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favor sb/sth
Many voters favor the new policy.
许多选民支持新政策。
偏爱；更喜欢；较常使用
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偏爱；更喜欢；较常使用
to like or prefer someone or something; to use one particular thing, hand, leg, etc. more often than the others
Many voters favor the new policy.
许多选民支持新政策。
指“较常使用”时多用于手、脚等身体部位
偏爱；更喜欢。
To look upon fondly; to prefer.
更频繁使用。
To use more often.
促进；有助于。
To encourage, conduce to
施恩惠于；帮助。
To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
favor
Base
原形
favors
3rd person
第三人称单数
favoring
-ing
现在分词
favored
Past
过去式
favored
Past participle
过去分词
She favors the red dress.
她偏爱红色连衣裙。
He favored my proposal.
他支持了我的提议。
They have favored us with their presence.
他们光临使我们感到荣幸。
favor作为动词时是规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The teacher tends to favor students who participate actively in class.
这位老师往往偏爱课堂上积极参与的学生。
The new policy favors small businesses by reducing their taxes.
新政策通过减税来扶持小企业。
She favors wearing comfortable shoes over high heels for daily work.
她日常工作中更偏爱穿舒适的鞋子而非高跟鞋。
Many voters favor the new policy.
许多选民支持新政策。
She favors eating at home rather than going out.
她喜欢在家吃饭而不是外出。
The king favored him with a generous gift.
国王赐予他一份厚礼。
Not this
I favor to eat pizza rather than pasta.
Use this
I favor eating pizza rather than pasta.
动词favor后应接名词或动名词，不可接不定式。中文“支持做某事”常误用为favor to do，正确结构为favor doing。
Not this
She always favors for her younger son.
Use this
She always favors her younger son.
favor作动词时是及物动词，直接跟宾语，无需介词。中文“偏爱某人”可能直译为favor for someone，应去掉for。
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