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favour favour[ˈfeɪvə(r)]favoured, favouring, favoursCET4CET6TEM4IELTSv31040164030261107PREP817679038VERB941961227支持(33%)，偏爱(18%)，偏袒(15%)，有利于(14%)，喜爱(9%)，恩惠(9%)，长得像(2%)n.偏爱；赞同；善行vt.赞成；喜爱；有助于 favour ★★★★☆/fe͟ɪvə(r)/in AM, use 美国英语用 favor1[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]赞同；支持；喜爱 If you regard something or someone with favour, you like or support them. It remains to be seen if the show will still find favour with a 1990s audience...这个节目是否能继续赢得 90 后观众的喜爱，还要拭目以待。No one would look with favour on the continuing military rule...没有人会赞成继续军政府统治。He has won favour with a wide range of interest groups.他已经获得众多利益集团的支持。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]恩惠；帮忙 If you do someone a favour, you do something for them even though you do not have to. I've come to ask you to do me a favour...我来这儿是想请你帮个忙。These are gestures of genuine friendship with no favours expected in return.这是友谊的真正表现，不期待任何回报。3[N-PLURAL	复数名词]与人发生性关系 If you say that one person gives or sells their favours to another, you mean that they have sex.   [usu poss N]  [FORMAL 正式]In her extreme youth, Maria had sold her sexual favours for money.玛丽亚在非常年轻的时候，曾靠卖淫来赚钱。4[VERB	动词]更喜爱；宁愿；倾向于 If you favour something, you prefer it to the other choices available.   [V n]  [V -ing]The French say they favour a transition to democracy...法国人说他们倾向于向民主过渡。He favours bringing the UN into touch with 'modern realities'.他倾向于让联合国接触“当代现实”。favouredThe favoured candidate will probably emerge after private discussions.中意的候选人很可能将在私下讨论后产生。5[VERB	动词]偏爱；偏袒；宠爱 If you favour someone, you treat them better or in a kinder way than you treat other people.   [V n]The Government came under fire yesterday for favouring elitist arts groups in the South-east...昨天，政府因为偏袒东南部的一些精英艺术群体而遭到抨击。Another possibility is that parents favour chicks that are strong.另一种可能性是亲鸟会偏爱强壮的雏鸟。favouredHer younger brother was the favoured child, encouraged and admired by both parents.她弟弟是个宠儿，受到父母双亲的支持和喜爱。6[PHRASE	短语]支持；赞成 If you are in favour of something, you support it and think that it is a good thing.   [oft v-link PHR]I wouldn't be in favour of income tax cuts...我不会支持削减所得税。Yet this is a Government which proclaims that it is all in favour of openness...但这却是个宣称全力支持开放的政府。The vote passed with 111 in favour and 25 against.111 票赞成，25 票反对，表决通过。7[PHRASE	短语]认为…正确；认为…有理 If someone makes a judgment in your favour, they say that you are right about something.   [PHR after v]If the commission rules in Mr Welch's favour the case will go to the European Court of Human Rights.如果委员会裁定韦尔奇有理，这个案件将送交欧洲人权法庭。8[PHRASE	短语]对…有利 If something is in your favour, it helps you or gives you an advantage.   [n PHR]The protection that farmers have enjoyed amounts to a bias in favour of the countryside...农民所受的保护几乎变成了对乡村的偏袒。Firms are trying to shift the balance of power in the labour market back in their favour.各公司正在试图让劳动力市场的均势向有利于自己的方向倾斜。9[PHRASE	短语](舍弃某物)宁愿选择；选…(而不选…) If one thing is rejected in favour of another, the second thing is done or chosen instead of the first.   [PHR n]The policy was rejected in favour of a more cautious approach.这项政策未被采纳，取而代之的是一项较为谨慎的策略。10[PHRASE	短语]受宠／失宠；得势／失势 If someone or something is in favour, people like or support them. If they are out of favour, people no longer like or support them.   [v-link PHR] favour1 nounfavour2 verbfavourfa‧vour1 British English, favor American English /ˈfeɪvə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W3 noun  Entry menu Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1help [countable] something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them:  Could you do me a favour and tell Kelly I can’t make it? He hired John as a favour to his father. Paul, can I ask you a favor? I owed him a favour so I couldn’t say no. She helps me out when I have too much to do, and I return the favour when I can. Do yourself a favour and make sure you get some time to yourself.2support/approval [uncountable] support, approval, or agreement for something such as a plan, idea, or systemin favour of something Senior ministers spoke in favour of the proposal. I talked to Susie about it, and she’s all in favor (=completely approves) of going.find/gain/win favour The idea may find favor with older people.in somebody/something’s favour The vote was 60–59 in the government’s favor. In Sweden and other countries, nuclear power has lost favor.look on/view/regard something with favour formal (=support something, and want to help it succeed) Employers are more likely to look with favour on experienced candidates. All in favour (=used when asking people to vote on something by raising a hand)?vote/decide in favour of something (=vote or