1 [C] something that helps sb 对某人有帮助的事;恩惠:
Would you do me a favourand post this letter for me?可不可以帮个忙,替我寄这封信?Could I ask you a favour?可否请你帮个忙?Are they paying you for the work, or are you doing it as a favour ?你干这活儿是有赏的,还是在帮忙?
2 [U] favour (with sb) liking or approval 喜爱;好感;赞同:
I'm afraid I'm out of favour with my neighbour since our last argument.我上次跟邻居吵架后,恐怕已不再受他的欢迎。The new boss's methods didn't find favour with the staff.新上司的方法不得人心。
in favour of sb/sth in agreement with 赞成(某人或某事物):
Are you in favour of private education?你赞成私人办学吗?in sb's favour to the advantage of sb 对某人有利:
The committee decided in their favour.委员会判他们胜诉。
*favour²
/ˈfeɪvə(r) ||; ˈfevɚ/
(US 美 favor) verb [T]
1 to support sb/sth; to prefer 支持;比较喜欢:
Which suggestion do you favour?你赞成哪一个建议?
2 to treat one person very well and so be unfair to others 偏袒:
Parents must try not to favour one of their children.父母应尽量避免偏爱某一个孩子。
favour1/ˋfevɚ; ˈfeIvə/BrE 【英】; favor AmE 【美】n 1 [C] something you do for someone in order to help them 恩惠﹔善意的行为: Could you do me a favour and tell Kelly I’m here. 帮我个忙﹐告诉凯丽我来了。He hired John as a favour to his father. 他雇请约翰是给父亲一个面子。Paul, can I ask you a favour ? 保罗﹐能帮我一下吗?2 [U] support, approval, or agreement for something 赞同﹔支持: in favour of sth He spoke in favour of the proposal. 他表示支持这项提议。find/gain/win favour (with sb) The idea may win favour with older people. 这个想法可能会得到年纪较大的人的支持。3 in favour/out of favour if someone or something is in favour, people like them and approve of them 受欢迎的/不受欢迎的: Thompson was soon back in favour . 汤普森很快又受到欢迎了。fall/go out of favour (=become unpopular) 失宠 The custom fell out of favour at the beginning of the century. 世纪之初这一习俗不再受人青睐。4 in sb's favour to someone's advantage, or so that someone wins 对某人有利: The new rules should actually work in your favour . 这些新规则实际上应该对你有利。The final score was 2-1 in Algeria's favour. 最后比分为二比一﹐阿尔及利亚队获胜。5 abandon/drop etc sth in favour of sth to decide not to have one thing and have something else instead 宁愿选择某物而不选某物: Plans for a tunnel were rejected in favour of the bridge. 修建隧道的计划被否决﹐选择了建桥。
favour2BrE 【英】; favor AmE 【美】v [T] 1 to prefer something or someone to other things or people 较喜欢: Both countries seemed to favour the agreement. 两个国家似乎都倾向于这份协议。2 to treat someone better than someone else in an unfair way 偏爱﹔偏袒: tax cuts that favour the rich 偏向富人的减税
favourfavourfavoursfavouredfavouring (British) (Americanfavor)nounsomething that you do to help somebody: Would you do me a favour and open the door? Could I ask you a favour – will you take me to the station this evening?be in favour of somethingto like or agree with something: Are you in favour of higher taxes on cigarettes?