take it. He owes me a favour. fS^ii A$c^0 ftX IS—'Mto 0 Thanks for helping me out. I’ll return the favour (= help you because you have helped me) some time.          SftAtto         0

Do yourself a favour (= help yourself) and wear a helmet on the bike. HMM g B,

►          APPROVAL ff |B] 2 [U] approval or support for sb/sth ©

|WJ; At#: The suggestion to close the road has found favour with (= been supported by) local people. I^PiJi^B]#?y^ftfeAP<jft:t#o 0 The programme has lost favour with viewers recently.        Si B

fttftCiffio 0 an athlete who fell from favour after a drugs scandal ft0 (formal) The government looks with favour upon (= approves of) the report’s recommendations. n-„

iliJ' 0 o She’s not in favour with (= supported or liked by) the media just now. g mfsM & ft M ft P*J ^ 0 oft seems Tim is back in favour with the boss (= the boss likes him again).

►          BETTER TREATMENT fftft, 3 [U] treatment that is generous

to one person or group in a way that seems unfair to others # #1] MM; lira ; fi          EHTl bias : As an exam­

iner, she showed no favour to any candidate. ft A ft A A

►          PARTY GIFT M £/MLfcl 4 favors [pi.] (NAmE) = PARTY

FAVORS

►          SEX ft 5 favours [pi.] (old-fashioned) agreement to have sex with sb |WJ X: demands for sexual favours

fTim do sb no 'favours to do sth that is not helpful to sb or that gives a bad impression of them AS!J 7

A; tkM: A §?l' ftft%.: You’re not doing yourself any favours, working for nothing, ft-ftSW, g BS ft fto 0 The orchestra did Beethoven no favours.

do me a

favour! (informal) used in reply to a question that you think is silly (  ) #7«E: ‘Do you

think they’ll win?’ Do me a favour! They haven’t got a single decent player. ’ “ ft A ft fib ffl £ M   ? ” “ # 7

»E!    ” in favour (of

sb/sth) 1 if you are in favour of sb/sth, you support and agree with them/it $£ [WJ ; ft : He argued in favour of a strike, fife #g JI ft #■ ft 5S H X 0 0 There were 247 votes in favour (of the motion) and 152 against, ft 247        ) j 152          0 I’m all in favour of

(= completely support) equal pay for equal work. 3% %

^ ft t# I#11111 ifH Q 0 Most of the ‘don’t knows’ in the opinion polls came down in favour of (= eventually chose to support) the Democrats, ft   Aft

2 in exchange for

another thing (because the other thing is better or you want it more) ft$# ( M iftg iff ^ lft#f tl ) : He abandoned teaching in favour of a career as a musician. ft ft- jk ^ ft ft o «n sb’s favour 1 if sth is in sb’s favour, it gives them an advantage or helps them ft $\ ft^A; ft'JJJjft^ A: The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment. @ HUft^Jo 0 She was willing to bend the rules in Mary’s favour. fij ft J3| m 0 2 a decision or judgement that is in sb’s favour benefits that person or says that they were right ( &$£ ) Xt£Aft*iJ; (          ) ftJ^AM — more at

CURRY V., FEAR /?., STACKED

■ verb

►          PREFER & ft J(K 1 to prefer one system, plan, way of doing sth, etc. to another ft iX ; W : [VN] Many countries favour a presidential system of government.

[also V -ing, VN -ing]

►          TREAT BETTER ftl 2 [VN] to treat sb better than you treat other people, especially in an unfair way it M; ##l|MM; jfm IS; The treaty seems to favour the US.

►          HELP jfcM 3 [VN] to provide suitable conditions for a particular person, group, etc. ft §)} ft ; ft f ij ft : The warm climate favours many types of tropical plants. yU

m m    m.

►          LOOK LIKE PARENT X# 4 [VN] (old-fashioned or

NAmE) to look like one of your parents or older relations          ft]#ft ( X#icft¥ ) : She definitely

favours her father. ftggftftXAo

fa-vourable (BrE) (NAmE favorable) /‘feivarobl/ adj.

