favour /'feivә/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a feeling of favorable regard
• (n.) an inclination to approve
• (n.) an advantage to the benefit of someone or something

Chinese translation

• n. 好感, 偏爱, 喜爱, 相信, 庇护, 赞同, 支持, 信赖, 善行, 恩惠, 徽章, 礼物
• vt. 赞成, 帮助, 支持, 喜爱, 偏袒, 关切, 赐与, 给与, 有利于, 有助于, 像, 体恤

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/'feivә/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.31 · Rare

Word forms

favoured, favours, favouring

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Related words

favorite · favor · favourite · favorable · favored · favourable

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