favourite

英 ['feɪvərɪt] 美 ['feɪvərɪt]

• adj. 最喜爱的
• n. 最受喜爱的人(或物)

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. [A]特别受喜爱的

   preferred above all others

n. (名词)

1. [C]特别喜爱的人〔物〕

   person or thing liked more than others

2. [C]竞赛中被认为会获胜的马、竞争者等

   (in racing) the horse, competitor, etc. expected to win

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 中意的，心爱的，喜爱的，宠爱的

n. 名词

1. 亲信，受宠信者，受宠的人
2. 受人特别喜爱的人或物，得到偏爱的人，宠物
3. 党内有声望的政治家
4. 有希望的获胜者，最有希望者
5. 竞赛中被认为会获胜的马等

英英释义

Noun:

1. a competitor thought likely to win

2. a special loved one

3. something regarded with special favor or liking;

   "that book is one of my favorites"
   

Adjective:

1. appealing to the general public;

   "a favorite tourist attraction"
   

2. preferred above all others and treated with partiality;

   "the favored child"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. It used to be my favourite restaurant but the standard of cooking has fallen off recently.
   那是我以前最喜欢的饭馆，但近来烹饪水平已大不如前了。
2. Who is your favourite writer?
   谁是你最喜欢的作家？
3. History is my favourite subject at school.
   历史是我在学校中最喜爱的学科。

用作名词 (n.)

1. I like all the books on the shelf but this one is my favourite.
   我喜欢书架上所有的书，但这本是我最喜欢的。
2. He is a favourite among his teammates.
   他很受队友的欢迎。
3. She's the favourite for the job.
   她最有希望得到这份工作。
4. This book is a great favourite of mine.
   这是我最喜欢的一本书。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. She is my favourite singer.
   她是我最喜欢的歌手。
2. Oranges are my favourite fruit.
   柑橘是我最爱吃的水果。
3. Discussion and debates are my favourite way of learning.
   讨论和辩论是我最喜欢的学习方式。

用作名词 (n.)

1. These toys are great favourites of mine.
   这些是我最喜爱的玩具。
2. A teacher shouldn't have favourites in the class.
   当老师的不应该过分宠爱班上少数几个学生。
3. I put all my money on the favourite in the big horse race, but it only came in third.
   在这次赛马中,我把所有的钱都押在那匹热门马上,但它却跑了个第三名。

经典引文

• She sang..'Kathleen Mavourneen' and other popular favourites of the time.

  出自： Day Lewis

• An older brother was the favourite; she was neglected.

  出自： S. Bellow

词汇搭配

• hot favourite 众望所归的热门参赛者...
• favourite son (总统)候选人...

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. favourite是英式英语的拼法, favorite是美式英语的拼法。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自中古法语的favorito，意为特别喜爱的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• best-liked
• special
• preferred

【反义词】

• hated
• unfavorite