A WORD, A WORLD
favour
释义
- n.
- 支持;恩惠;偏爱;赞同
- v.
- 有利于;偏袒;较喜欢;选择
- 网络
- 好感;赞成;亲切
展开详细释义
n.
1.利益;赞成,支持,提倡,许可,宽恕
2.厚爱,恩惠,照顾,亲切;(女人对男人的)委身
3.偏袒,偏爱
4.好感;偏爱
5.〔古语〕信函
6.(表示好意或爱情的)礼物,纪念章,徽章,花结
7.〔古语〕容貌
v.
1.赞成,赞助,帮忙
2.喜欢;赞成
3.便于,有利于;促进
4.关照;爱护;支持:
5.偏袒,偏爱;善为照顾
6.有助于
7.(指情况)便于;使顺利:
8.惠赐,惠赠
9.证实(理论等)
10.〔口语〕容貌像
词形变化
第三人称单数:favours 现在分词:favouring 过去式:favoured
常用短语 5 组
- in favour of
- 支持,赞成
- in favour
- 赞成;支持;有利于
- favour with
- 给…(做一件好事)
- do me a favour
- 帮帮忙
- out of favour
- 失宠;不受欢迎
在例句中理解 44 句
She was slightly flurried and tingling in the cheeks, but it was more nervousness than either fear or favour.
她突然一阵心慌,两颊微微发烧。不过这是出于紧张,而不是害怕或喜爱。
The former Roma man has not been given much playing time so far and has made no secret of the fact that he would favour a transfer.
这位成名于罗马的铁卫本赛季到目前为止并未获得多少出场的机会,毫无疑问,他将会很乐意被交易出去。
Some banks deny this, so it is worth revisiting how much policy has been skewed in their favour.
一些银行否认了这一点,那就有必要回顾一下政策在多大程度上偏袒银行一方。
The outcome will not be known for months, but the political wind seems to be shifting in favour of firmer action to counter climate change.
未来数月内,都不会有结果,但是看来政治风要转向了,转向支持用更加坚决的行动以对抗气候变化。
In January, the vote in favour of trying the field method was "as enthusiastic as you could get from a faculty, " says Mr Nohria, wryly.
一月份,投票支持实地教学方法是“你能从教员里能得到的热情”,Nohria讽刺的说。
He does not deal with Brodweisheit; he assumes that the vulgar question of bread and butter has been settled in favour of his reader.
他不处理Brodweisheit;先假想因读者的青睐面包奶油这类庸俗的生活问题已经得到解决。
Mr Modi's dearest hope seems to be for international favour to help redress his image.
莫迪先生似乎非常期盼来自国外的赞扬声,希望这有助于弥补自己的形象。
Earlier this year an editorial by a leading practitioner in the American Journal of Psychiatry argued in favour of such a move.
今年早些时候,《美国精神杂志》一篇由顶级专家撰写的社论中对此举措也表示赞同。
Having absorbed much foreign technology, it now seems to be tilting the playing field in favour of its own companies.
在吸收了大量外国技术之后,中国现在似乎正在打造一种有利于本土企业的竞争环境。
He is in favour of more growth, of a more efficient government and, no doubt, of water draining from Japanese baths counterclockwise.
当然,他肯定支持日本进一步向前发展,支持一个更加高效的政府,支持回收利用洗澡水。
As the Red Queen hypothesis fell out of favour, researchers began to cast around for other possibilities.
随着红皇后假说的失宠,研究者们试着在别的地方碰运气。
As I said, a betting man would not favour the chances of a rapid breakthrough after the Washington summit.
正如我说过的,任何赌徒都不会认为华盛顿峰会之后双方会取得迅速的进展。
The biggest single favour governments could do for air travellers and the environment is to get out of the way and let airlines make money.
各国政府唯一能够给予航空旅游者和环境的最大帮助是自己撤出该领域,并让航空公司赢利。
If he gave the party what it wanted, he would try to make sure the favour was returned.
如果说共产党要什么,他就要给什么,那么他也想明确自己的善举能得到回报。
Once the electorate shifts in favour of a candidate, as it seems to have done over the last few weeks, it seldom moves again, they said.
