单词详解
1. n.
A. 喜爱,宠爱,赞同(a feeling of favorable regard)
He soon won the favor of that girl.他很快赢得了那个女孩的好感。
B. 偏袒,偏爱(an advantage to the benefit of someone or something)
Don’t show favor to anyone of them.不要偏袒他们当中的任何一位。
C. 善行,恩惠(an act of gracious kindness)
I hate asking favors of others.我讨厌求别人给予照顾。
2. vt.
A. 喜爱,赞同(support, prefer)
He favors peace.他赞成和平。
B. 偏爱(show a preference for)
The teacher favors good students.老师喜欢好的学生。
C. 有利于,便于(make possible or easy)
Plentiful rainfall favors the growth of plants.充足的雨水有助于植物生长。
D. 容貌像… (look like)
The child favored his father.这孩子像他父亲。
相关词组
1. do someone a favor 帮(某人)忙,帮助(某人)
She implored us to do her a favor.她恳求我们帮她这个忙。
2. in favor 赞同的,支持的
They are all in favor of this plan.他们都赞同这项计划。
3. in one's favor对(某人)有利
Events were moving in our favor.事情正朝对我们有利的方向发展。
4. in favor of 有利于,有助于
The judge decided in favor of the man.法官判决那个男人胜诉。
5. out of favor失宠;过时;不受欢迎
This kind of clothes has gone out of favor.这种衣服已经过时了。
相关单词
近义词:advantage, interest, favor, profit, gain
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词语辨析:advantage, benefit, interest, favor, profit, gain
advantage, benefit, interest, favor, profit, gain
这些名词均有“利益、好处”之意。
advantage: 指因某方面占优势或利用对方弱点而获得利益与好处。
benefit: 指通过正当手段得到的任何好处或利益。
interest: 作“利益”解时,用复数形式,可指集团、群体的利益,或个人的利益。
favor: 指在竞争中获得的advantage,或指狭隘的个人利益。
profit: 着重收益,尤指从物质、钱财方面获得的利益。
gain: 指获得的物质利益,暗示不损坏他人利益而得的好处。
词语详解
1. advantage: 指因某方面占优势或利用对方弱点而获得利益与好处。
He has an advantage over you since he can speak English.他比你占优势,因为他会讲英语。
2. benefit: 指通过正当手段得到的任何好处或利益。
This project is of great benefit to us. 这项工程对我们大有好处。
3. interest: 作“利益”解时,用复数形式,可指集团、群体的利益,或个人的利益。
How much interest do you charge on loans? 你们贷款收多少利息?
4. favor: 指在竞争中获得的advantage,或指狭隘的个人利益。
He soon won the favor of that girl. 他很快赢得了那个女孩的好感。
5. profit: 着重收益,尤指从物质、钱财方面获得的利益。
There is very little profit in selling eggs at present. 现在卖鸡蛋利润很少。
6. gain: 指获得的物质利益,暗示不损坏他人利益而得的好处。
No pain, no gain. 不劳无获。