decide to support something) 288 members voted in favor of the ban.find/rule in favour of somebody formal (=make a legal decision that supports someone)3popular/unpopular [uncountable] when someone or something is liked or approved of by people, or not liked or approved ofbe in favour (with somebody) The island is very much in favour as a holiday destination.be out of favour (with somebody) The stock is currently out of favor with investors.find/gain/win favour Radcliffe’s books began to find favour with the reading public.come/be back in favour (=become popular again) Fountain pens have come back in favour.fall/go out of favour (=stop being approved of) Grammar-based teaching methods went out of favour in the 60s and 70s.4advantage in somebody’s favour if something is in someone’s favour, it gives them an advantage over someone else:  Conditions on court are very much in Williams’ favour. The new rules should actually work in your favor. Duncan had his height and weight in his favour during the fight.the odds are (stacked) in somebody’s favour (=someone has a big advantage)5choose something instead do something in favour of something if you decide not to use one thing in favour of another, you choose the other one because you think it is better:  Plans for a tunnel were rejected in favour of a bridge.6do somebody/something no favours, not do somebody/something any favours to do something that makes someone or something look worse than they are, or that does not help at all:  Low interest rates don’t do savers any favours.7unfair support [uncountable] support that is given to one person or group and not to others, in a way that does not seem fair:  Teachers should not show favour to any pupil.8do me/us a favour! British English spoken used when you are annoyed because someone has asked a silly question or done something to upset people:  Do us a favour, Mike, and shut up! ‘Did you like it?’ ‘Do me a favour!’9gift [countable] American English a party favor10sex favours [plural] old-fashioned when you allow someone to have sex with you:  She shared her sexual favors with many men. → curry favour (with somebody)at curry2, → without fear or favourat fear1(6), → be thankful/grateful for small favoursat small1(13)COLLOCATIONSverbsdo somebody a favour (=do something for someone)· Could you do me a favour and lend me £5?ask somebody a favour (also ask a favour of somebody formal)· I felt nervous about asking Stephen a favour.owe somebody a favour (=feel that you should do something for someone because they have done something for you)· I owe you a favour for all the help you’ve given me.return a favour (=do something for someone because they have done something for you)· He helped me in the past and now he wanted me to return the favour.adjectivesa big favour· I’ve got a big favour to ask of you.a great favour· He acted as though he’d done us a great favour by coming.a small/little favour· Can you do me a small favour?a special favour· I agreed to deliver the parcel as a special favour to Paul.a personal favour (=something you do specially for a particular person)· As a personal favour, he let us use the hall to rehearse.a political favour· He was accused of granting political favours in return for illegal payments.phrasesas a favour to somebody (=because you want to be kind, not because you have to)· She delivered the parcel as a favour to her sister.do yourself a favour (=do something good for yourself)· Do yourself a favour and read as many books on the subject as possible.favour1 nounfavour2 verbfavourfavour2 British English, favor American English ●●○ W3 verb [transitive]  Entry menu Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1prefer to prefer someone or something to other things or people, especially when there are several to choose from:  Both countries seem to favour the agreement. loose clothing of the type favoured in Arab countriesfavour somebody/something over somebody/something Florida voters favored Bush over Gore by a very small margin.2give an advantage to treat someone much better than someone else, in a way that is not fair:  a tax cut that favours rich peoplefavour somebody over somebody a judicial system that favours men over women3help to provide suitable conditions for something to happen:  The current economy does not favour the development of small businesses.4be favoured to do something to be expected to win or be the one that is successful:  Silva is favoured to win a medal in the marathon.5look like old-fashioned to look like one of your parents or grandparentsfavour somebody with something phrasal verb formal to give someone something such as a look or reply:  McIntosh favoured her with a smile.

