Meaning: 8vo 
n.
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
vo Idiom, Proverb
at the top of his voice
cast your vote
do a favor
favorite son
find your voice
give voice to
havoc strikes
lose favor
nervous breakdown
nervous Nellie
odds-on favorite
out of favor with someone
play havoc with
speak volumes
the odds-on favorite
wreak havoc
abdominable voorheaves
alvo
arvo
devote to
She has devoted herself to the medical science．她一直致力于医学研究。
The young doctor devoted himself to helping the poor and the sick．这位年轻的医生致力于帮助穷人和病人。
divorced from
His dreams are often divorced frow reality．他的梦想常常脱离现实。
find favour with sb／find favour in
He found favour in the eyes of many people．他获得很多人的好感。
This textbook quickly found favour with the students．这本教科书很快获得了学生的好评。
This was obviously a reasonable suggestion；it didn't， however，find favour with your employer．很明显，这是一个合情合理的建议，但是你的雇主却没有接受。
in favour of
Are you in favour of the proposal？你赞成这个建议吗？
The students were in favour of reform．学生们都赞成改革。
Everyone in the class voted in favour of the dancing party．班里的每个人都投票赞成开舞会。
2．to the advantage of；helping有利于
The evidence is in favour of the defendant．证据对被告有利。
Price control would gradually dis appear in favour of a free market．价格控制将逐渐消失而代之以自由市场。
The law is in favour of the poor people．这条法律有利于穷苦人。
Prices are in buyers' favor．价格对买主有利。
3．be paid to支付；以…为收款人
Cheques should be drawn in favour of the treasurer．开支票应以会计为收款人。
Please make out your checks in favour of the corporation．开支票时，请写明本公司为收款人。
in sb's favour
Bob made good grades in high school，and that was in his favour when he looked for a job．鲍勃在中学时成绩优秀，这在他找工作时，对他有利。
People always make in ferences in her favour．人们常作出有利于她的推断。
vote down
People have voted him down．人们把他选掉了。
Someone proposed that the proceedings of the meeting should be recorded on tape，but the suggestion was voted down．有人建议会议讨论情况必须录音，但这个建议被否决了。
vote in
He was voted in by an overwhelming majority．他以压倒多数的选票当选了。
The President has been voted in for the third time．总统已第3次当选。
vote out
They voted him out by a majority of 20．他们以20票的多数使他落选。
I wonder how he got voted out of office．我不知道他是怎样被投票罢免的。
vote through
The assembly has voted the new reforms through．大会投票通过了新的改革方案。
wreak havoc with
Idiom(s): wreak havoc with sthTheme: RUIN
to cause a lot of trouble with something; to ruin or damage something.
• Your attitude will wreak havoc with my project.
• The weather wreaked havoc with our picnic plans.
vote with one's feet
Idiom(s): vote with one's feetTheme: DISPLEASURE
to express one's dissatisfaction with something by leaving, especially by walking away.
• I think that the play is a total flop. Most of the audience voted with its feet during the second act.
• I am prepared to vote with my feet if the meeting appears to be a waste of time.
vote a straight ticket
Idiom(s): vote a straight ticketTheme: POLITICS
to cast a ballot with all the votes for members of the same political party.
• I’m not a member of any political party, so I never vote a straight ticket.
• I usually vote a straight ticket because I believe in the principles of one party and not in the other's.
return the favor
Idiom(s): return the favorTheme: RECIPROCITY
to do a good deed for someone who has done a good deed for you.
• You helped me last week, so I'll return the favor and help you this week.
• There is no point in helping Bill. He'll never return the favor.
raise one's voice
Idiom(s): raise one's voice (to sb)Theme: SHOUTING
to speak loudly or shout at someone in anger.
• Don't you dare raise your voice to me!
• I'm sorry. I didn't mean to raise my voice.
raise havoc with
Idiom(s): raise havoc with someone or something AND play havoc with someone or somethingTheme: INCITE
to create confusion or disruption for or among someone or something.
