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  • Conjugation : past  favored ; pp  favored ; ing  favoring
  • Derivatives : n  favorer
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

favor [ 'fevɚ] [feɪvə]
  1. 1. noun 好意好感喜爱宠爱
    He has fallen out of favor with his classmates.
    已经不再受同学们的欢迎了。
  2. 2. noun 偏爱偏袒
  3. 3. noun 善意(或友好)的行为恩惠
    to do someone a favor
    某人恩惠;帮某人一个
    She is always asking me for favors.
    总是找我帮忙
  4. 4. noun [复数形态时]给予特权;(女人男人的)性交特权;(女人委身
    The police report stated that the candidate dispensed favors to people who voted for him.
    警方报告指出这名候选人为给自己投票的人提供好处
  5. 5. noun 小礼物,纪念品赠品(原指表示爱情的纪念品
  6. 6. noun 主要用于英格兰商业书信函件
    your favor of the 15th June
    您6月15日的来函
  7. 7. noun [archaic] 外貌外表
  8. 8. noun [archaic] 脸;面部表情面容
  9. 9. noun [antiquated] 吸引力魅力
  10. 10. vt. 宠爱赞成喜爱
    I generally favor the bus over the subway although there is more traffic.
    虽然地面交通会更拥挤些,我一般还是喜欢公交车不喜欢地铁
  11. 11. vt. 偏爱偏袒徇私
    I always felt that my parents favored my brother.
    一直觉得父母偏向哥哥
  12. 12. vt. 支持赞同拥护确认
  13. 13. vt. 使易于帮助有助于,有利于,便于
    Rain favored his escape.
    雨天有利他的逃跑
  14. 14. vt. 给…以恩惠,帮…一个忙;赐与,给与(with)
  15. 15. vt. 容貌)像,肖,(面貌酷似
    to favor one's mother
    容貌自己的妈妈
  16. 16. vt. 体恤小心对待;妥为照料
    to favor an injured leg
    对那受伤的腿很小心

Examples

to bask in someone's favor
得某人欢心 bask
to do someone a favor
给某人以恩惠;帮某人一个忙 favor
your favor of the 15th June
您6月15日的来函 favor
to favor one's mother
容貌像自己的妈妈 favor
to favor an injured leg
对那受伤的腿很小心 favor
to insinuate oneself into another's favor
向别人献媚求宠 insinuate
hoping for a reciprocal favor
希望互惠的 reciprocal
I have to ask you a big favor.
我得请你帮我个大忙。 ask
Thank you, I owe you a favor.
谢谢,我欠你个人情。 owe
I wonder - could you do me a favor?
请问可以帮我个忙吗?

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