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He            owes me a favour.                    我要请史蒂夫接受，他欠我一个人情。                          ◆          Thanks for helping me out. I'll            return the favour            (= help you because you have helped me)some time.                    多谢你帮了我个大忙。总有一天我会报答你的。                          ◆                      Do yourself a favour            (= help yourself)and wear a helmet on the bike.                    要照顾自己，骑车戴上头盔。                            approval        赞同                    2        ★                  [uncountable          ]                          approval or support for sb/sth            赞同；支持                                    ◆          The suggestion to close the road has            found favour with            (= been supported by)local people.                    关闭这条路的建议已得到当地人的支持。                          ◆          The programme has            lost favourwith viewers recently.                    近来这个节目已不受观众欢迎。                          ◆          an athlete who            fell from favourafter a drugs scandal                    在毒品丑闻以后不再受人喜爱的运动员                          ◆          (            formal)                    The government            looks with favour upon            (= approves of)the report's recommendations.                    政府赞同报告所提出的建议。                          ◆          She's not            in favour with            (= supported or liked by)the media just now.                    目前她没有媒体的捧场。                          ◆          It seems Tim is            back in favourwith the boss            (= the boss likes him again).                    看来蒂姆又赢得了老板的好感。                            better treatment        优惠                    3                  [uncountable          ]                          treatment that is generous to one person or group in a way that seems unfair to others            特别照顾；偏袒；偏爱                                    SYN                                                    bias                                                              ◆          As an examiner, she showed no favour to any candidate.          作为主考人她没有偏袒任何应试者。                            party gift        聚会小礼物                    4        favors                  [plural          ]                (          NAmE)                =                                                    party favors                                                                sex        性                    5        favours                  [plural          ]                          (            old-fashioned)                    agreement to have sex with sb            同意性交                                    ◆          demands for sexual favours          对性交的要求                            IDIOMS              do sb no ˈfavours                              to do sth that is not helpful to sb or that gives a bad impression of them              无助于某人；给某人留下坏印象                                            ◆            You're not doing yourself any favours, working for nothing.            你干活不取报酬，对自己没有任何好处。                                ◆            The orchestra did Beethoven no favours.            这个交响乐团没有把贝多芬的乐曲演奏好。﻿                                      do me a ˈfavour!                              (              informal)                        used in reply to a question that you think is silly              （回答认为是愚蠢的问题）得了吧                                            ◆            ‘Do you think they'll win?’ ‘Do me a favour! They haven't got a single decent player.’            “你认为他们会赢吗？”“得了吧！他们连一个像样的运动员都没有。”                                      in favour (of sb/sth)                  1          ★                      if you are              in favourof sb/sth, you support and agree with them/it              赞同；支持                                            ◆            He argued in favour of a strike.            他据理力争主张罢工。                                ◆            There were 247 votes in favour (of the motion) and 152 against.            有 247 票赞成（动议），152 票反对。                                ◆            I'm              all in favour of              (= completely support)equal pay for equal work.                        我完全支持同工同酬。                                ◆            Most of the ‘don't knows’ in the opinion polls              came down in favour of              (= eventually chose to support)the Democrats.                        在民意测验中多数未作决定的选民最终决定支持民主党人。                                    2                      in exchange for another thing (because the other thing is better or you want it more)              为获得（更好或更需要的事物）                                            ◆            He abandoned teaching in favour of a career as a musician.            他弃教从事音乐。                                      in sb's favour                  1                      if sth is              in sb's favour,it gives them an advantage or helps them              有利于某人；有助于某人                                            ◆            The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment.            目前汇率对我们有利。                                ◆            She was willing to bend the rules in Mary's favour.            她愿意放宽规定以有利于玛丽。                                    2                      a decision or judgement that is              in sb's favourbenefits that person or says that they were right              （决定）对某人有利；（判决）判某人正确                                                  ☞more at                                    curry                                   v.            ,                                    fear                                   n.            ,                                    stacked                                                    verb                    prefer        较喜欢                    1                  favoursth                |                  favour(sb) doing sth                          to prefer one system, plan, way of doing sth, etc. to another            较喜欢；选择                                    ◆          Many countries favour a presidential system of government.          很多国家选择总统制政府。                            treat better        优惠                    2                  favoursb                          to treat sb better than you treat other people, especially in an unfair way            优惠；特别照顾；偏袒                                    ◆          The treaty seems to favour the US.          这项条约似乎偏向美国。                            help        帮助                    3                  favoursth                          to provide suitable conditions for a particular person, group, etc.            有助于；有利于                                    ◆          The warm climate favours many types of tropical plants.          温暖的气候对多种热带植物生长有利。                            look like parent        外貌像父母                    4                  favoursb                          (            old-fashioned            or            NAmE)                    to look like one of your parents or older relations            外貌像，长得像（父母或长辈）                                    ◆          She definitely favours her father.          她酷似她父亲。                                fa·vour              /        ˈfeɪvə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈfeɪvər                /

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Collins	favour ★★★★☆ /fe͟ɪvə(r)/ in AM, use 美国英语用 favor 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]赞同；支持；喜爱 If you regard something or someone with favour, you like or support them. It remains to be seen if the show will still find favour with a 1990s audience... 这个节目是否能继续赢得 90 后观众的喜爱，还要拭目以待。 No one would look with favour on the continuing military rule... 没有人会赞成继续军政府统治。 He has won favour with a wide range of interest groups. 他已经获得众多利益集团的支持。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]恩惠；帮忙 If you do someone a favour, you do something for them even though you do not have to. I've come to ask you to do me a favour... 我来这儿是想请你帮个忙。 These are gestures of genuine friendship with no favours expected in return. 这是友谊的真正表现，不期待任何回报。 