[mass noun]an attitude of approval or liking
赞同,赞成;喜爱,好感
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training is looked upon with favour by many employers .培训得到诸多雇主的赞同。
 
support or advancement given as a sign of approval
(表示认同的)支持;提拔
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a struggle between competing ministers for royal favour .竞相获得王室支持的大臣们之间的争斗。
 
overgenerous preferential treatment
偏袒,偏爱
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they accused you of showing favour to one of the players .他们指责你偏袒其中的一位球员。
 
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〈古〉 (表喜爱或支持而被授予或佩带的)徽章;缎带。
an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual
帮忙,善意的行为,好事
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I've come to ask you a favour .我是来请求你帮忙的。
 
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〈旧〉 (女子给予男子的)性交允诺
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she had granted her favours to him .她已经委身于他。
 
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〈北美〉 (聚会上赠给客人的)小礼物。
feel or show approval or preference for
赞同;喜爱
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slashing public spending is a policy that few politicians favour .没有几个政治家对大幅度削减公共开支的政策表示赞同。
 
give unfairly preferential treatment to
偏袒,偏爱
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critics argued that the policy favoured the private sector .批评家们争辩说该政策袒护了国家经济中的私营部分。
 
work to the advantage of
有利于,有助于
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natural selection has favoured bats .自然选择对蝙蝠有利。
 
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[常用于礼貌的请求] 给予,赐予
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please favour me with an answer .敬请赐复。
 
〈非 正式〉 长得像,像(父亲、母亲或亲戚)
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she's pretty, and she favours you .她很漂亮,长得像你。
 
treat (an injured limb) gently, not putting one's full weight on it
悉心照料,妥善处理(受伤的肢体)
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he favours his sore leg .他悉心照料着他的那条酸痛的腿。
 
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do someone a favour do something for someone as an act of kindness 帮某人一个忙 - 
                                        
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Brit .informal used as a way of expressing brusque dismissal or rejection of a remark or suggestion 〈英, 非正式〉 [用 于表示对对方的话或建议不予理会或拒绝考虑] 帮帮忙啊!(或 痴人说梦!)‘Are you some kind of social worker?’ ‘Do me a favour!’ “你是个优秀的社会福利工作者吧?”“帮帮忙啊!”do someone no favours informal do something that is unhelpful to someone 〈非 正式〉 做对某人无用的事;给某人帮倒忙you won't do yourself any favours by getting worked up. 激动只会给你帮倒忙 - 
                                        
in favour 1 meeting with approval 受欢迎;得宠they were not in favour with the party . 他们不受该党的欢迎 - 
                                        
2 having or showing approval 赞同,支持a 2-1 vote in favour of industrial action . 2比1的赞成采取劳工行动的表决结果 - 
                                        
in one's favour to one's advantage 对某人有利events were moving in his favour . 事情正朝着对他有利的方向发展 - 
                                        
in favour of 1 to be replaced by 由…取代he stepped down as leader in favour of his rival . 他不再担任领导职务,由他的对手取而代之 - 
                                        
2 to the advantage of 有利于,有助于the judge decided in favour of the defendant . 法官判决被告胜诉 - 
                                        
out of favour lacking or having lost approval or popularity 失宠;不受欢迎proper dancing has gone out of favour . 正统的舞蹈现已不受欢迎了 
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do ... a favor 帮...一个忙
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ask a favor of ... 寻求...的帮助
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favor policy/policies 优惠政策
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the favor of ... ...的赞同/支持
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in favor of ... 喜爱...;支持...
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favor sb/sth 喜欢/偏爱/有助于...
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"Middle English (in the noun sense ‘liking, preference’): via Old French from Latin 

