favour是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the support or approval of something or someone -- 支持；贊同

  • These plans are unlikely to find favour unless the cost is reduced. 這些計劃除非縮減費用，否則不大可能得到支持。

  • The Council voted in favour of a £200 million housing development. 政務委員會投票贊成耗資兩億英鎊的新建住宅區計劃。

  • She is out of favour (= unpopular) with her colleagues. 她在同事當中人緣不好。

  • Her economic theories are in favour (= popular) with the current government. 她的經濟理論獲得現任政府的贊同。

  • He sent her presents in an attempt to win her favour. 他向她贈送禮物，企圖博得她的好感。

  • Are you in favour of a ban on smoking? 你贊同禁煙嗎？

  • I'm not in favour of hitting children. 我不贊同打孩子。

  • This candidate has a lot in her favour, especially her experience of teaching. 這位求職者有很多優勢，尤其是她執教的經驗。

• 1 a kind action that you do for someone -- 幫助，善意行為；恩惠

  • She called to ask me a favour. 她打電話來請我幫個忙。

  • Could you do me a favour - would you feed my cat this weekend? 你能幫我個忙——這週末幫我餵貓嗎？

  • Several politicians were accused of dispensing favours to people who voted for them. 幾名政客被指責向投票支援他們的人提供好處。

• 2 a small present that you give to every guest at a wedding, party, etc. -- （在婚禮、聚會等上發給客人的）小禮物

  • wedding favours 婚禮贈客禮品

• 3 to support or prefer one particular possibility -- 贊同；較喜歡

  • These are the running shoes favoured by marathon runners. 這些是馬拉松選手喜愛的跑鞋。

  • In the survey, a majority of people favoured higher taxes and better public services over (= rather than) tax cuts. 調查顯示，大多數人贊同提高賦稅並改善公共服務事業，不贊成削減賦稅。

  • [ + -ing verb ] I generally favour travelling by night, when the roads are quiet. 我一般喜歡夜裡趕路，那時候路上比較清靜。

  • A strong wind will favour the bigger boats. 強風對大船有利。

  • She always felt that her parents favoured her brother. 她總覺得父母偏愛弟弟。