| 单词 | in favour |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔INSTEAD〕The original plan was abandoned in favour of a new proposal. 原计划被放弃，采纳了新的建议。朗文写作活用〔NAME〕They are in favour of what is called ‘sustainable development’. 他们支持大家所称的“可持续发展”。朗文写作活用〔SUPPORT〕I'm all in favour of people having smaller cars. 我完全赞成人们使用小型汽车。朗文写作活用〔UNFAIR〕Her arguments are clearly slanted in favour of capital punishment, in spite of her religious convictions. 虽然她有宗教信仰，她的论点还是明显倾向死刑。朗文写作活用〔accompany〕The proposal was instantly voted through with two to one in favour, accompanied by enthusiastic applause.在热烈的掌声中，提案以2比1的优势很快通过了表决。柯林斯高阶〔argue〕He argued in favour of capital punishment.他提出理由赞成严惩。21世纪英汉〔argument〕What are the arguments in favour / favor of change? 支持变革的理由是什么？牛津搭配〔bank〕The odds are always in favour of the bank.投注赔率总是有利于庄家。外研社新世纪〔come out〕The German Chancellor and the French President have come out in favour of direct financial aid.德国总理和法国总统已经宣布支持直接的财政援助。柯林斯高阶〔come〕In her speech, the senator came out in favour of a change in the law.这位参议员在她的讲话中公开赞成修改法律。牛津高阶〔come〕The board of directors has come out in favour of a merger.董事会已经表示支持合并。朗文当代〔contention〕There's a lot of contention about that issue - for every person firmly in favour, there's someone fiercely against it.那个问题争议很多——有一人坚决支持，就有一人激烈反对。剑桥高阶〔decide〕The court decided in favour of the defendant.法庭作出有利于被告的判决。英汉大词典〔decide〕They decided in favour / favor of reducing the fees.他们决定减少费用。牛津搭配〔demur〕The majority were in favour of the plan, but a few demurred.大多数人赞成这一计划,但有少数人反对。英汉大词典〔discard〕Older managers have been discarded in favour / favor of younger people.年龄较大的管理人员已遭弃用，由年轻一些的接手。牛津搭配〔discriminate in favor of〕She discriminated in favour of her daughter.她偏袒她女儿。21世纪英汉〔discriminate〕The education minister believed it was possible to positively discriminate in favour of colleges in the regions.教育部长认为, 对这些地区的专科学院给予优待是有可能的。外研社新世纪〔discriminate〕They discriminate positively in favour / favor of workers from ethnic minorities.他们对少数族裔的工人特别照顾。牛津搭配〔favour〕All in favour (=used when asking people to vote on something by raising a hand) ? 都同意吗 ？〔用于要求人们对某事举手表决时〕朗文当代〔favour〕Councillor Stone then outlined the arguments in favour of the proposed changes.斯通议员接着概述了支持所建议的改动的论据。麦克米伦高阶〔favour〕France was in favour of giving direct financial aid to the Soviet Union.法国赞成向苏联提供直接资金援助。外研社新世纪〔favour〕I wouldn't be in favour of income-tax cuts.我不会赞成削减所得税。外研社新世纪〔favour〕She's not in favour with(= supported or liked by)the media just now.目前她没有媒体的捧场。牛津高阶〔favour〕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。柯林斯高阶〔lip service〕She claims to be in favour of training, but so far she's only paid lip service to the idea.她声称对培训持赞成态度，但到目前为止她的赞成还仅仅停留在口头上。剑桥高阶〔majority〕The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking .大多数人支持禁烟。牛津高阶〔phase out〕They phased out my job in favour of a computer.他们逐步用计算机取代了我的工作。外研社新世纪〔prejudiced〕They think employment legislation is prejudiced in favour of minorities.他们认为雇佣法偏袒少数民族。外研社新世纪〔pronounce〕The judge pronounced for(= in favour of)the defendant.法官宣布被告胜诉。牛津高阶〔really〕No, I'm not really in favour of the plan.不,我其实并不赞成这计划。英汉大词典〔silent majority〕A few people have spoken in favour of the new car park, but I'm sure the silent majority are against it.少数人说同意建造新停车场，但我敢肯定保持沉默的大多数人是反对的。剑桥高阶〔speak〕She spoke in favour of the new tax.她发表演说，支持新税。牛津高阶〔stand down〕She stood down in favour of a more popular candidate.她退出了，让位给更受欢迎的候选人。韦氏高阶〔stand〕The trade secretary has been asked to stand aside in favour of her deputy.商会秘书被要求把位置让给她的副手。麦克米伦高阶〔step aside/down〕He is unwilling to step aside in favour of a younger person.他不愿意让位给一个比他年轻的人。剑桥高阶〔tilt〕Excellent performances from the opening batsmen have tilted the balance in favour of the home side.使某人占优势；对某人很有利麦克米伦高阶〔trivia〕The newspaper is now weighted in favour of trivia.这份报纸如今倾向于报道一些花边消息。柯林斯高阶〔vote〕The suggestion was approved, with 25 votes in favour, and seven against.25票赞成，7票反对，这项提议获得了通过。剑桥高阶〔worship at the shrine/altar of sth〕He may not worship at the altar of government intervention in business, but he is in favour of limited support for industry.他可能并不支持政府对商业的干预，但他赞成采取有限度的支持。剑桥高阶Few politicians are in favour of bringing back hanging (= causing it to come into use again).极少有政治家愿意恢复绞刑。剑桥国际He solidified his commitment to the treaty by giving a forceful speech in favour of it.他作了一次支持条约的有力讲话，巩固了他对条约的承诺。剑桥国际One of the big arguments in favour of public transport is that is cuts down on fuel wastage.赞成公共交通的一个重大理由是能够减少燃料耗费。剑桥国际Shareholders are more likely to vote in favour of a cash offer than a share offer.相对于股份收购来说，股东更可能投票赞成现金收购。牛津商务The arguments in favour of building a new road across open countryside seem very weak.赞同修建一条穿越空旷农村新道路的论点似乎非常软弱无力。剑桥国际The company has abandoned the idea of a grand overarching strategy in favour of a series of smaller investment programmes.公司放弃了一个关系全局的宏伟策略而主张一系列更小的投资方案。剑桥国际The system of benefits is weighted in favour of those who have children.福利制度有利于那些有孩子的人。剑桥国际The teams were evenly matched until two quick goals from Robson tipped the balance in favour of England.在罗布森迅捷地踢入决定性的两球之前两队势均力敌，这两球使得形势对英国队有利。剑桥国际The vote reflected a swing in favour of the euro.投票显示，人们对欧元的态度转为支持。牛津商务They dumped the ‘BakeMax’ name in favour of ‘Jo's Bakery Supplies’.他们放弃了 BakeMax 这一名称而使用 Jo's Bakery Supplies。牛津商务 |
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