favour

noun

帮助 help

1. 帮助；好事；恩惠
   a thing that you do to help sb
   1. Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today?
      今天你能帮我个忙去学校接萨姆吗？
   2. Can I ask a favour ?
      请帮个忙行吗？
   3. I would never ask for any favours from her.
      我再也不会请她帮任何忙了。
   4. I'm going as a favour to Ann, not because I want to.
      我去是给安一个面子，而不是我想去。
   5. I'll ask Steve to take it. He owes me a favour .
      我要请史蒂夫接受。他欠我一个情。
   6. Thanks for helping me out. I'll return the favour (= help you because you have helped me) some time.
      多谢你帮了我个大忙。总有一天我会报答你的。
   7. Do yourself a favour (= help yourself) and wear a helmet on the bike.
      要照顾自己，骑车戴上头盔。

赞同 approval

2. 赞同；支持
   approval or support for sb/sth
   1. The suggestion to close the road has found favour with (= been supported by) local people.
      关闭这条路的建议已得到当地人的支持。
   2. The programme has lost favour with viewers recently.
      近来这个节目已不受观众欢迎。
   3. an athlete who fell from favour after a drugs scandal
      在毒品丑闻以后不再受人喜爱的运动员
   4. The government looks with favour upon (= approves of) the report's recommendations.
      政府赞同报告所提出的建议。
   5. She's not in favour with (= supported or liked by) the media just now.
      目前她没有媒体的捧场。
   6. It seems Tim is back in favour with the boss (= the boss likes him again) .
      看来蒂姆又赢得了老板的好感。

优惠 better treatment

3. 特别照顾；偏袒；偏爱
   treatment that is generous to one person or group in a way that seems unfair to others
   1. As an examiner, she showed no favour to any candidate.
      作为主考人她没有偏袒任何应试者。

聚会小礼物 party gift

聚会小礼物 party gift

性 sex

4. 同意性交
   agreement to have sex with sb
   1. demands for sexual favours
      对性交的要求

verb

较喜欢 prefer

1. 较喜欢；选择
   to prefer one system, plan, way of doing sth, etc. to another
   1. Many countries favour a presidential system of government.
      很多国家选择总统制政府。

优惠 treat better

2. 优惠；特别照顾；偏袒
   to treat sb better than you treat other people, especially in an unfair way
   1. The treaty seems to favour the US.
      这个条约似乎偏向美国。

帮助 help

3. 有助于；有利于
   to provide suitable conditions for a particular person, group, etc.
   1. The warm climate favours many types of tropical plants.
      温暖的气候对多种热带植物生长有利。

外貌像父母 look like parent

4. 外貌像，长得像（父母或长辈）
   to look like one of your parents or older relations
   1. She definitely favours her father.
      她酷似她父亲。

