英汉词典

favor 基本解释

• vt. 赞成；喜欢；像；赐予；证实
• n. 喜爱；欢心；好感

favor 词态变化

favor 中文词源

来自拉丁语favere, 好感，来自PIE*ghow, 尊敬，崇拜，词源同gaze.古罗马学者西塞罗将该词词义弱化为亲切，友好，偏好。

favor 英文词源

favor (n.)

c. 1300, "attractiveness, beauty, charm" (archaic), from Old French favor "a favor; approval, praise; applause; partiality" (13c., Modern French faveur), from Latin favorem (nominative favor) "good will, inclination, partiality, support," coined by Cicero from stem of favere "to show kindness to," from PIE *ghow-e- "to honor, revere, worship" (cognate: Old Norse ga "to heed").

Meaning "good will, kind regard" is from mid-14c. in English; sense of "act of kindness, a kindness done" is from late 14c. Meaning "bias, partiality" is from late 14c. Meaning "thing given as a mark of favor" is from late 15c. Phrase in favor of recorded from 1560s.

favor (v.)

mid-14c., "to regard with favor, indulge, treat with partiality," from Old French favorer, from favor "a favor, partiality" (see favor (n.)). Meaning "to resemble, look somewhat like" is from c. 1600. Related: Favored; favoring.

favor 词组搭配

favor 英文释义

1. an act of gracious kindness

2. an advantage to the benefit of someone or something;

"the outcome was in his favor"

3. an inclination to approve;

"that style is in favor this season"

4. a feeling of favorable regard

5. souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party

favor 双语例句

1. Recent opinion polls show that 60 percent favor abortion under certain circumstances.

最近的民意调查显示，60%的人赞成在某些情况下可以堕胎。

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2. Safire writes hilariously of being banished from presidential favor.

萨菲尔笔锋幽默，描写了自己没能博取总统好感的事。

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3. Good old Bergen would do him the favor.

好心肠的老伯根会帮他这个忙的。

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4. The margin in favor was 280-to-153.

赞成票以280票比153票的优势领先。

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5. The jury voted 8-to-4 in favor of acquittal.

陪审团以8比4的投票结果赞成无罪判决。

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favor 实用场景例句

What do you like to do in your spare time?

空闲时你喜欢干什么?

辞典例句

This was obviously a reasonable suggestion; it doesn't, however, find favor with the men.

很明显这是一个合理的建议, 然而这些人不赞成.

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The new teacher finds favor in the eyes of the parents.

那位新老师很受家长的欢迎.

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The new development turned the scales in favor of that school.

新的发展扭转了局面,对那所学校有利.

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All in favor of this proposition will please say "Aye".

请所有赞成这项提议的人讲一声 “赞成” .

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Some elevated people favor the new policy.

一些高层人士支持该项新政策.

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The case went in his favor.

他官司打赢了(这案件判决他胜诉).

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The new teacher lost favor in the eyes of the parents.

那位新老师不受家长的欢迎.

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There was no alternative for them to vote in favor.

他们别无选择,只有投票赞成.

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A coach should not favor one player over another on the team.

教练不应偏爱队里的某个球员,而不喜欢另一个.

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The judge was biased in favor of the local team.

裁判对本地的球队有偏袒.

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The exchange rate is in our favor.

这兑换率对我们有利.

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The majority voted in favor of the proposal.

多数人投票赞成这项提案.

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Jane should get a good rise this year; she's in high favor with the management.

简的工资今年会增加许多, 她很受资方的赏识.

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He brought her some flowers, hoping to curry favor with her.

他给她带来了一些花, 想讨好她.

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Will you do me a favor?

帮我个忙好 吗 ?

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Price control would gradually disappear in favor of a free market.

价格控制逐渐被自由市场所代替.

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The committee did not look upon the suggestion with favor.

委员会没有赞成这项建议.

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This check is made out in favor of a food corporation.

这张支票的受款人为一家食品公司.

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She is out of favor with her employer.

她失去了雇主的欢心.

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Do me a favor by turning off that radio!

请帮我把收音机关掉!

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The politicians are bidding for our favor by making wild promises that they can't keep.

政治家们为获取人们的支持而做出承诺.

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Would you do me a favor?

你能帮我一下 吗 ?

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It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.

这是一个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。

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Good old Bergen would do him the favor.

好心肠的老伯根会帮他这个忙的。

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He has to just ride this out and hope that it turns in his favor.

他必须经受住此次危机，并且希望结果会对他有利。

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You'd think you were the one who did me the favor, and not the other way around.

应该是你帮了我，而不是我帮了你。

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Safire writes hilariously of being banished from presidential favor.

萨菲尔笔锋幽默，描写了自己没能博取总统好感的事。

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