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favour
(BrE) (NAmE favor) /ˈfeɪvə(r)/► SEE ALLbe (all) in favour of sth/of doing sthdo me a favourin sb’s/sth’s favourin/out of favour (with sb)curry favour (with sb)without fear or favourthe cards/odds are stacked in favour of sb/sth
●be (all) in favour of sth/of doing sthsupport or approve an idea, a course of action, etc. （完全）支持；赞成（做）某事◆As far as Joe’s suggestion about saving money is concerned, I’m all in favour of it.
就乔提出的攒钱的建议，我完全同意。◆Some people are in favour of restoring the death penalty for major crimes.
有些人支持恢复对重罪的死刑处罚。◆All those in favour, raise their hands.
所有赞同的人请举手。●do me a ˈfavour1. (informal) used when asking sb to help you 帮我一个忙；劳驾◆Do me a favour and answer the door, will you?
帮我个忙，去开一下门好吗？2. (spoken) you can’t expect me to believe that （表示不相信某人的话）不会吧◆‘It’s worth £2 000. The man in the antique shop told me.’ ‘Do me a favour. It’s not even worth £200.’
“这值 2 000 英镑，古董店的人告诉我的。”“有没有搞错？这连 200 英镑都不值。”●in sb’s/sth’s ˈfavourto sb’s advantage 对…有利◆The court decided in the employee’s favour.
法院作出了对雇员有利的判决。◆The fact that the dollar is falling is in your favour.
美元贬值对你有利。●in/out of ˈfavour (with sb)supported/not supported or liked/not liked by sb 得到／失去某人的支持（或欢心）◆I seem to be out of favour with the head of department after my remarks at the meeting.
自从我在那次会议上发言以后，部门主管好像就不太喜欢我了。◆He stays late every afternoon because he wants to stay in favour with the boss.
他每天下午都很晚才下班，因为他想让老板一直对他有好感。●curry ˈfavour (with sb) (BrE) (NAmE curry ˈfavor (with sb)) (disapproving) try to get sb to like or support you by praising or helping them a lot 讨好；奉承；拍马屁◆They have lowered taxes in an attempt to curry favour with the voters.为了讨好选民，他们已经降低了税收。 ORIGIN Curry in this phrase means to groom (= clean and comb) a horse. The phrase was originally ‘curry favel ’ (= a light brown horse that was thought to be clever and dishonest) and came to mean to try to please somebody who might be useful to you, especially by doing or saying things that you do not mean or believe. * curry 在这个短语中的意思是“给马刷拭”。这个短语的原形是 curry favel （狡猾且不诚实的浅棕色马），后来指试图讨好可能对自己有用的人，尤指通过做违心的事或说一些言不由衷的话。●without ˌfear or ˈfavour (BrE) (NAmE without ˌfear or ˈfavor) (formal) (judge, decide sth, etc.) in a completely fair way without being influenced by anybody 公正地，不偏不倚地（判断、作决定等）◆The newspaper reprinted the facts, without fear or favour.报纸公正地转载了事情的真相。●the cards/odds are stacked in ˈfavour of sb/sth (BrE) (NAmE the cards/odds are stacked in ˈfavor of sb/sth) it is likely that sb/sth will succeed because the conditions are good or because sb/sth has an advantage 情况对…有利；…处于有利境地◆The odds are heavily stacked in favour of Manchester United, who are having a very successful season and who will be playing in front of the home crowd.曼彻斯特联队处于有利境地，该队这一赛季一直表现优秀，而且又是在主场踢球。 |