| 单词 | favor |
| 释义 | favor (feɪvər ) Word forms: favors, favoring, favoredregional note: in BRIT, use favour 1. uncountable noun If you regard something or someone with favor, you like or support them. It remains to be seen if the show will find favor with an audience. No one would look with favor on the continuing military rule. 2. countable noun If you do someone a favor, you do something for them even though you do not have to. I've come to ask you to do me a favor. Synonyms: good turn, service, benefit, courtesy 3. transitive verb If you favor something, you prefer it to the other choices available. The French say they favor a transition to democracy. 4. transitive verb If you favor someone, you treat them better or in a kinder way than you treat other people. The company has no rules about favoring U.S. citizens during layoffs. 5. in favor phrase If you are in favor of something, you support it and think that it is a good thing. I wouldn't be in favor of income tax cuts. Yet this is a Government which proclaims that it is all in favor of openness. 6. in sb's favor phrase If someone makes a judgment in your favor, they say that you are right about something. The Supreme Court ruled in Fitzgerald's favor. 7. in sb's favor phrase If something is in your favor, it helps you or gives you an advantage. The protection that farmers have enjoyed amounts to a bias in favor of the countryside. 8. in favor of phrase If one thing is rejected in favor of another, the second thing is done or chosen instead of the first. The policy was rejected in favor of a more cautious approach. Synonyms: for, backing, supporting, behind 9. in favor/out of favor phrase If someone or something is in favor, people like or support them. If they are out of favor, people no longer like or support them. Governments and party leaders can only hope to remain in favor with the public for so long. |
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