他们说,一旦全体选民转而支持一个候选人,就好象前几周发生的那样,那么他们就很少再变了。
Officials point to another poll finding that, of those who plan to vote in a referendum, 62% favour joining the EU.
官员们指出,在另一份民意测验中,愿意参加公投的人中,有62%的人支持加入欧盟。
The Olympics have never been held in South America and Rio is hoping that will count in its favour as it bids for the 2016 Olympics.
奥运会从来没有在南美洲举行过,因此里约热内卢希望那会在竞选2016年奥运主办权时成为自己当选的有利因素。
But the IMF did not favour one of these additional charges over others.
但IMF并没有对这些附加收费方式中的任何一种更加偏爱。
However, the nature of livestock farming is often determined by policy and institutional frameworks that do not favour of the poor.
然而,饲养牲畜的性质往往取决于对穷人不利的政策和机构框架。
Do me a favour. He has stood in the way of any progress for seven years -- everyone is waiting for him to leave.
请帮帮忙,他已经挡在路上七年了--所有人正在等他走开。
He said the committee set up to discuss the conflict was considering all possible options in favour of a political solution.
他说,为了讨论利比亚冲突而成立的委员会考虑了所有选择,最终决定支持政治解决方案。
Over the years, he wormed his way into the director favour.
几年来,他取得了经理的欢心。
However, when asked if they would back such a tax if it were fiscally neutral for households, 52% were in favour.
但当被问及如果此项法案在财政上中立是否会赞成的话,有52%的人投赞成票。
The Guardian, I note, did not favour me with an obituary.
我注意到,《卫报(TheGuardian)》还没有发表我的讣告。
Bart Chilton, the commissioner most adamantly in favour of these limits, said the mooted rules "actually err on the high side" .
最坚定支持实行这些限制的CFTC委员巴特•奇尔顿(BartChilton)表示,这些拟议中的规定“实际上偏向于宽松”。
Antonio Conte's men make early enquiries for out-of-favour defender, who has previously said he wants to stay with the Serie A champions.
安东尼奥孔蒂进行前期试探失宠的后卫安东尼尼,他此前曾表示他希望留在意甲冠军。
Here they were, regular customers, and she had turned them all down in favour of this comparative stranger.
顾客们到了,她把几个常来的客人弃在一边不管,去应酬这位比较陌生的顾客。
These officials favour hiring international fund management firms to help invest at least some of the $60bn.
这些官员倾向于聘请国际基金管理公司,来帮助管理至少600亿美元中的部分投资。
Not that we would not like a quick victory; Everybody would be in favour of driving the "devils" out overnight.
我们也不是不喜欢速胜,谁也赞成明天一个早上就把“鬼子”赶出去。
their job advertisements and corporate websites will alert you to which ones they favour. Then tailor your CV to include the buzzwords.
不同雇主对于流行语侧重点亦不同。他们广告和企业网站可以告诉你他们青睐何种术语。你简历中可以添加这些术语。
In Sweden and other countries, nuclear power has lost favor .
在瑞典等国家,核能已不受欢迎。
(= used when asking people to vote on something by raising a hand )?
都同意吗?〔用于要求人们对某事举手表决时〕
Could you do me a favour and tell Kelly I can’t make it?
你帮个忙告诉凯莉说我来不了好吗?
He hired John as a favour to his father.
他雇约翰是给他父亲一个面子。
Paul, can I ask you a favor ?
保罗,能帮我一下吗?
I owed him a favour so I couldn’t say no.
我欠他一个人情,所以无法拒绝。
She helps me out when I have too much to do, and I return the favour when I can.
我忙的时候她来帮忙,我能帮她的时候就还她人情。
Senior ministers spoke in favour of the proposal.
高级部长们都表示支持这项提议。
The company has no rules about favouring U.S. citizens during layoffs.
该公司没有在裁员期间偏袒美国公民的规定。
Do yourself a favour and make sure you get some time to yourself.
对自己好些,一定要留点时间给自己。
The island is very much in favour as a holiday destination.
该岛作为度假地极受欢迎。
a tax cut that favours rich people
偏向有钱人的减税
Both countries seem to favour the agreement.
两个国家似乎都更倾向于这份协议。
I've come to ask you to do me a favour.
我是来请你帮我一个忙的。