1.[c]帮助;好事;恩惠a thing that you do to help sb
Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today?今天你能帮我个忙去学校接萨姆吗?
Can I ask a favour ?请帮个忙行吗?
I would never ask for any favours from her.我再也不会请她帮任何忙了。
I'm going as a favour to Ann, not because I want to.我去是给安一个面子,而不是我想去。
I'll ask Steve to take it. He owes me a favour .我要请史蒂夫接受,他欠我一个人情。
Thanks for helping me out. I'll return the favour(= help you because you have helped me) some time.多谢你帮了我个大忙。总有一天我会报答你的。
Do yourself a favour(= help yourself) and wear a helmet on the bike.要照顾自己,骑车戴上头盔。
2.[u]赞同;支持approval or support for sb/sth
The suggestion to close the road has found favour with(= been supported by) local people.关闭这条路的建议已得到当地人的支持。
The programme has lost favour with viewers recently.近来这个节目已不受观众欢迎。
an athlete who fell from favour after a drugs scandal在毒品丑闻以后不再受人喜爱的运动员
The government looks with favour upon(= approves of) the report's recommendations.政府赞同报告所提出的建议。
She's not in favour with(= supported or liked by) the media just now.目前她没有媒体的捧场。
It seems Tim is back in favour with the boss(= the boss likes him again) .看来蒂姆又赢得了老板的好感。
3.[u]特别照顾;偏袒;偏爱treatment that is generous to one person or group in a way that seems unfair to others
As an examiner, she showed no favour to any candidate.作为主考人她没有偏袒任何应试者。
4.[pl]同意性交agreement to have sex with sb
demands for sexual favours对性交的要求
You're not doing yourself any favours, working for nothing.你干活不取报酬,对自己没有任何好处。
The orchestra did Beethoven no favours.这个交响乐团没有把贝多芬的乐曲演奏好。
You're not doing yourself any favours, working for nothing.你干活不取报酬,对自己没有任何好处。
The orchestra did Beethoven no favours.这个交响乐团没有把贝多芬的乐曲演奏好。
‘Do you think they'll win?’ ‘Do me a favour! They haven't got a single decent player.’“你认为他们会赢吗?”“得了吧!他们连一个像样的运动员都没有。”
‘Do you think they'll win?’ ‘Do me a favour! They haven't got a single decent player.’“你认为他们会赢吗?”“得了吧!他们连一个像样的运动员都没有。”
He argued in favour of a strike.他据理力争主张罢工。
There were 247 votes in favour (of the motion) and 152 against.有 247 票赞成(动议),152 票反对。
I'm all in favour of(= completely support) equal pay for equal work.我完全支持同工同酬。
Most of the ‘don't knows’ in the opinion polls came down in favour of(= eventually chose to support) the Democrats.在民意测验中多数未作决定的选民最终决定支持民主党人。
He abandoned teaching in favour of a career as a musician.他弃教从事音乐。
He argued in favour of a strike.他据理力争主张罢工。
There were 247 votes in favour (of the motion) and 152 against.有 247 票赞成(动议),152 票反对。
I'm all in favour of(= completely support) equal pay for equal work.我完全支持同工同酬。
Most of the ‘don't knows’ in the opinion polls came down in favour of(= eventually chose to support) the Democrats.在民意测验中多数未作决定的选民最终决定支持民主党人。
He abandoned teaching in favour of a career as a musician.他弃教从事音乐。
The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment.目前汇率对我们有利。
She was willing to bend the rules in Mary's favour.她愿意放宽规定以有利于玛丽。
The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment.目前汇率对我们有利。
She was willing to bend the rules in Mary's favour.她愿意放宽规定以有利于玛丽。
1.~ sth.~ (sb) doing sth较喜欢;选择to prefer one system, plan, way of doing sth, etc. to another
Many countries favour a presidential system of government.很多国家选择总统制政府。
2.~ sb优惠;特别照顾;偏袒to treat sb better than you treat other people, especially in an unfair way
The treaty seems to favour the US.这项条约似乎偏向美国。
3.~ sth有助于;有利于to provide suitable conditions for a particular person, group, etc.