3 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]与人发生性关系 If you say that one person gives or sells their favours to another, you mean that they have sex. [usu poss N] [FORMAL 正式] In her extreme youth, Maria had sold her sexual favours for money. 玛丽亚在非常年轻的时候，曾靠卖淫来赚钱。 4 [VERB 动词]更喜爱；宁愿；倾向于 If you favour something, you prefer it to the other choices available. [V n] [V -ing] The French say they favour a transition to democracy... 法国人说他们倾向于向民主过渡。 He favours bringing the UN into touch with 'modern realities'. 他倾向于让联合国接触“当代现实”。 favoured The favoured candidate will probably emerge after private discussions. 中意的候选人很可能将在私下讨论后产生。 5 [VERB 动词]偏爱；偏袒；宠爱 If you favour someone, you treat them better or in a kinder way than you treat other people. [V n] The Government came under fire yesterday for favouring elitist arts groups in the South-east... 昨天，政府因为偏袒东南部的一些精英艺术群体而遭到抨击。 Another possibility is that parents favour chicks that are strong. 另一种可能性是亲鸟会偏爱强壮的雏鸟。 favoured Her younger brother was the favoured child, encouraged and admired by both parents. 她弟弟是个宠儿，受到父母双亲的支持和喜爱。 6 [PHRASE 短语]支持；赞成 If you are in favour of something, you support it and think that it is a good thing. [oft v-link PHR] I wouldn't be in favour of income tax cuts... 我不会支持削减所得税。 Yet this is a Government which proclaims that it is all in favour of openness... 但这却是个宣称全力支持开放的政府。 The vote passed with 111 in favour and 25 against. 111 票赞成，25 票反对，表决通过。 7 [PHRASE 短语]认为…正确；认为…有理 If someone makes a judgment in your favour, they say that you are right about something. [PHR after v] If the commission rules in Mr Welch's favour the case will go to the European Court of Human Rights. 如果委员会裁定韦尔奇有理，这个案件将送交欧洲人权法庭。 8 [PHRASE 短语]对…有利 If something is in your favour, it helps you or gives you an advantage. [n PHR] The protection that farmers have enjoyed amounts to a bias in favour of the countryside... 农民所受的保护几乎变成了对乡村的偏袒。 Firms are trying to shift the balance of power in the labour market back in their favour. 各公司正在试图让劳动力市场的均势向有利于自己的方向倾斜。 9 [PHRASE 短语](舍弃某物)宁愿选择；选…(而不选…) If one thing is rejected in favour of another, the second thing is done or chosen instead of the first. [PHR n] The policy was rejected in favour of a more cautious approach. 这项政策未被采纳，取而代之的是一项较为谨慎的策略。 10 [PHRASE 短语]受宠／失宠；得势／失势 If someone or something is in favour, people like or support them. If they are out of favour, people no longer like or support them. [v-link PHR]
Oxford	fa·vour ★ ( especially US favor ) / ˈfeɪvə(r) ; NAmE ˈfeɪvər / noun , verb favour favours favoured favouring noun ★ help 帮助 1 ★ [countable ] a thing that you do to help sb 帮助；好事；恩惠 ◆ Could you do me a favourand pick up Sam from school today? 今天你能帮我个忙去学校接萨姆吗？ ◆ Can I ask a favour? 请帮个忙行吗？ ◆ I would never ask for any favours from her. 我再也不会请她帮任何忙了。 ◆ I'm going as a favourto Ann, not because I want to. 我去是给安一个面子，而不是我想去。 ◆ I'll ask Steve to take it. He owes me a favour. 我要请史蒂夫接受，他欠我一个人情。 ◆ Thanks for helping me out. I'll return the favour (= help you because you have helped me)some time. 多谢你帮了我个大忙。总有一天我会报答你的。 ◆ Do yourself a favour (= help yourself)and wear a helmet on the bike. 要照顾自己，骑车戴上头盔。 approval 赞同 2 ★ [uncountable ] approval or support for sb/sth 赞同；支持 ◆ The suggestion to close the road has found favour with (= been supported by)local people. 关闭这条路的建议已得到当地人的支持。 ◆ The programme has lost favourwith viewers recently. 近来这个节目已不受观众欢迎。 ◆ an athlete who fell from favourafter a drugs scandal 在毒品丑闻以后不再受人喜爱的运动员 ◆ ( formal) The government looks with favour upon (= approves of)the report's recommendations. 政府赞同报告所提出的建议。 ◆ She's not in favour with (= supported or liked by)the media just now. 目前她没有媒体的捧场。 ◆ It seems Tim is back in favourwith the boss (= the boss likes him again). 看来蒂姆又赢得了老板的好感。 better treatment 优惠 3 [uncountable ] treatment that is generous to one person or group in a way that seems unfair to others 特别照顾；偏袒；偏爱 SYN bias ◆ As an examiner, she showed no favour to any candidate. 作为主考人她没有偏袒任何应试者。 party gift 聚会小礼物 4 favors [plural ] ( NAmE) = party favors sex 性 5 favours [plural ] ( old-fashioned) agreement to have sex with sb 同意性交 ◆ demands for sexual favours 对性交的要求 IDIOMS do sb no ˈfavours to do sth that is not helpful to sb or that gives a bad impression of them 无助于某人；给某人留下坏印象 ◆ You're not doing yourself any favours, working for nothing. 