HELP 帮助, [C] something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them

恩惠; 善意的行为

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？

He hired John as a favour to his father.

他雇请约翰是给他父亲一个面子。

Paul, can I ask you a favor ?

保罗，能帮我一下吗？

I owed him a favour so I couldn't say no.

我欠他一个人情，所以无法拒绝。

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情。

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。

SUPPORT / APPROVAL 支持/赞许, [U] support, approval, or agreement for something such as a plan, idea, or system

支持，赞同:

Senior ministers spoke in favour of the proposal.

高级部长们都表示支持这项提议。

I talked to Susie about it, and she's all in favor (=completely approves) of going .

我跟苏齐谈了此事，她完全赞成去。

The idea may find favor with older people.

这个想法也许会得到年纪较大的人的支持。

The vote was 60-59 in the government's favor.

票数 60 比 59，政府胜出。

In Sweden and other countries, nuclear power has lost favor .

在瑞典等国家，核能已经失去了支持。

Employers are more likely to look with favour on experienced candidates.

雇主更有可能青睐有经验的求职者。

All in favour (=used when asking people to vote on something by raising a hand) ?

都同意吗 ？〔用于要求人们对某事举手表决时〕

288 members voted in favor of the ban.

288 名成员投票赞成这项禁令。

POPULAR / UNPOPULAR 受欢迎/不受欢迎, [U] when someone or something is liked or approved of by people, or not liked or approved of

受喜爱，受宠爱:

The island is very much in favour as a holiday destination.

该岛作为度假地极受人欢迎。

The stock is currently out of favor with investors.

这只股票现在已不受投资者追捧了。

Radcliffe's books began to find favour with the reading public.

拉德克利夫的书开始受到读者的青睐。

Fountain pens have come back in favour.

自来水笔又受人欢迎了。

Grammar-based teaching methods went out of favour in the 60s and 70s.

在 60 及 70 年代，以语法为基础的教学法失宠了。

ADVANTAGE 优势, in sb's favour if something is in someone's favour, it gives them an advantage over someone else

对某人有利:

Conditions on court are very much in Williams' favour.

法庭上的情形对威廉斯非常有利。

The new rules should actually work in your favor .

新规定实际上应该对你们有利。

Duncan had his height and weight in his favour during the fight.

拳击赛中，邓肯在身高和体重上占优势。

CHOOSE STH INSTEAD 反而选择其他事物, do sth in favour of sth if you decide not to use one thing in favour of another, you choose the other one because you think it is better

决定选择某物而不选某物:

Plans for a tunnel were rejected in favour of a bridge.

修建隧道的计划被否决，选择了建桥。

do sb / sth no favours, not do sb / sth any favours , to do something that makes someone or something look worse than they are, or that does not help at all

对某人/某事没有一点好处（用处）:

Low interest rates don't do savers any favours.

低利率对于储户没有一点好处。

UNFAIR SUPPORT 偏袒, [U] support that is given to one person or group and not to others, in a way that does not seem fair

偏心，偏袒:

Teachers should not show favour to any pupil.

老师不该偏袒任何学生。

do me / us a favour!, [BrE spoken] used when you are annoyed because someone has asked a silly question or done something to upset people

拜托！得了吧！〔因某人问了愚蠢的问题或做了令人不开心的事而感到生气时说的话〕:

Do us a favour, Mike, and shut up!

拜托，迈克，别再说了！

'Did you like it?' 'Do me a favour!'

“你喜欢吗？”“饶了我吧！”

GIFT 礼物, [C] [AmE] a PARTY FAVOR

〔聚会上分发给宾客的〕小礼物

SEX 性, favours [pl.] [old-fashioned] when you allow someone to have sex with you

同意性交:

She shared her sexual favors with many men.

她同许多男人有关系。

PREFER 更喜欢, to prefer someone or something to other things or people, especially when there are several to choose from

较喜欢:

Both countries seem to favour the agreement.

两个国家似乎都更倾向于这份协议。

loose clothing of the type favoured in Arab countries

阿拉伯国家的人喜欢穿的那种宽松服装

Florida voters favored Bush over Gore by a very small margin.

佛罗里达州的选民喜欢布什的略多于喜欢戈尔的。

GIVE AN ADVANTAGE 给予好处, to treat someone much better than someone else, in a way that is not fair

优惠; 偏袒:

a tax cut that favours rich people

偏向有钱人的减税

a judicial system that favours men over women

偏护男性多于女性的司法制度

HELP 帮助, to provide suitable conditions for something to happen

有利于，有助于:

The current economy does not favour the development of small businesses.

当前的经济对小企业的发展不利。

LOOK LIKE 看上去像, [old-fashioned] to look like one of your parents or grandparents

容貌像，长得像〔父母或（外）祖父母中的某一人〕