favour meaning in English
n.
1.厚爱,恩惠,照顾,亲切;〔pl.〕 (女人对男人的)委身。
2.偏袒,偏爱。
3.利益;赞成,支持,提倡,许可,宽恕。
4.(表示好意或爱情的)礼物,纪念章,徽章,花结。
5.〔古语〕信函。
6.〔古语〕容貌。
短语和例子
I shall esteem it a favour if ... 若蒙…不胜荣幸。 your favour of yesterday 昨日尊函。 a wedding favour 婚礼用的花束、彩球(等)。 under the favour of night 趁黑夜。 ask a favour of 请帮忙,请照顾。 ask the favour of an early reply 请早赐复。 be [with] favour of ... …敬烦…转交〔信封上用语〕。 be incapable of appreciating sb.'s favour 不识抬举。 by [with] your favour 对不起;冒昧的说。 curry favour (with sb.) 拍人马屁,求宠于人。 do sb. a favour 帮某人的忙,答应某人的请求,接济某人。 find favour with [in the eyes of] sb. 得某人的宠爱[欢心]。 heap favours upon 给予许多帮忙[好处]。 in favour 时兴,流行 (What is now in favour 现在流行的是什么?)。 in favour of 1. 赞成,支持 (I am in favour of woman's suffrage. 我赞成妇女参政)。 2. 有利于 (The score was 80 to 78 in favour of the guest team. 比分为八十比七十八,客队获胜)。 3. 付与(cheque to be drawn in favour of sb. 开一张支票付给某人)。 in (high) favour with 得人欢心,受人宠爱。 in sb.'s favour 得某人好感〔欢心〕。 in popular favour 得舆论拥护。 out of favour with 失宠,被嫌弃,不流行。 show undue favour to 偏爱,偏袒。 stand high in sb.'s favour = in sb.'s favour. the last [ultimate] favour 女人以身相许。 win sb.'s favour 得某人欢心[好感]。
vt.
1.赞成,赞助,帮忙。
2.便于,有利于;促进。
3.惠赐,惠赠 (with)。
4.偏袒,偏爱;善为照顾。
5.证实(理论等)。
6.〔口语〕容貌像。
短语和例子
favour a proposal 赞成提案。 Fortune favours the brave. 〔谚语〕幸运找勇士。 The market favours the buyers. 行市对买方有利。 Will you favour us with a song 给我们唱一个歌,好吗? Trusting to be favoured with your further orders. 今后尚希源源定购。 The weather favoured us. 天公作美。 The boy favours his father. 这男孩长得像他父亲。 The man favoured his sprained foot when he walked. 那人走路时对他那只扭伤的脚很小心。 Favoured by ... 敬烦…转交〔信封上用语〕。
- Some people use flattery to get favours .
有些人靠阿谀奉承谋求好处。 - Some are in favour of it , some are against it .
有的赞成,有的反对。 - It isn't often i ask you to do me a favour .
我不是经常求你帮忙的。 - Her manners prepossessed me in her favour .
她的态度给我留下了好印象。 - Please favour [enlighten] me with your instructions .
请不吝赐教。
More: Next