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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。
最爱；特别喜爱的人或事物
favourites — plural of favourite
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
最爱；特别喜爱的人或事物
a person or thing that someone especially likes or loves
She is the favourite to win the gold medal.
她是最有希望赢得金牌的选手。
特别喜爱的人或物
a special loved one
特别喜爱的事物
something regarded with special favor or liking
被认为有望获胜的竞争者
a competitor thought likely to win
The defending champion is the favourite to win the tournament.
卫冕冠军是赢得比赛的热门人选。
My grandmother is my favourite; I visit her every weekend.
我的祖母是我最喜爱的人；我每个周末都去看她。
Chocolate ice cream is my favourite among all desserts.
在所有甜点中，巧克力冰淇淋是我的最爱。
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。
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。
Chocolate ice cream is my favourite.
巧克力冰淇淋是我的最爱。
常指奖项或职位的热门候选人。
He is a favourite for the Best Actor award.
他是最佳男主角奖的热门人选。
Not this
She is the favorite in the competition.
Use this
She is the favourite in the competition.
常见拼写错误：英式英语中拼写为"favourite"，而美式英语为"favorite"。在英式英语学习中应使用"favourite"。
Not this
He is favourite of mine.
Use this
He is a favourite of mine.
可数名词前缺少冠词：此处"favourite"作可数名词，意为"特别喜爱的人"，需加不定冠词"a"。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
大热门
The home team is the strong favourite for the championship.
主队是夺冠的大热门。
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。
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。
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。
经久不衰的喜爱
The film is an old favourite that I can watch again and again.
这部电影是我可以反复观看的经久不衰的喜爱。
宠儿；受爱戴的儿子
He's the favourite son of the party and expected to win the nomination.
他是该党的宠儿，有望赢得提名。
长期受欢迎的事物；老经典
This song is an old favourite that never fails to get people dancing.
这首歌是经久不衰的经典，总能让人跳起舞来。
常去的地方；最爱去的场所
The café is a favourite haunt of local artists.
这家咖啡馆是当地艺术家常去的地方。
玫瑰上的雨滴和小猫的胡须，明亮的铜壶和温暖的羊毛手套，用绳子系着的棕色纸包裹，这些是我最喜欢的一些东西。
These are a few of my favourite things.
这些是我最喜欢的一些东西。
Use favourites naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
These words share the -our spelling pattern, but do not rhyme with 'favourite' because 'favourite' ends with /ɪt/ while these end with /ə/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.