in AM, use 美国英语用 favor


1. N-UNCOUNT 赞同;支持;喜爱
   If you regard something or someone with favour, you like or support them.
   1. It remains to be seen if the show will still find favour with a 1990s audience...
      这个节目是否能继续赢得 90 后观众的喜爱，还要拭目以待。
   2. No one would look with favour on the continuing military rule...
      没有人会赞成继续军政府统治。
   3. He has won favour with a wide range of interest groups.
      他已经获得众多利益集团的支持。
2. N-COUNT 恩惠;帮忙
   If you do someone a favour, you do something for them even though you do not have to.
   1. I've come to ask you to do me a favour...
      我来这儿是想请你帮个忙。
   2. These are gestures of genuine friendship with no favours expected in return.
      这是友谊的真正表现，不期待任何回报。
3. N-PLURAL 与人发生性关系
   If you say that one person gives or sells their favours to another, you mean that they have sex.
   1. In her extreme youth, Maria had sold her sexual favours for money.
      玛丽亚在非常年轻的时候，曾靠卖淫来赚钱。
4. VERB 更喜爱;宁愿;倾向于
   If you favour something, you prefer it to the other choices available.
   1. The French say they favour a transition to democracy...
      法国人说他们倾向于向民主过渡。
   2. He favours bringing the UN into touch with 'modern realities'.
      他倾向于让联合国接触“当代现实”。
5. VERB 偏爱;偏袒;宠爱
   If you favour someone, you treat them better or in a kinder way than you treat other people.
   1. The Government came under fire yesterday for favouring elitist arts groups in the South-east...
      昨天，政府因为偏袒东南部的一些精英艺术群体而遭到抨击。
   2. Another possibility is that parents favour chicks that are strong.
      另一种可能性是亲鸟会偏爱强壮的雏鸟。
6. PHRASE 支持;赞成
   If you are in favour of something, you support it and think that it is a good thing.
   1. I wouldn't be in favour of income tax cuts...
      我不会支持削减所得税。
   2. Yet this is a Government which proclaims that it is all in favour of openness...
      但这却是个宣称全力支持开放的政府。
   3. The vote passed with 111 in favour and 25 against.
      111 票赞成，25 票反对,表决通过。
7. PHRASE 认为…正确;认为…有理
   If someone makes a judgment in your favour, they say that you are right about something.
   1. If the commission rules in Mr Welch's favour the case will go to the European Court of Human Rights.
      如果委员会裁定韦尔奇有理，这个案件将送交欧洲人权法庭。
8. PHRASE 对…有利
   If something is in your favour, it helps you or gives you an advantage.
   1. The protection that farmers have enjoyed amounts to a bias in favour of the countryside...
      农民所受的保护几乎变成了对乡村的偏袒。
   2. Firms are trying to shift the balance of power in the labour market back in their favour.
      各公司正在试图让劳动力市场的均势向有利于自己的方向倾斜。
9. PHRASE (舍弃某物)宁愿选择;选…(而不选…)
   If one thing is rejected in favour of another, the second thing is done or chosen instead of the first.
   1. The policy was rejected in favour of a more cautious approach.
      这项政策未被采纳，取而代之的是一项较为谨慎的策略。
10. 受宠／失宠;得势／失势
    If someone or something is in favour, people like or support them. If they are out of favour, people no longer like or support them.

1. The proposal was instantly voted through with two to one in favour, accompanied by enthusiastic applause
   在热烈的掌声中，提案以2比1的优势很快通过了表决。
2. The city council has voted almost unanimously in favour.
   市政委员会几乎一致投票表示赞同。
3. You did us a great favour by disposing of that problem
   你解决了那个问题，可算是帮了我们一个大忙。
4. It remains to be seen if the show will still find favour with a 1990s audience
   这个节目是否能继续赢得90后观众的喜爱，还要拭目以待。
5. No one would look with favour on the continuing military rule
   没有人会赞成继续军政府统治。
6. He has won favour with a wide range of interest groups.
   他已经获得众多利益集团的支持。
7. I've come to ask you to do me a favour
   我来这儿是想请你帮个忙。
8. These are gestures of genuine friendship with no favours expected in return.
   这是友谊的真正表现，不期待任何回报。
9. The French say they favour a transition to democracy
   法国人说他们倾向于向民主过渡。
10. He favours bringing the UN into touch with 'modern realities'.
    他倾向于让联合国接触“当代现实”。
11. The Government came under fire yesterday for favouring elitist arts groups in the South-east
    昨天，政府因为偏袒东南部的一些精英艺术群体而遭到抨击。
12. Another possibility is that parents favour chicks that are strong.
    另一种可能性是亲鸟会偏爱强壮的雏鸟。
13. I wouldn't be in favour of income tax cuts
    我不会支持削减所得税。
14. Yet this is a Government which proclaims that it is all in favour of openness
    但这却是个宣称全力支持开放的政府。
15. If the commission rules in Mr Welch's favour the case will go to the European Court of Human Rights.
    如果委员会裁定韦尔奇有理，这个案件将送交欧洲人权法庭。
16. The protection that farmers have enjoyed amounts to a bias in favour of the countryside
    农民所受的保护几乎变成了对乡村的偏袒。
17. Firms are trying to shift the balance of power in the labour market back in their favour.
    各公司正在试图让劳动力市场的均势向有利于自己的方向倾斜。
18. The policy was rejected in favour of a more cautious approach.
    这项政策未被采纳，取而代之的是一项较为谨慎的策略。
19. All went well at first, and I was in high favour; but presently I fell from grace
    我最初一帆风顺，备受器重，但现在却失宠了。
20. They favour liberal free-market policies.
    他们支持开放的自由市场政策。
21. Delegates have voted by a narrow majority in favour of considering electoral reform.
    代表们投票表决，以微弱多数票赞同考虑选举制度的改革。
22. I'm sorry to call so late, but I need a favour
    这么晚打电话真是抱歉，可是我需要帮个忙。
23. The vote was overwhelmingly in favour of the Democratic Party.
    压倒多数的选票投给了民主党。
24. One factor thought to have worked in his favour is his working class image
    据认为，一个帮上了他的因素就是他的工人阶级形象。
25. The government has lost favour with the voters.
    政府失去了选民的支持。
26. I asked a favour of him, but he refused point-blank.
    我求过他一次，但他断然拒绝了。
27. I must ask you a favour.
    我求你一件事。
28. The verdict of the jury was given in his favour.
    陪审团作出了对他有利的结论。

