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favourite

释义

favourite

adjectiveonly before noun

UK /ˈfeɪv(ə)rət/

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

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favourite

noun countable

UK /ˈfeɪv(ə)rət/

Word Forms

singular	favourite
plural	favourites

1
the person or thing that you like the best
The bacon sandwich is still a national favourite.
My teddy bears were always my favourites.
old favourite:
Wuthering Heights is an old favourite with the Japanese.
Synonyms and related words
Popularity or popular things and places
popularity
boom
magnet
1. 1a
  someone who is treated better than others because a teacher, parent etc prefers them
  Colin’s always been mum’s favourite.
  Synonyms and related words
  Favouritism and unfairness
  apartheid
  linguistic imperialism
  favouritism
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 animal that is expected to win a race or competition
His horse started favourite for the 1988 Gold Cup.
favourite to do something:
Chelsea are 6–4 favourites to win the Premier League.
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 favourites.
Synonyms and related words
Symbols and abbreviations used in social media
BFF
downvote
facepalm

favourite

US /ˈfeɪv(ə)rɪt/

1
the British spelling of favorite
Synonyms and related words
Participants in games and competitions
a good/bad loser
all-comers
a sore loser
Synonyms and related words
To use the internet
blog
bookmark
browse
Synonyms and related words
To use social media
at-sign
check into
defollow
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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favourite

verb transitive computing

UK /ˈfeɪv(ə)rɪt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	favourite
he/she/it	favourites
present participle	favouriting
past tense	favourited
past participle	favourited

1
to mark something as a favourite 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 favourite blog posts, articles, and other nuggets of info.
Synonyms and related words
To use the internet
blog
bookmark
browse

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