 得某人欢心；受某人欢迎 stand (或 be) high in sb.'s favour 深受某人宠爱 do extra work to get back in the teacher's favour 做额外的课业以重新博得教师的欢心 2. 对某人有利 The score was 7 to 6 in our favour. 比分是7比6，我们获胜。 All the comments were in your favour. 所有的评论都对你们有利。 lose favour in sb.'s eyes (或 with sb.) 失宠于某人，不受某人青睐 out of favour (with sb.) 失宠 (于某人)；不受 (某人的)欢迎 She was out of favour with her neighbours. 她不受邻居的欢迎。 under favour 如果您允许我这样说的话 under (the) favour of = by (the) favour of |