favour

【发音】

美 /ˈfevɚ/ 英 /'feɪvə/

【翻译】

1. n.好感；赞同；恩惠

   英释:something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them

2. vt. 赞同； 喜爱， 偏爱； 有利于

   英释:to provide suitable conditions for something to happen

【记忆】

“飞吻” → 姑娘对那个小伙子很有好感， 于是给了他一个飞吻 → 好感

【短语】

1. in favour of : 支持，赞成

2. in favour : 赞成；支持；有利于

3. favour with : 给…(做一件好事)

4. do me a favour : 帮帮忙

5. out of favour : 失宠；不受欢迎

【例句】

1. Could you do me a favour and tell Kelly I can’t make it?

   你帮个忙告诉凯莉说我来不了好吗？

2. He hired John as a favour to his father.

   他雇约翰是给他父亲一个面子。

3. Paul, can I ask you a favor ?

   保罗，能帮我一下吗？

4. I owed him a favour so I couldn’t say no.

   我欠他一个人情，所以无法拒绝。

5. She helps me out when I have too much to do, and I return the favour when I can.

   我忙的时候她来帮忙，我能帮她的时候就还她人情。

6. Do yourself a favour and make sure you get some time to yourself.

   对自己好些，一定要留点时间给自己。

【真题例句】

1. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...In May a judge ruled in favour of Burger King...

2. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...that menu-labelling could favour chains that have more healthy offerings...

3. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 文本题)...Many westerners favour coffee while the Chinese tend to choose tea...

4. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 听力题)...but I persuaded Pat to let me return the favour in my own way with season tickets to our little theater group...

5. (2010.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...the odds favour marriage...

6. (2010.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...We tend to look on nature conservation as some kind of favour that human beings are granting to the natural world...

【同、近义词】

1. n.偏爱；赞同；善行

   acceptance/preference/good/mercy/

2. vt.赞成；喜爱；有助于

   enjoy/agree/aid/uphold/

【同根词】

1. adj

   favorable : 有利的；良好的；赞成的，赞许的；讨人喜欢的

   favourable : 有利的，顺利的；赞成的

   favored : 有利的；受到优待的；受到喜爱的

2. adv

   favourably : 顺利地；有利地；好意地（等于favorably）

3. n

   favor : 喜爱；欢心；好感

   favourable : 有利

   favouritism : 徇私；偏爱；得宠

4. v

   favored : 赞成；宠爱；帮助（favor的过去分词）；给…以恩惠

5. vt

   favor : 赞成；喜欢；像；赐予；证实