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
favors — third person singular of favor
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。
to like or prefer someone or something; to use one particular thing, hand, leg, etc. more often than the others
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.
像；尤指长相像(另一个人)。
To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).
小心使用或对待。
To treat or use (something) gently
一般现在时
She favors the red dress.
她偏爱红色连衣裙。
一般过去时
He favored my proposal.
他支持了我的提议。
现在完成时
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。
用法提示：favor 作动词，表示“偏爱、偏袒”。
The new policy favors small businesses by reducing their taxes.
新政策通过减税来扶持小企业。
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.
她日常工作中更偏爱穿舒适的鞋子而非高跟鞋。
用法提示：favor 作动词，表示“更喜欢、倾向于选择”。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I favor to eat pizza rather than pasta.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子She always favors for her younger son.
正确表达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。
favor侧重出于善意或偏爱而支持，prefer则是基于个人喜好选择
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。
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。
被视为有望获胜
The home team is favored to win.
主队被认为有望获胜。
往往偏爱
Young buyers tend to favor smaller cars.
年轻买家往往偏爱较小的汽车。
偏袒一方
The referee seemed to favor one side.
裁判似乎偏袒一方。
广受青睐
This teaching method is widely favored.
这种教学方法广受青睐。
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