意味: ask a favor

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do a favor

help someone who asks, do a task for someome Ben offered to do me a favor if I ever need help.

favorite son

a candidate supported by his home state for President etc. We voted for him because he is the favorite son of our state.

lose favor

lose a person's approval, in your bad books If you lose favor with reporters, you may lose the election.

odds-on favorite

(See the odds-on favorite)

out of favor with someone

not have a person

the odds-on favorite

the one who is favored to win, the one to bet on Orlando was the odds-on favorite but they lost the series.

find favour with sb／find favour in

sb．'s eyes appear favourable to sb． and be well received by him获得某人的好感；得宠于某人；（建议等）被某人接受
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

1． in support of赞成；支持
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

in a way that is good for sb．；to sb．'s advantage对某人有益
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。

return the favor

Idiom(s): return the favor

Theme: 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.

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.

in one's favor

Idiom(s): in one's favor

Theme: 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.

decide in favor of

Idiom(s): decide in favor of sb or sth

Theme: 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.

Curry favour

If people try to curry favour, they try to get people to support them. ('Curry favor' is the American spelling.)

a hot favourite

someone / something most likely to win: "Red Rum was always the hot favourite to win the Grand National."

call in a favour

ask someone to return a favour: "I need a holiday - I'm going to call in a few favours and ask the others to cover for me."

curry favor|curry|favor

v. To flatter or serve someone to get his help or friendship. Joe tried to curry favor with the new teacher by doing little services that she didn't really want. Jim tried to curry favor with the new girl by telling her she was the prettiest girl in the class.
Compare: POLISH THE APPLE.

favorite son|favorite|son

n. A man supported by his home state for President. At a national convention, states often vote for their favorite sons first; then they change and vote for another man.

ill-favored|favored|ill

adj. Ugly; unprepossessing. Oddly enough, the father had less trouble in marrying off his ill-favored daughter than her prettier sister.

in favor of|favor|in favor

prep. On the side of; in agreement with, Everyone in the class voted in favor of the party. Most girls are in favor of wearing lipstick.
Compare: IN BACK OF².

in one's favor|favor|in favor

adv. or adj. phr. In a way that is good for you. Both teams claimed the point, but the referee decided in our favor. Bob made good grades in high school, and that was in his favor when he looked for a job.
Compare: COME ONE'S WAY.

favor

favor
see curry favor; in favor of; in favor with; in one's favor; out of favor; return the compliment.

in favor of

in favor of
Also, in one's favor.
1) In support of, approving, as in We are in favor of her promotion, or All the reviews were in his favor. [Mid-1500s]
2) To the advantage of, as in The court decided in favor of the defendant. [Mid-1500s]
3) Inscribed or made out to the benefit of, as in The check was made out in favor of the charity. [Mid-1500s]
4) Out of a preference for, as in The commissioner turned down the new road in favor of improved sewers. [Late 1800s]

in favor with

in favor with
Held in friendly regard by, as in She's really in favor with the press. This idiom uses favor in the sense of “approval.” The same is true of the antonym, out of favor with, as in He was out of favor with the board. [Early 1500s] Also see in favor of.