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*fa·vour¹ /BrE 【英】, favor AmE 【美】 /`fevə; ˈfeɪvə//
n
1 [C] something you do for someone to help them or be kind to them 恩惠; 善意的行为:
do sb a favour Could you do me a favour and look after the kids for an hour? 劳你的驾，这些孩子请你照料一个小时，行吗？
ask sb a favour/ask a favour of sb (=ask someone to do something for you) 请某人帮个忙
2 be in favour of sth to agree with and support a plan, idea, or system 赞同; 支持:
Are you in favour of the death penalty? 你是否赞同死刑？
3 [U] in favour/out of favour if someone or something is in favour, people like them and approve of them. If someone or something is out of favour, people do not like them or approve of them. 受欢迎的/不受欢迎的:
Traditional teaching methods are back in favour. 传统教学法重新受到欢迎。
4 in sb's/sth's favour
a) if something is in someone's favour, it is likely to help them win or succeed 对某人有利:
The conditions are in our favour. 形势对我们有利。
b) if a game, vote etc ends in someone's favour, they win 〔比赛、选举等〕某人获胜:
The vote was 60-40 in his favour. 他以 60 票比 40 票当选。
c) if a court or official group decision is in someone's favour, it decides that they are right 〔法庭或官方组织的判决〕对某人有利:
The Supreme Court decided in his favour. 高等法院裁定他胜诉。
5 in favour of sth if you refuse one thing in favour of something else, you decide to use the second thing 宁愿选择某事:
Plans for a tunnel were rejected in favour of the bridge. 修建隧道的计划被否决而选择了建桥。
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