favor

n.好感；宠爱；关切；欢心

vt.支持；赞成；照顾；促成

[美国英语]= favour

第三人称单数:favors 名词复数形式:favors 现在分词:favoring 过去式:favored 过去分词:favored f:favors

favor 恩惠，好感，偏好

来自拉丁语favere, 好感，来自PIE*ghow, 尊敬，崇拜，词源同gaze.古罗马学者西塞罗将该词词义弱化为亲切，友好，偏好。

1. It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.
   这是一个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。
2. The jury voted 8-to-4 in favor of acquittal
   陪审团以8比4的投票结果赞成无罪判决。
3. Recent opinion polls show that 60 percent favor abortion under certain circumstances
   最近的民意调查显示，60%的人赞成在某些情况下可以堕胎。
4. Three-fourths of the public say they favor a national referendum on the issue.
   四分之三的公众表示希望就这个问题进行全民公决。
5. There has been a decline in enrollment in liberal arts courses in favor of highly specialized training for high-paying careers, mostly in business.
   文科课程的报名人数有所下降，而以商业为主、针对高薪职业的高度专业化培训课程则越来越受欢迎。
6. Good old Bergen would do him the favor.
   好心肠的老伯根会帮他这个忙的。
7. They phased out my job in favor of a computer.
   他们逐步用一台计算机淘汰了我的工作岗位
8. He has to just ride this out and hope that it turns in his favor.
   他必须经受住此次危机，并且希望结果会对他有利。
9. Today's election will skew the results in favor of the northern end of the county.
   今天的选举将使结果有利于这个郡的北部地区。
10. You'd think you were the one who did me the favor, and not the other way around.
    应该是你帮了我，而不是我帮了你。
11. The general opinion is in favor of us.
    普遍的舆论对我们有利。
12. The balance of maritime superiority has tipped in favor of us.
    海上优势已经转到我们这边了。
13. And some banks have begun to render such new services as issuing guarantees and witness in favor of the foreign investments.
    一些银行已开设提供经济担保或证明等新业务，以利于引进外资。
14. One relatively recent technique which has found some favor involves the inclusion of soluble trivalent antimony derivatives in the slurry during mixing.
    一种比较近代的、人们好采用的技术是在混合过程中加入可溶性的三价锑衍生物。
15. The emperor abdicated in favor of his son.
    皇帝自愿退位，由他的儿子登基。
16. I won't curry favor with him.
    我不买他的帐。
17. More importantly, he knows to appreciate others'care and favor to him.
    而且更重要的是，他会懂得欣赏和感激别人对他的好，别人对他的关心。
18. Would you favor me with a dance?
    愿意和我跳个舞吗？
19. I've won my boss's favor owing to my outstanding work.
    我由于出色的工作赢得了我老板的恩宠。
20. How do you do! May I have the favor to dance with you?
    你好！我可以请你跳舞吗？
21. I don't know what she said to robert, but she's certainly out of favor with him.
    我不知道她对罗伯特说了些什么，但她肯定失宠于他了。
22. I raised your suggestion with the boss, and he was in favor of trying it.
    我向老板提出了你的建议，他同意试一下。
23. You helped me with my computer last week. I want to repay the favor.
    你上个星期帮我搞定了电脑。我要还你这个人情。
24. But you must show them favor.
    但是你必须表示对他们的支持。
25. And so you have come to me for a favor.
    所以你来找我帮你的忙。
26. I guess it's a favor for both of us.
    我觉得这对我们两人都有好处。
27. I favor the former.
    我赞成前者。
28. I heard a forcible argument in favor of the new policy.
    我听到一个支持新政策的有力论据。
29. I smiled. "We owed you a favor," I said.
    我笑了，“我们本来就欠你个人情。”我说。