| 单词 | favourite |
| 释义 | favouriteWord family adjectivefavourablefavouredfavourlessnounfavourablenessfavourednessfavourerfavouritefavouritismfavouradverbfavourably fa·vou·rite1 British EnglishBrE, favorite American English /ˈfeɪvərət/ ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj [only before noun] 1 FAVOURITE/FAVORITEyour favourite person or thing is the one that you like the most 最喜欢的 a child’s favourite toy 孩子最喜欢的玩具 What’s your favourite colour? 你最喜欢什么颜色？ a favorite spot for picnickers 野餐者最喜欢的地方 2. favourite son POPULARa politician, sports player etc who is popular with people in the place that they come from 故乡骄子〔指受家乡人欢迎的政治家、运动员等〕 Examples from the Corpus favourite son• And Rebekah will never again see her favourite son.• On the other hand, Dubroca, even before Fouroux's exit, was one of Albert Ferrasse's favourite sons.• Wolsey played with the gold pendant around his neck and smirked patronisingly at Agrippa as if he was a favourite son.• Pamela thought for a moment of Roy, her favourite son, and Bernice, his wife - also a career girl.• He was not her favourite son, but he was something. Examples from the Corpus favourite• Eg. One of the idols is Paul Newman and the favourite cars are mustangs.• My favourite colour is purple.• Witness last year's curdling, bubbling row with his erstwhile favourite model and muse Inès de la Fressange.• My favourite moment of that visit was seeing Jennifer the donkey.• Anyway, although I worship the ground Strachan dribbles on, he's not my favourite player of all time for Leeds.• Miranda's heart had looped the loop as she happily accepted an invitation to lunch at Rules, his favourite restaurant. Sport favourite2 British EnglishBrE, favorite American English ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC] 1 FAVOURITE/FAVORITEsomething that you like more than other things of the same kind 特别喜爱的东西 Can we have strawberries? They’re my favourite. 给我们来点草莓好吗？我最爱吃了。 an old/firm/particular favourite a sweater that’s an old favorite 一直最喜欢的一件毛衣 favourite with Dahl’s books are firm favourites with children. 达尔的书一向是儿童的最爱。 2 FAVOURITE/FAVORITEsomeone who is liked and treated better than others by a teacher or parent 受宠的人，宠儿 You always were Dad’s favourite. 你一直是爸爸的宠儿。 play favorites American EnglishAmE (=treat one person better than others) 偏心 → favouritism The manager insisted he doesn’t play favorites. 那位经理坚持说自己没有偏心。 3 DSEXPECTthe team, player etc that is expected to win a race or competition 最有希望获胜者；最被看好的参赛者 favourite to do something Italy were the favourites to win the World Cup. 意大利队赢得世界杯的呼声最高。 He was the hot favourite for the Booker Prize. 他是布克奖最热门的人选。 n4 favourites [plural] a list of your favourite websites on your browser Put our website in your favourites. Examples from the Corpus favourite• My current favourite is a street in Acton, west London.• I love all his films but 'Rashomon' is my favourite.• The recipe of the old favourite is being changed after 60 years in a bid to lick the recession.• But G.G. Gallup's mirror experiments, from the mid-1970s, are a particular favourite of those prowling for overt evidence.• Admit it, you were always Mom's favourite.• And they've returned to their favourite in Minehead, Somerset, 126 times. hot favourite• Hardy was a hot favourite before the fight and did not let a sell-out crowd down by producing the expected victory.• He is hot favourite for a semi-final place.• And you are the hot favourite, bonny lass.• The hot favourite at 6-4 was Craganour. favourite3n British EnglishBrE, favorite American English verb [transitiveT] nto mark a website as a favourite on your browser Favourite our website and keep checking for the latest bargains! |
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