• Your announcement raised havoc with the students.
• I didn't mean to play havoc with them.
play the devil's advocate
Idiom(s): play (the) devil's advocateTheme: ARGUMENT
to put forward arguments against or objections to a proposition—which one may actually agree with—purely to test the validity of the proposition. (The devil's advocate was given the role of opposing the canonization of a saint in the medieval Church in order to prove that the grounds for canonization were sound.)
• I agree with your plan. I'm just playing the devils advocate so you'll know-what the opposition will say.
• Mary offered to play devils advocate and argue against our case so that we would find out any flaws in it.
out of favor
Idiom(s): out of favor (with sb)Theme: OPPOSITION
no longer desirable or preferred by someone.
• I can't ask John to help. I'm out of favor with him.
• That kind of thing has been out of favor for years.
null and void
Idiom(s): null and voidTheme: WORTHLESSNESS
canceled; worthless. (Fixed order.)
• I tore the contract up, and the entire agreement became null and void.
• The judge declared the whole business null and void.
maiden voyage
Idiom(s): maiden voyageTheme: BEGINNINGS
the first voyage of a ship or boat.
• The liner sank on its maiden voyage.
• Jim is taking his yacht on its maiden voyage.
lower one's voice
Idiom(s): lower one's voiceTheme: LOUDNESS
to speak more softly.
• Please lower your voice, or you'll disturb the people who are working.
• He wouldn't lower his voice, so everyone heard what he said.
live in an ivory tower
Idiom(s): live in an ivory towerTheme: ALOOF
to be aloof from the realities of living. (Live can be replaced by a number of expressions meaning "to dwell or spend time," as in the first example.)
• If you didn't spend so much time in your ivory tower, you'd know what people really think!
• Many professors are said to live in ivory towers. They don't know what the real world is like.
in one's favor
Idiom(s): in one's favorTheme: ADVANTAGE
to someone's advantage or credit. (Especially in sports scores, as in the examples.)
• The score was ten to twelve in our favor.
• At the end of the second half, the score was forty to three in the other team's favor.
have a voice in
Idiom(s): have a voice (in something) AND have a say (in something)Theme: INVOLVEMENT
to have a part in making a decision.
• I'd like to have a voice in choosing the carpet.
• John wanted to have a say in the issue also.
• He says he seldom gets to have a say.
get involved
Idiom(s): get involved (with sb)Theme: JOINING
to become associated with someone. (Sometimes romantically involved.)
• Sally is getting involved with Bill. They've been seeing a lot of each other.
• I hope they don't get too involved.
• He didn't want his son involved with the gangs.
decide in favor of
Idiom(s): decide in favor of sb or sthTheme: DECISION
to determine that someone or something is the winner.
• The judge decided in favor of the defendant.
• I decided in favor of the red one.
curry favor
Idiom(s): curry favor (with sb)Theme: FRIENDS
to try to win favor from someone.
• The lawyer tried to curry favor with the judge.
• It's silly to curry favor, just act yourself.
avoid like the plague
Idiom(s): avoid sb or sth like the plagueTheme: AVOIDANCE
to avoid someone or something totally. (Informal.)
• What's wrong with Bob? Everyone avoids him like the plague.
• I don't like opera. I avoid it like the plague.
at the top of one's voice
Idiom(s): at the top of one's voice AND at the top of one's lungsTheme: LOUDNESS
with a very loud voice.
• Bill called to Mary at the top of his voice.
• How can I work when you're all talking at the top of your lungs?
vouch for
express confidence in, or guarantee something" You can give the keys to Andy. I can vouch for him."
At the top of your voice
If you talk, shout or sing at the top of your voice, you do it as loudly as you can.Avowed intent
If someone makes a solemn or serious promise publicly to attempt to reach a certain goal, this is their avowed intent.
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