★ favor
① n. 恩惠;善意行为:
Can you do me a favor and tell Kelly I’m here?
你能帮我一个忙告诉凯利我在这儿吗?
Can I ask you a favor?请您帮个忙好吗?
Do yourself a favor and make sure you get some time to yourself.
对自己好一些，一定要给自己留点时间。
② n. 好感;喜爱;偏爱:
Of the two ways of sharing books, the latter wins my favor.
这两种分享书籍的方法之中，我更喜欢后者。
A mother must not show favor to one child than another.
做母亲的不应偏爱某一个孩子。
③ n. 赞同;支持
▲ in favor of 赞同;支持
Opportunities and success tend to be in favor of those who are ready.
机遇和成功往往青睐那些有准备的人。
▲ in sb＇ s favor 对某人有利
We voted for the monitor and the result was 28 to 15 in Wang Hong ’s favor.
我们选举班长，结果是28比15，王红当选。
④ vt. 较喜欢 to prefer sb/sth to another
Fortune favors the brave.
天佑勇者。
▲ 派生词：favorable adj. 赞成的;有利的;讨人喜欢的
favorite adj. 最喜爱的 n. 心爱的人/物;受宠的人
What’ s your favorite sport? 你最喜欢的运动是什么?
Jane is her mother ＇s favorite. 简是妈妈的最爱。
