詞匯精選:favour的用法和辨析

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    一、詳細(xì)釋義:
    n.
    喜愛(ài);好感;歡心;贊同 [U]
    例句:
    The cute lad did all he could to win the pretty girl's favour.
    這個(gè)機(jī)靈的小伙子設(shè)法取得那個(gè)標(biāo)致女孩的歡心。
    例句:
    Even those in favour of urban renewal think it can go too far.
    甚至那些贊同市區(qū)翻新的人也認(rèn)為目前的計(jì)劃可能會(huì)實(shí)施過(guò)度。
    偏愛(ài);偏袒 [U]
    例句:
    The pianist has a bias in favour of Chopin.
    這位鋼琴家偏愛(ài)蕭邦。
    例句:
    The anthology reveals a prejudice in favour of lyric poets.
    這部選集顯示出對(duì)抒情詩(shī)人有所偏愛(ài)。
    善行,恩惠;幫助 [C]
    例句:
    Would you please do me a favour?
    你能幫助我嗎?
    例句:
    May I ask a favour of you?
    請(qǐng)你幫幫忙好嗎?
    v.
    喜愛(ài);贊同;贊成 [T]
    例句:
    Of the two possible plans I favour the first.
    在這兩種可行方案中我贊成前者。
    例句:
    I shall favour neither side in this election.
    此次選舉中,我將不支持任何一方。
    偏愛(ài);偏袒 [T]
    例句:
    She always favours her youngest child.
    她總是偏愛(ài)她最小的孩子。
    例句:
    A teacher should not favour any of his pupils .
    教師不要偏愛(ài)任何學(xué)生。
    有助于,有利于 [T]
    例句:
    The wind favoured their sailing at dawn.
    這風(fēng)便于他們?cè)诶杳鲿r(shí)航行。
    例句:
    Crowded conditions favour the spread of disease.
    擁擠的條件便于疾病傳播。
    【舊】長(zhǎng)得像;容貌像 [T]
    例句:
    Wouldn't you say he favors his mother?
    你難道不認(rèn)為他長(zhǎng)得像他母親嗎?
    例句:
    She favours her grandmother more than her mother.
    比起她媽媽來(lái),她更像她祖母。
    二、詞義辨析:
    advantage,benefit,interest,favour,profit,gain
    這些名詞均有“利益、好處”之意。 advantage指因某方面占優(yōu)勢(shì)或利用某機(jī)會(huì)以及對(duì)方弱點(diǎn)而獲得利益與好處。 benefit普通用詞,指通過(guò)正當(dāng)手段從物質(zhì)或精神方面得到的任何好處或利益。 interest作“利益”解時(shí),多用復(fù)數(shù)形式,既可指集團(tuán)、群體的利益,又可指?jìng)€(gè)人的利益。 favour指在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中獲得的advantage,也可指在狹隘的個(gè)人利益。 profit著重收益,尤指從物質(zhì)、錢財(cái)?shù)确矫娅@得的利益。 gain指獲得的物質(zhì)利益,也暗示不損壞他人利益而得的無(wú)形好處。
    三、相關(guān)短語(yǔ):
    curry favour
    求寵,拍馬*
    in favour of
    有利于,便于;贊成,支持
    in favour
    in favour (of sb/sth) 1. 贊同;支持 2. 為獲得(更好或更需要的事物) in sb's favour 1. 有利于某人;有助于某人 2.(決定)對(duì)某人有利;(判決)判某人正確
    四、參考例句:
    They favour liberal free-market policies.
    他們支持開(kāi)放的自由市場(chǎng)政策。
    Crowded conditions favour the spread of disease.
    擁擠的條件便于疾病傳播。
    May I ask a favour of you?
    請(qǐng)你幫幫忙好嗎?
    Would you please do me a favour?
    你能幫助我嗎?
    He craved favour of the king.
    他懇求國(guó)王恩賜。
    Will you favour us with an encore?
    為我們?cè)傺菀粋€(gè)好嗎?
    The decision went in his favour.
    這一決定對(duì)他有利。
    He abdicated in favour of his son.
    他把王位讓給了兒子。
    He argued in favour of a strike.
    他堅(jiān)決主張支持罷工。
    Do you favour the aggressive policy?
    你贊成這一侵略性的政策嗎?