你干活不取报酬，对自己没有任何好处。 ◆ The orchestra did Beethoven no favours. 这个交响乐团没有把贝多芬的乐曲演奏好。 do me a ˈfavour! ( informal) used in reply to a question that you think is silly （回答认为是愚蠢的问题）得了吧 ◆ ‘Do you think they'll win?’ ‘Do me a favour! They haven't got a single decent player.’ “你认为他们会赢吗？”“得了吧！他们连一个像样的运动员都没有。” in favour (of sb/sth) 1 ★ if you are in favourof sb/sth, you support and agree with them/it 赞同；支持 ◆ He argued in favour of a strike. 他据理力争主张罢工。 ◆ There were 247 votes in favour (of the motion) and 152 against. 有 247 票赞成（动议），152 票反对。 ◆ I'm all in favour of (= completely support)equal pay for equal work. 我完全支持同工同酬。 ◆ Most of the ‘don't knows’ in the opinion polls came down in favour of (= eventually chose to support)the Democrats. 在民意测验中多数未作决定的选民最终决定支持民主党人。 2 in exchange for another thing (because the other thing is better or you want it more) 为获得（更好或更需要的事物） ◆ He abandoned teaching in favour of a career as a musician. 他弃教从事音乐。 in sb's favour 1 if sth is in sb's favour,it gives them an advantage or helps them 有利于某人；有助于某人 ◆ The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment. 目前汇率对我们有利。 ◆ She was willing to bend the rules in Mary's favour. 她愿意放宽规定以有利于玛丽。 2 a decision or judgement that is in sb's favourbenefits that person or says that they were right （决定）对某人有利；（判决）判某人正确 ☞more at curry v. , fear n. , stacked verb prefer 较喜欢 1 favoursth \| favour(sb) doing sth to prefer one system, plan, way of doing sth, etc. to another 较喜欢；选择 ◆ Many countries favour a presidential system of government. 很多国家选择总统制政府。 treat better 优惠 2 favoursb to treat sb better than you treat other people, especially in an unfair way 优惠；特别照顾；偏袒 ◆ The treaty seems to favour the US. 这项条约似乎偏向美国。 help 帮助 3 favoursth to provide suitable conditions for a particular person, group, etc. 有助于；有利于 ◆ The warm climate favours many types of tropical plants. 温暖的气候对多种热带植物生长有利。 look like parent 外貌像父母 4 favoursb ( old-fashioned or NAmE) to look like one of your parents or older relations 外貌像，长得像（父母或长辈） ◆ She definitely favours her father. 她酷似她父亲。 fa·vour / ˈfeɪvə(r) ; NAmE ˈfeɪvər /
LDC	favour1 noun favour2 verb favourfa‧vour1 British English, favor American English /ˈfeɪvə $ -ər/ ●●● S2 W3 noun Entry menu Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1help [countable] something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind to them: Could you do me a favour and tell Kelly I can’t make it? He hired John as a favour to his father. Paul, can I ask you a favor? I owed him a favour so I couldn’t say no. She helps me out when I have too much to do, and I return the favour when I can. Do yourself a favour and make sure you get some time to yourself.2support/approval [uncountable] support, approval, or agreement for something such as a plan, idea, or systemin favour of something Senior ministers spoke in favour of the proposal. I talked to Susie about it, and she’s all in favor (=completely approves) of going.find/gain/win favour The idea may find favor with older people.in somebody/something’s favour The vote was 60–59 in the government’s favor. In Sweden and other countries, nuclear power has lost favor.look on/view/regard something with favour formal (=support something, and want to help it succeed) Employers are more likely to look with favour on experienced candidates. All in favour (=used when asking people to vote on something by raising a hand)?vote/decide in favour of something (=vote or decide to support something) 288 members voted in favor of the ban.find/rule in favour of somebody formal (=make a legal decision that supports someone)3popular/unpopular [uncountable] when someone or something is liked or approved of by people, or not liked or approved ofbe in favour (with somebody) The island is very much in favour as a holiday destination.be out of favour (with somebody) The stock is currently out of favor with investors.find/gain/win favour Radcliffe’s books began to find favour with the reading public.come/be back in favour (=become popular again) Fountain pens have come back in favour.fall/go