favour

KK [ˋfevɚ] /ˈfeɪvɚ/

名詞

  1. 1

    恩惠、幫忙、人情英式拼法

    Could you do me a favour and watch my bag?

    可以幫我一個忙,看一下我的包包嗎?

  2. 2

    贊同、支持、擁護

    The proposal won favour with most of the committee.

    這項提案獲得委員會多數人的支持。

  3. 3

    好感、青睞、賞識

    The young designer quickly found favour with wealthy clients.

    這位年輕設計師很快就受到富裕客戶的青睞。

  4. 4

    偏袒、偏私

    A referee must show no favour to either team.

    裁判對任何一隊都不能有所偏袒。

  5. 5

    小禮物、伴手禮常用複數

    Each guest took home a small party favour.

    每位賓客都帶了一份小禮物回家。

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動詞

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    贊成、支持

    Most residents favour building a new library downtown.

    多數居民贊成在市中心蓋一座新圖書館。

  2. 2

    偏好、較喜歡

    She favours plain designs over bright patterns.

    比起鮮豔的圖案,她比較喜歡樸素的設計。

  3. 3

    偏袒、厚待

    The manager was accused of favouring his own relatives.

    那位經理被指控偏袒自己的親戚。

  4. 4

    有利於、有助於

    The wet conditions favour the runners with more experience.

    潮濕的天候對經驗較豐富的跑者有利。

  5. 5

    看好、看好其奪冠常用被動

    The home team is favoured to win the final.

    地主隊被看好能拿下決賽。

  6. 6

    護著、小心使用

    He was favouring his left leg after the fall.

    跌倒之後他一直護著左腳。

片語

  1. 1

    贊成、支持

    Two thirds of the staff voted in favour of the plan.

    三分之二的員工投票贊成這項計畫。

  2. 2

    對…有利

    The court ruled in favour of the tenants.

    法院的判決對房客有利。

  3. 3

    失寵、不再受歡迎

    That teaching method has fallen out of favour recently.

    那種教學法近來已經不再受歡迎。