Word · Frequency #2527
Fully loadedfavourite
最爱；特别喜爱的人或事物
a person or thing that someone especially likes or loves
- 1.
a special loved one
特别喜爱的人或物
- 2.
something regarded with special favor or liking
特别喜爱的事物
- 3.
a competitor thought likely to win
被认为有望获胜的竞争者
夺冠热门；热门选手；特别喜爱的人或物；特别喜爱的事物；被认为有望获胜的竞争者；喜欢的事物
In use
The defending champion is the favourite to win the tournament.
My grandmother is my favourite; I visit her every weekend.
Chocolate ice cream is my favourite among all desserts.
be the favourite to do sth
常指竞赛中最有希望获胜的人。
She is the favourite to win the gold medal.
她是最有希望赢得金牌的选手。
be a favourite of/among sb
表示被某群体喜爱。
This song is a favourite among teenagers.
这首歌在青少年中很受欢迎。
be sb's favourite
Chocolate ice cream is my favourite.
Connections
Collocations
- clear favourite
- 明显最受欢迎的
- She is the clear favourite to win the gold medal.她是获得金牌的明显热门人选。
- strong favourite
- 大热门
- The home team is the strong favourite for the championship.主队是夺冠的大热门。
- personal favourite
- 个人最爱
- This song is my personal favourite from the album.这首歌是我专辑中的个人最爱。
- hot favourite
- 热门人选
- The young actress is the hot favourite for the Best Actress award.这位年轻女演员是最佳女主角奖的热门人选。
- favourite among
- 在...中最受欢迎
- This dish is a favourite among our customers.这道菜是我们顾客的最爱。
- old favourite
Learner notes
Memory Tip
favourite中的favor是“喜爱”，-ite表示“的”或“者”，合起来即“被喜爱的人或物”，助记成：最爱的人或物就是你的favourite。
Context & Register
名词用法，中性语气，多用于日常对话，也可用于体育竞赛中指夺冠热门。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -our spelling pattern, but do not rhyme with 'favourite' because 'favourite' ends with /ɪt/ while these end with /ə/.
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.