  bias aptitude bent favour inclination preference prejudice【导航词义：偏爱，偏向】

  bias n. 偏爱；偏见，偏心

〔辨析〕指对某类事物拥有天赋或兴趣；也指因个人的好恶或偏见而对某人或某物作出的不正确的、有倾向性的判断。

  aptitude n. 习性；才能

〔辨析〕指做某类事情的习性，侧重指非后天形成的自然本能；也指在学习方面的资质或技能，常后接介词 for。

  bent n. 〈正式〉爱好；倾向；特长

〔辨析〕强调对某个领域有特殊的爱好，或在某方面有特长。

  favour n. 偏袒，偏爱

〔辨析〕指对某人或某个群体的偏袒、特别照顾。

  inclination n. 倾向，爱好

〔辨析〕指某人想做某事的一种意愿。

  preference n. 偏爱，偏好

〔辨析〕指基于个人价值观、偏见或个人喜好程度上的选择。

  prejudice n. 〈贬〉成见，偏见，歧视

〔辨析〕尤指因种族、性别、宗教等方面的差异而形成的对特定事物不合理的否定态度。

n.

do sb no favours

• 无助于某人；给某人留下坏印象
  to do sth that is not helpful to sb or that gives a bad impression of them
  1. You're not doing yourself any favours, working for nothing.
     你干活不取报酬，对自己没有任何好处。
  2. The orchestra did Beethoven no favours.
     这个交响乐团没有把贝多芬的乐曲演奏好。

do me a favour!

• （回答认为是愚蠢的问题）得了吧
  used in reply to a question that you think is silly
  1. ‘Do you think they'll win?’ ‘Do me a favour! They haven't got a single decent player.’
     “你认为他们会赢吗？”“得了吧！他们连一个像样的运动员都没有。”

in favour (of sb/sth)

• 赞同；支持
  if you are in favour of sb/sth, you support and agree with them/it
  1. He argued in favour of a strike.
     他据理力争主张罢工。
  2. There were 247 votes in favour (of the motion) and 152 against.
     有247票赞成（动议），152票反对。
  3. I'm all in favour of (= completely support) equal pay for equal work.
     我完全支持同工同酬。
  4. 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。
• 为获得（更好或更需要的事物）
  in exchange for another thing (because the other thing is better or you want it more)
  1. He abandoned teaching in favour of a career as a musician.
     他弃教从事音乐。

in sb's favour

• 有利于某人；有助于某人
  if sth is in sb's favour , it gives them an advantage or helps them
  1. The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment.
     目前汇率对我们有利。
  2. She was willing to bend the rules in Mary's favour.
     她愿意放宽规定以有利于玛丽。
• （决定）对某人有利；（判决）判某人正确
  a decision or judgement that is in sb's favour benefits that person or says that they were right

curry favour (with sb)

• 讨好；奉承；拍马屁
  to try to get sb to like or support you by praising or helping them a lot

without fear or favour

• 公正地；不偏不倚
  in a fair way

the cards/odds are stacked in your favour

• 形势对你有利
  you are likely to succeed because the conditions are good and you have an advantage

noun

1. an act of gracious kindness

   Synonym:    favor

2. souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

   Synonym:    party favorparty favourfavor

3. an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
   1. the outcome was in his favor

   Synonym:    favor

4. an inclination to approve
   1. that style is in favor this season

   Synonym:    favor

5. a feeling of favorable regard

   Synonym:    favor

verb

1. consider as the favorite
   1. The local team was favored

   Synonym:    favor

2. promote over another
   1. he favors his second daughter

   Synonym:    preferfavor

3. bestow a privilege upon

   Synonym:    privilegefavor

4. treat gently or carefully

   Synonym:    favor