The warm climate favours many types of tropical plants.温暖的气候对多种热带植物生长有利。
4.~ sb外貌像,长得像(父母或长辈)to look like one of your parents or older relations
She definitely favours her father.她酷似她父亲。
I know that there will be those up in arms about this idea, that it would favour the rich over the poor.
我知道一定会有人极力反对这种观点,说这种做法对有钱人有利、对穷人不利。
When I checked the damaged cases with the receiver, I cut down all those with slight damage. You know I've done a favour for you .
当我和收货人检查残损箱子时,我剔除了轻微的残损货,你知道我的做法对你是有利的。
One of the directors has offered to wine and dine me so he is probably looking for a favour or trying to sell me something.
一位董事表示愿意款待我吃喝,也许他有事相求或想向我兜售些什么东西。
Well. Since it appears nobody is eager to hire my services, could you favour me with a little money instead?
嗯。您看,几乎没有人愿意聘请我,我,我想你能否帮帮忙借我一点钱?
Though wind power has its opponents, too, its environmental virtues might be enough to swing things in its favour if it were also reliable.
尽管对于风力发电也有反对者,但是如果风能可靠的话,那么其清洁环保的特点足以赢得广泛的支持。
Here they were, regular customers, and she had turned them all down in favour of this comparative stranger.
顾客们到了,她把几个常来的客人弃在一边不管,去应酬这位比较陌生的顾客。
In interpreting this posted-workers directive, the court came down in favour of the Latvian firm, and against Swedish strikers.
在解释“派驻劳工”指引时,该法院也支持拉脱维亚公司,反对瑞典的罢工工人。
A growing number of followers would like to see him step down in favour of the younger interior minister, Roberto Maroni.
越来越多的追随者希望他引退,为年轻些的内政部长罗伯托•马罗尼让位。
The assertion that your right should take precedence over mine is unlikely to find favour with me if it is put in the form of a demand.
如果你要求将你的权利摆在我的权利之前,我一定不会答应。
Bart Chilton, the commissioner most adamantly in favour of these limits, said the mooted rules "actually err on the high side" .
最坚定支持实行这些限制的CFTC委员巴特•奇尔顿(BartChilton)表示,这些拟议中的规定“实际上偏向于宽松”。
This group of women are suing their bosses at Wal-Mart, claiming they've been passed up for pay and promotion in favour of men.
这些妇女在对其沃尔玛的老板们提起诉讼,称公司倾向男性,而女性的待遇提高和升职机会都被否决。
Kissinger said he did not favour the view that his country should give lectures to sovereign countries about their own domestic evolution.
基辛格表示,他不赞同美国应该为主权国家国内发展问题提供指导的观点。
Because this subject has meaning only to sculpting circle, in which has no intention to favour one and be prejudiced against the other.
因为这个话题也只有是雕塑界本身才能产生意义,而并没有什么厚此薄彼的意图。
their job advertisements and corporate websites will alert you to which ones they favour.
他们广告和企业网站可以告诉你他们青睐何种术语。
Over the years, he wormed his way into the director favour.
几年来,他取得了经理的欢心。
The Dutch striker is looking to leave Old Trafford after falling out of favour with Sir Alex Ferguson towards the end of last season.
荷兰射手期待离开老特拉福德,自从上赛季末失去阿莱克斯·弗格森爵士的信任之后。
In her speech, the senator came out in favour of a change in the law.
这位参议员在她的讲话中公开赞成修改法律。
may, as security in favour of a bank or financial institution, assign its right to any moneys due, or to become due, under the Contract.
可将其按照合同对任何到期或将到期的金额所享有的权利,以银行或金融机构作为受益人,作为抵押转让出去。
He said the committee set up to discuss the conflict was considering all possible options in favour of a political solution.
他说,为了讨论利比亚冲突而成立的委员会考虑了所有选择,最终决定支持政治解决方案。
The White House has also come out in favour of a further cut to the corporate tax rate to be negotiated.
白宫还宣布支持就进一步降低企业税展开讨论。
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