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favorite

释义

favorite

adjectiveonly before noun

US /ˈfeɪv(ə)rɪt/

1
your favorite person or thing of a particular type is the one you like the best
His favorite pastimes were hunting and golf.
Stephen King is one of my favorite writers.
least/most favorite:
Once More is my least favorite song ever.
Synonyms and related words
Loved, liked or wanted very much
dear
desirable
precious

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favorite

noun countable

US /ˈfeɪv(ə)rɪt/

Word Forms

singular	favorite
plural	favorites

1
the person or thing that you like best
The hot dog is still a national favorite.
I had a lot of toys, but my teddy bears were my favorites.
old favorite:
Wuthering Heights is an old favorite with the Japanese.
Synonyms and related words
Popularity or popular things and places
popularity
boom
magnet
1. 1a
  someone who is treated better than other people because a teacher, parent, etc. prefers them
  Eric’s always been mom’s favorite.
  Synonyms and related words
  Favoritism and unfairness
  apartheid
  linguistic imperialism
  favorite
2. 1b
  in the past, the special friend of a king or queen
  Synonyms and related words
  Rulers in the past
  Canute
  czar
  czarina
2
the person or team that is expected to win a race or competition
favorite to do something:
The Yankees are favorite to win the series.
Synonyms and related words
Participants in games and competitions
a good/bad loser
all-comers
a sore loser
3
an indication that you like something on a social media or other website
Her tweet got 18 retweets and 34 favorites.
Synonyms and related words
Symbols and abbreviations used in social media
BFF
downvote
facepalm

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favorite

UK /ˈfeɪv(ə)rət/

the American spelling of favourite

Synonyms and related words

Participants in games and competitions

a good/bad loser

all-comers

a sore loser

Synonyms and related words

Loved, liked or wanted very much

dear

desirable

precious

Synonyms and related words

Popularity or popular things and places

popularity

boom

magnet

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favorite

verb transitive computing

US /ˈfeɪv(ə)rɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	favorite
he/she/it	favorites
present participle	favoriting
past tense	favorited
past participle	favorited

1
to mark something as a favorite on a social media site to show that you like it or agree with it
The tweet has been favorited over 120,000 times.
Synonyms and related words
To use social media
at-sign
check into
defollow
2
to mark a website or an item on a website so you can find it easily again
You can favorite blog posts, articles, and other nuggets of info.
Synonyms and related words
To use the internet
blog
bookmark
browse

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