out of favour (=stop being approved of) Grammar-based teaching methods went out of favour in the 60s and 70s.4advantage in somebody’s favour if something is in someone’s favour, it gives them an advantage over someone else: Conditions on court are very much in Williams’ favour. The new rules should actually work in your favor. Duncan had his height and weight in his favour during the fight.the odds are (stacked) in somebody’s favour (=someone has a big advantage)5choose something instead do something in favour of something if you decide not to use one thing in favour of another, you choose the other one because you think it is better: Plans for a tunnel were rejected in favour of a bridge.6do somebody/something no favours, not do somebody/something any favours to do something that makes someone or something look worse than they are, or that does not help at all: Low interest rates don’t do savers any favours.7unfair support [uncountable] support that is given to one person or group and not to others, in a way that does not seem fair: Teachers should not show favour to any pupil.8do me/us a favour! British English spoken used when you are annoyed because someone has asked a silly question or done something to upset people: Do us a favour, Mike, and shut up! ‘Did you like it?’ ‘Do me a favour!’9gift [countable] American English a party favor10sex favours [plural] old-fashioned when you allow someone to have sex with you: She shared her sexual favors with many men. → curry favour (with somebody) at curry2 , → without fear or favour at fear1(6) , → be thankful/grateful for small favours at small1(13) COLLOCATIONSverbsdo somebody a favour (=do something for someone)· Could you do me a favour and lend me £5?ask somebody a favour (also ask a favour of somebody formal)· I felt nervous about asking Stephen a favour.owe somebody a favour (=feel that you should do something for someone because they have done something for you)· I owe you a favour for all the help you’ve given me.return a favour (=do something for someone because they have done something for you)· He helped me in the past and now he wanted me to return the favour.adjectivesa big favour· I’ve got a big favour to ask of you.a great favour· He acted as though he’d done us a great favour by coming.a small/little favour· Can you do me a small favour?a special favour· I agreed to deliver the parcel as a special favour to Paul.a personal favour (=something you do specially for a particular person)· As a personal favour, he let us use the hall to rehearse.a political favour· He was accused of granting political favours in return for illegal payments.phrasesas a favour to somebody (=because you want to be kind, not because you have to)· She delivered the parcel as a favour to her sister.do yourself a favour (=do something good for yourself)· Do yourself a favour and read as many books on the subject as possible. favour1 noun favour2 verb favourfavour2 British English, favor American English ●●○ W3 verb [transitive] Entry menu Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1prefer to prefer someone or something to other things or people, especially when there are several to choose from: Both countries seem to favour the agreement. loose clothing of the type favoured in Arab countriesfavour somebody/something over somebody/something Florida voters favored Bush over Gore by a very small margin.2give an advantage to treat someone much better than someone else, in a way that is not fair: a tax cut that favours rich peoplefavour somebody over somebody a judicial system that favours men over women3help to provide suitable conditions for something to happen: The current economy does not favour the development of small businesses.4be favoured to do something to be expected to win or be the one that is successful: Silva is favoured to win a medal in the marathon.5look like old-fashioned to look like one of your parents or grandparentsfavour with phrasal verb formal to give someone something such as a look or reply: McIntosh favoured her with a smile.

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