►          making people have a good opinion of sb/sth ^ Aft-

E\1 PiJ : She made a favourable impression on his parents. ft ft PiJ X # ®TTftEPlft ojhe biography shows him in a favourable light. ftiB^'Jlil ft Tft&tUEffi ffc %. 0 2 positive and showing your good opinion of

sb/sth^ [S] P*J;      favourable comments

ft if 3 ~ (to/for sb/sth) good for sth and making it likely to be successful or have an advantage ft AJ (Hi; ft

ft $j Pm advantageous : The terms of the agreement are favourable to both sides. tUft$1 o o favourable economic conditions ftftij ±t 4 fairly good and not too expensive ft nUftin P7; it M P5: They offered me a loan on very favourable terms.

EQ2 UNFAVOUR­ABLE ► fa-vour-ably (Br£) (NAmE fa-vor-ably) /-abli/ adv. ■. He speaks very favourably of your work. ftftft^^^o O These figures compare favourably with last year’s. ¥ ft A ft ft h T o 0 I was very

favourably impressed with her work. M&ftXfMp $5

fa-voured (BrE) (NAmE favored) /’feivad; NAmE -vard/ adj. 1 treated in a special way or receiving special help or advantages in a way that may seem unfair 5£fiJ Ail P7; SHS§ Wa. member of the Presi­dent’s favoured circle of advisers

fftl — M' 2 preferred by most people A        : the

favoured candidate         3 (formal) particu­larly pleasant and worth having   ft M :

Their house is in a very favoured position near the park.

fa-VOlir-ite Ow (BrE) (NAmE fa-vor-ite) /'feivarit/ adj., noun

a adj. liked more than others of the same kind # £i] X ft g P7: It’s one of my favourite movies. & H $c # #ij ft fK E& W> X — o <> Who is your favourite writer? it ft # ? 0 January is my least favourite month. —o note at choice IT»T71 sb’s favourite 'son 1 a performer, politician, sports player, etc., who is popular where they were born Wffft

►          (in the US) a candi­date for president who is supported by his or her own state in the first part of a campaign ( HI

m)

■                  noun 1 a person or thing that you like more than the

others of the same type #^iJft^WA (    $1 ) :

These biscuits are great favourites with the children,

j| ] # #1] # Jfc # tjf ft o o This song is a particular favourite of mine.  0 The band

played all my old favourites. ftUAM#7 M.ftlfcfkft^W A ft ,0     <> Which one’s your favourite? ft H ft ft: iP

— ft ? 0 The programme has become a firm favourite with young people,    @ B#^®l]#7 A^ AP7#Mo

2                  a person who is liked better by sb and receives better treatment than others jg % A; ]# ill fi ^ W A: She loved all her grandchildren but Ann was her favourite.

3                  ~ (for sth) 1 ~ (to do

sth) the horse, runner, team, etc. that is expected to win ( Itffft )          The favourite

came third.  0 0 Her horse is

the hot favourite for the race.

Pil ft h M 0 O AC Milan, the hot favourites to win the European Cup * AC A 7 (A, 0: S ft ft ft ft ft ir% PAIA 4 ~ (for sth) | ~ (to do sth) the person who is expected by most people to get a particular job or position ( 37t#?R?i^fP(J )          She’s the favourite for the

job.    0 She’s the favourite to

succeed him as leader.    A^lftAo

fa vour it ism (BrE) (NAmE fa-vor-it-ism) /'feivoritizam/ noun [U] (disapproving) the act of unfairly treating one person better than others because you like them better iiiJt; [)mIS: The students accused the teacher of favour­itism. A^!)rpft[i7'0

fawn /fo:n/ adj., noun, verb

■                  adj. light yellowish-brown in colour M M P(j: a fawn coat

noun 1 [C] a deer less than one year old ( ft ^