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单词 in favour (of somebody/something)
释义
in favour (of somebody/something)
  1.  
    if you are in favour of somebody/something, you support and agree with them/it赞同;支持
    • He argued in favour of a strike.他据理力争主张罢工。
    • There were 247 votes in favour (of the motion) and 152 against.有 247 票赞成(动议),152 票反对。
    • I'm all in favour of (= completely support) equal pay for equal work.我完全支持同工同酬。
    • Most of the ‘don't knows’ in the opinion polls came down in favour of (= eventually chose to support) the Democrats.在民意测验中多数未作决定的选民最终决定支持民主党人。
    Extra Examples
    • He is strongly in favour of capital punishment.他强烈支持死刑。
    • No one was willing to speak out in favour of their colleague.没有人能愿意出来替自己的同事说句话。
    • She argued in favour of this policy.她在争论中赞成这项政策。
    • The committee came down in favour of setting up a national body.委员会决定支持建立一个国家机构。
    • an argument in favour of censorship支持审查制度的主张
    • Environmental conservation generally works in favour of maintaining the status quo.环境保护组织通常都会为维持现有环境状况而努力。
    Topics Opinion and argumentb1
  2. in exchange for another thing (because the other thing is better or you want it more)为获得(更好或更需要的事物)
    • He abandoned teaching in favour of a career as a musician.他弃教从事音乐。
    • Early in his musical career he abandoned blues in favour of jazz.他在音乐生涯的早期就放弃了布鲁斯音乐而选择了爵士乐。
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