Word · Frequency #49170
favor
偏爱;更喜欢;较常使用
核心释义
指“较常使用”时多用于手、脚等身体部位
to like or prefer someone or something; to use one particular thing, hand, leg, etc. more often than the others
- 1.
偏爱;更喜欢。
To look upon fondly; to prefer.
- 2.
更频繁使用。
To use more often.
- 3.
促进;有助于。
To encourage, conduce to
- 4.
施恩惠于;帮助。
To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
- 5.
像;尤指长相像(另一个人)。
To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).
- 6.
小心使用或对待。
To treat or use (something) gently
长得像(某人,通常指亲属);有利于;有助于;帮助;施惠于;爱惜;小心使用;偏爱;更喜欢。
用法In use
The teacher tends to favor students who participate actively in class.
用法提示:favor 作动词,表示“偏爱、偏袒”。
The new policy favors small businesses by reducing their taxes.
用法提示:favor 作动词,表示“支持、有利于”。
She favors wearing comfortable shoes over high heels for daily work.
用法提示:favor 作动词,表示“更喜欢、倾向于选择”。
favor sb/sth
Many voters favor the new policy.
许多选民支持新政策。
favor doing sth
She favors eating at home rather than going out.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- favor A over B
- 比起B更偏爱A
- Voters favor her over the other candidate.选民比起另一位候选人更青睐她。
- strongly favor
- 强烈支持
- Most members strongly favor the new rule.大多数成员强烈支持这项新规定。
- be favored to win
- 被视为有望获胜
- The home team is favored to win.主队被认为有望获胜。
- tend to favor
- 往往偏爱
- Young buyers tend to favor smaller cars.年轻买家往往偏爱较小的汽车。
- favor one side
- 偏袒一方
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