Word · Frequency #2781
favour
favor 的英式拼写
British spelling of favor
- 1.
British standard spelling of favor.
favor 的英式拼写
赞成；帮助；支持；喜爱
In use
I favour the second option because it is more efficient.
The teacher favoured the shy student by giving her extra help.
Good weather favoured our outdoor picnic.
favour + something
及物动词，直接跟宾语，表示支持或赞同。
The majority favoured the proposal.
多数人支持这个提议。
favour + doing something
表示偏好做某事。
She favours wearing casual clothes.
她偏爱穿休闲装。
favour + somebody + with + something
正式用法，表示赐予或给予恩惠。
The king favoured him with a title.
国王赐予他一个头衔。
be favoured with + something
被动结构，表示拥有有利条件或受到恩惠。
The city is favoured with a mild climate.
这座城市享有温和的气候。
Verb forms
base favour · third person favours · -ing favouring · past favoured · past participle favoured
Common mistakes
I favour to stay at home.I favour staying at home.
动词 favour 后应接动名词（-ing形式），而非不定式。汉语中“喜欢做某事”常译为“like to do”，但favour的搭配不同。
The new policy favours for the rich.The new policy favours the rich.
favour 是及物动词，直接跟宾语，无需介词 for。汉语“有利于”可能让学生误加介词，但英语中不可。
Connections
Collocations
- favour the idea
- 赞同这个想法
- Do you favour the idea of changing the school hours?你赞成改变上学时间的想法吗？
- strongly favour
- 强烈支持
- The union strongly favours the new contract.工会强烈支持新合同。
- favour A over B
- 喜爱A胜过B
- I always favour quality over quantity.我总是重视质量胜过数量。
- favour doing something
- 更愿意做某事
- Most people favour spending time with family on holidays.大多数人更愿意在节假日和家人待在一起。
- be favoured to do something
- 被看好会做某事
- The young player is favoured to win the tournament.这位年轻选手被看好会赢得这场锦标赛。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
英国拼写喜欢多加一个 u，就像 colour、honour；记住 favour = favor + u，多出的 u 就是英国人的偏爱。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：英式英语写作、英式英语教学材料、面向英国读者的正式文本 favour 是 favor 的英式拼写，多用于英式英语；美式英语通常写作 favor。选择拼写时应跟随目标读者所属的英语变体，并在同一篇文章中保持一致。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词或代词作宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
flavour, savour and waver rhyme with favour (all end with the /eɪvə/ sound). Be careful with the -our lookalikes: labour ends /eɪbə/, vapour ends /eɪpə/, and colour ends /ʌlə/; none of them rhymes with favour.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.