favor
🇺🇸
/ˈfeɪvər/
🇬🇧
/ˈfeɪvə(r)/
noun
B1
An act of helping someone.
Do yourself a favor and wear a helmet on the bike.
給自己一個理由，騎車時戴上安全帽。
B2
Approval or support for someone or something.
Artists sought the favor of wealthy patrons.
藝術家尋求富有贊助人的青睞。
R
Unfair treatment that benefits one person or group over others.
As an examiner, she showed no favor to any candidate.
作為考官，她對任何候選人都沒有偏袒。
R
A small gift given to children at a party.
The children received many favors at the birthday party.
孩子們在生日派對上收到了許多恩惠。
R
Agreement to engage in sexual activity with someone.
He made demands for sexual favors from his assistant.
他向助理提出了性方面的要求。
verb
B2
To prefer one option over another.
Many countries favor a presidential system of government.
許多國家偏好總統制政府。
B2
To treat someone better than others, often unfairly.
My parents always favored my older brother.
我的父母總是偏愛我的哥哥。
R
To provide suitable conditions for someone or something.
The warm climate favors many types of tropical plants.
溫暖的氣候有利於許多類型的熱帶植物。
R
To resemble a parent or older relative.
She definitely favors her father.
她顯然偏愛她的父親。
translation
幫助, 支持, 偏袒, 派對小禮物, 性同意
偏愛, 偏袒, 有利於, 像
詞形變化
3rd Present
favors
Progressive
favoring
Past
favored
Perfect
favored
Plural
favors