- mass noun an attitude of approval or liking赞同, 赞成; 喜爱, 好感：
training is looked upon with favour by many employers.
培训得到诸多雇主的赞同。
- support or advancement given as a sign of approval（表示认同的）支持; 提拔：
a struggle between competing ministers for royal favour.
竞相获得王室支持的大臣们之间的争斗。
- overgenerous preferential treatment偏袒, 偏爱：
they accused you of showing favour to one of the players.
他们指责你偏袒其中的一位球员。
- count noun archaic a thing such as a badge or knot of ribbons that is given or worn as a mark of liking or support〈古〉（表喜爱或支持而被授予或佩带的）徽章; 缎带。
- an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual帮忙, 善意的行为, 好事：
I've come to ask you a favour.
我是来请求你帮忙的。
one's favours
dated used with reference to a woman allowing a man to have sexual intercourse with her〈旧〉（女子给予男子的）性交允诺：she had granted her favours to him.
她已经委身于他。
- （亦作party favor）N. Amer. a small inexpensive gift given to guests at a party〈北美〉（聚会上赠给客人的）小礼物。
- feel or show approval or preference for赞同; 喜爱：
slashing public spending is a policy that few politicians favour.
没有几个政治家对大幅度削减公共开支的政策表示赞同。
- give unfairly preferential treatment to偏袒, 偏爱：
critics argued that the policy favoured the private sector.
批评家们争辩说该政策袒护了国家经济中的私营部分。
- work to the advantage of有利于, 有助于：
natural selection has favoured bats.
自然选择对蝙蝠有利。
favour someone with
(often used in polite requests) give someone (something that they want)［常用于礼貌的请求］给予, 赐予：please favour me with an answer.
敬请赐复。
- informal resemble (a parent or relative) in facial features〈非正式〉长得像, 像（父亲、母亲或亲戚）：
she's pretty, and she favours you.
她很漂亮, 长得像你。
- treat (an injured limb) gently, not putting one's full weight on it悉心照料, 妥善处理（受伤的肢体）：
he favours his sore leg.
他悉心照料着他的那条酸痛的腿。
do someone a favour
- do something for someone as an act of kindness帮某人一个忙。
- in imperative Brit. informal used as a way of expressing brusque dismissal or rejection of a remark or suggestion〈英, 非正式〉［用于表示对对方的话或建议不予理会或拒绝考虑］ 帮帮忙啊！（或：痴人说梦！）：
'Are you some kind of social worker?' 'Do me a favour!'
“你是个优秀的社会福利工作者吧？”“帮帮忙啊！”
do someone no favours
- informal do something that is unhelpful to someone〈非正式〉做对某人无用的事; 给某人帮倒忙：
you won't do yourself any favours by getting worked up.
激动只会给你帮倒忙。
in favour
- meeting with approval受欢迎; 得宠：
they were not in favour with the party.
他们不受该党的欢迎。
- having or showing approval赞同, 支持：
a 2-1 vote in favour of industrial action.
2比1的赞成采取劳工行动的表决结果。
in one's favour
- to one's advantage对某人有利：
events were moving in his favour.
事情正朝着对他有利的方向发展。
in favour of
- to be replaced by由…取代：
he stepped down as leader in favour of his rival.
他不再担任领导职务, 由他的对手取而代之。
- to the advantage of有利于, 有助于：
the judge decided in favour of the defendant.
法官判决被告胜诉。
out of favour
- lacking or having lost approval or popularity失宠; 不受欢迎：
proper dancing has gone out of favour.
正统的舞蹈现已不受欢迎了。