名詞:支持、贊同、幫助、善意行為、恩惠
常見搭配詞:
- ask for a favor
請求幫助
例句:She hesitated to ask for a favor from her colleague.
她猶豫著是否要向同事請求幫助。 - do someone a favor
幫某人一個忙
例句:Could you do me a favor and check the report for errors?
你能幫我個忙檢查報告有沒有錯誤嗎? - return a favor
回報恩情
例句:I will return the favor when you need help.
當你需要幫助時,我會回報你。 - show favor to
對…表示偏愛
例句:The manager showed favor to his close associates.
經理對他的密切合作夥伴表現出偏愛。 - owe someone a favor
欠某人一個人情
例句:I owe you a favor for helping me move.
謝謝你幫我搬家,我欠你一個人情。 - gain favor
獲得青睞
例句:Her innovative ideas quickly gained favor in the company.
她的創新想法很快在公司獲得青睞。 - in favor of
支持,贊成
例句:The majority voted in favor of the new policy.
大多數人投票支持新政策。 - fall out of favor
失寵,不受歡迎
例句:The old software has fallen out of favor with users.
這款舊軟體不再受用戶歡迎。 - find favor with
獲得…的好評
例句:His novel found favor with the critics.
他的小說受到評論家的好評。 - curry favor
討好,奉承
例句:He’s always trying to curry favor with the boss.
他總是想辦法討好老闆。
例句:
- Could you do me a favor and pass the salt?
你能幫我個忙,把鹽遞給我嗎? - She found favor with the audience with her charming performance.
她憑藉迷人的表演贏得了觀眾的喜愛。 - I owe her a favor for helping me last week.
我欠她一個人情,因為她上周幫了我。 - Doing small favors can strengthen friendships.
做些小忙可以加強友誼。 - She returned the favor by cooking dinner for him.
她幫他煮晚餐以作為回報。 - They asked too many favors and it became annoying.
他們要求太多的幫助,這變得令人煩惱。 - Granting that favor made him feel good.
答應那個請求讓他感覺很好。 - Repaying a favor is important in maintaining trust.
回報別人的幫助對於維持信任很重要。 - She won the teacher’s favor with her hard work.
她以自己的努力贏得了老師的青睞。
同義詞:
- kindness 善意 n. 指出於善心的友好行為或態度。
例句:His kindness in helping the lost tourist was appreciated.
他幫助迷路的遊客的善意受到讚賞。 - courtesy 禮貌、客氣 n. 指有禮貌的行為或態度。
例句:She showed great courtesy by offering her seat to the elderly man.
她讓座給老人,展現了極好的禮貌。 - service 服務 n. 指提供幫助或效勞的行為。
例句:Volunteers provide invaluable service to the community.
志願者為社區提供了無價的服務。 - assistance 幫助 n. 指提供支持或幫助。
例句:He offered his assistance when he saw her struggling with the heavy boxes.
他看到她吃力地搬那些重箱子時,便主動提出幫忙。 - goodwill 好意 n. 表示友好和善意的態度或感情。
例句:The neighbors showed goodwill by bringing over a welcome gift.
鄰居紛紛送來了歡迎禮物,表達了善意。
及物動詞:贊同、較喜歡、偏袒、有利於
常見搭配詞:
- favor doing something
偏好做某事
例句:He favors working late over starting early.
他偏好晚點工作而不是早點開始。 - favor someone (over someone)
偏愛某人(超過…)
例句:The teacher seems to favor some students over others.
老師似乎偏愛某些學生超過其他人。 - favor something over something
更喜歡某物超過另一物
例句:She always favors tea over coffee.
她總是更喜歡茶而不是咖啡。 - favor someone with
用….這種方式給予某人一種恩惠或特別的待遇(較為正式的用法)
例句:He favored us with a song after dinner.
晚餐後,他為我們唱了一首歌作為特別的款待。
例句:
- She favors classical music over pop.
比起流行音樂,她更喜歡古典音樂。 - She favors traditional methods over modern ones.
她偏愛傳統方法而不是現代方法。 - The new policy clearly favors small businesses.
新政策明顯有利於小型企業。 - He favored his left leg after the injury.
受傷後,他偏愛用左腿。 - The teacher was accused of favoring certain students.
老師被指控偏袒某些學生。 - As a child, I always favored chocolate ice cream.
小時候,我總是特別喜歡巧克力冰淇淋。 - The weather conditions favored the growth of the crops.
天氣條件有利於作物的生長。 - She has always favored her younger son.
她一直特別偏愛她的小兒子。 - The judge’s decision seemed to favor the defendant.
法官的決定似乎偏向於被告。 - I favor completing the project ahead of schedule.
我贊成提前完成這個專案。
同義詞:
- prefer 偏好 vt. 表示對一個選擇或事物有更強的喜愛或選擇。
例句:I prefer tea over coffee in the mornings.
我早上更喜歡喝茶而不是咖啡。 - support 支持 vt. 表示給予幫助、認同或鼓勵。
例句:The community supports local businesses.
社區支持當地企業。 - endorse 認可、支持 vt. 表示公開地支持或批准某人或某事。
例句:The celebrity endorsed the new product on social media.
名人在社交媒體上對這款新產品表示認可。 - advocate 提倡、支持 vt. 表示公開地支持或擁護某一政策、觀點。
例句:She advocates for environmental protection.
她倡導環境保護。 - champion 擁護、支持 vt. 強烈支持或為某個事業、原則鬥爭。
例句:He has always championed the rights of workers.
他始終捍衛工人的權利。
衍生字:
- favorable 有利的、贊成的 adj.
- favorably 有利地、順利地 adv.
- unfavorable 不利的、不順利的 adj.
- unfavorably 不利地、不順利地 adv.
- favored 受到偏愛的、得寵的 adj.
- favoring 偏愛、支持 vt.
- favoritism 偏愛、偏袒 n.
- favorite 最喜愛的、特別受喜愛的 adj./n.
- disfavor 不喜愛、不喜歡 n./vt.
- disfavored 不受喜愛的 adj.