favourite
- adj.最喜欢的;特别受喜爱的
- n.特别喜爱的人(或事物);受宠的人;得到偏爱的人;(比赛中)被认为最有希望的获胜者;（取得职位等的）最有希望者
复数： favourites
favouriteadj.
特别受喜爱的
liked more than others of the same kind
It's one of my favourite movies.
这是我特别喜欢的电影之一。
Who is your favourite writer?
谁是你特别喜欢的作家？
January is my least favourite month.
一月是我最不喜欢的月份。
noun
特别喜爱的人（或事物）
a person or thing that you like more than the others of the same type
These biscuits are great favourites with the children.
孩子们特别喜欢这种饼干。
This song is a particular favourite of mine.
我尤其喜爱这首歌曲。
The band played all my old favourites .
乐队演奏了所有我最喜欢的老曲子。
Which one's your favourite?
你最喜欢哪一个？
The programme has become a firm favourite with young people.
这个节目已着实赢得了年轻人的喜爱。
受宠的人；得到偏爱的人
a person who is liked better by sb and receives better treatment than others
She loved all her grandchildren but Ann was her favourite.
她爱所有的孙儿孙女，但最宠安。
（比赛中）被认为最有希望的获胜者
the horse, runner, team, etc. that is expected to win
The favourite came third.
那个可望夺魁者得了第三名。
Her horse is the hot favourite for the race.
她的马在这次赛马中夺魁的呼声最高。
AC Milan, the hot favourites to win the European Cup
AC米兰队，欧冠夺标呼声最高的队
（取得职位等的）最有希望者
the person who is expected by most people to get a particular job or position
She's the favourite for the job.
她最有希望得到这份工作。
She's the favourite to succeed him as leader.
她最有希望接替他成为领导人。
These are all words for a person or thing that is chosen, or that is liked more than others.以上各词均指选中或特别喜爱的人或事物。
a person or thing that is chosen指入选者、选中的东西：
She's the obvious choice for the job.
她是这个职位当然的人选。
a person or thing that you like more than the others of the same type指同类人或事物中最喜欢的一个：
Which one's your favourite?
你最喜欢哪一个？
a thing that is liked better or best指偏爱的或最喜爱的事物：
Tastes and preferences vary from individual to individual.
人的爱好和选择各不相同。
Your favourites are the things you like best, and that you have, do, listen to, etc. often; your preferences are the things that you would rather have or do if you can choose. |
a number of people or things that have been chosen from a larger group指从大的群中选出来的一组人或物：
A selection of reader's comments are published below.
下面选登了部分读者评论。
( rather informal , especially NAmE ) a person or thing that is chosen指选中的人或物：
She was his pick for best actress.
她是他认为最好的女演员。
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ADJ 最喜爱的;最喜欢的
Your favourite thing or person of a particular type is the one you like most....a bottle of his favourite champagne...
一瓶他最喜爱的香槟
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N-COUNT 受宠的人;宠儿;亲信
If you describe one person as the favourite of another, you mean that the second person likes the first person a lot and treats them with special kindness....Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, a favourite of King James I...
罗伯特·卡尔——萨默塞特伯爵，国王詹姆斯一世的亲信
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N-COUNT 夺标热门;夺冠热门
The favourite in a race or contest is the competitor that is expected to win. In a team game, the team that is expected to win is referred to as the favourites .The Belgian Cup has been won by the favourites F.C. Liege.
比利时杯被夺冠热门列日队夺得。
noun
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- something regarded with special favor or liking
- that book is one of my favorites
- Synonym: favorite
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- a special loved one
- Synonym: darling favorite pet dearie deary ducky
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- a competitor thought likely to win
- Synonym: front-runner favorite
adj
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- appealing to the general public
- a favorite tourist attraction
- Synonym: favorite
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The programme has become a firm favourite with young people .
这个节目已着实赢得了年轻人的喜爱。
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She put £ 5 each way on the favourite .
她用5英镑，在热门马上投注独赢及位置。
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My favourite band ? Oh , that 's a hard one .
我最喜爱的乐队？哦，这可就难说了。
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Just press the button to see your favourite character in action .
只要按一下电钮就可以看到你喜欢的角色在表演。
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It was , and still is , my favourite movie .
那部影片以前是我最喜欢的，现在仍然是。
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We were asked to list our ten favourite songs .
我们应要求列出自己最喜爱的十首歌曲。
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Which one 's your favourite ?
你最喜欢哪一个？
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She is a firm favourite with the children .
孩子们着实喜欢她。
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The foreign minister has become everybody 's favourite Aunt Sally .
外交部长已成为众矢之的。
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The President stressed a favourite campaign theme ─ greater emphasis on education .
总统强调了最喜欢的竞选主题——加大教育投入。
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It 's one of my favourite movies .
这是我特别喜欢的电影之一。
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This song is a particular favourite of mine .
我尤其喜爱这首歌曲。
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It 's a favourite resort for the rich and famous .
这是富人和名流最喜欢去度假的地方。
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It gave me a big thrill to meet my favourite author in person .
能见到我最喜欢的作者本人使我感到兴奋不已。
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The favourite won by a short head .
最看好的那匹马以不足一马头的优势获胜。
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Her horse is the hot favourite for the race .
她的马在这次赛马中夺魁的呼声最高。
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This soup is a spicy variation on a traditional favourite .
这种汤是在一种受欢迎的传统汤羹中加了香料。
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My favourite song was playing on the radio .
收音机里播放着我最喜爱的歌曲。
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Our favourite restaurant was closed , so we had to go elsewhere .
我们最喜欢的餐馆已关门了，所以我们只好到别处去。
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It 's a favourite game of theirs .
这是他们最喜爱的游戏。
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The favourite came third .
那个可望夺魁者得了第三名。
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January is my least favourite month .
一月是我最不喜欢的月份。
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She 's the favourite to succeed him as leader .
她最有希望接替他成为领导人。
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She was , in her own favourite phrase , ' a woman without a past ' .
用她自己最喜欢的字眼说，她是个“没有不清白过去的女人”。
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Who is your favourite author ?
你最喜欢哪位作家？
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Biology is my favourite subject .
生物是我最喜欢的学科。
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Try and entice the child to eat by offering small portions of their favourite food .
给孩子少许爱吃的食物，设法诱使他们吃饭。
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Next to skiing my favourite sport is skating .
我最喜欢的运动除了滑雪就是溜冰。
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She had laid $ 100 on the favourite .
她在那匹特别喜爱的马上下注100元。
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The cat dozed in its favourite spot on the hearth .
猫躺在壁炉前它最喜欢的地方打盹。
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