favor

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adj性质的同根词
favorable：有利的；良好的；赞成的，赞许的；讨人喜欢的。
favorite：最喜爱的；中意的；宠爱的。
favourite：特别喜爱的。
favourable：有利的，顺利的；赞成的。
favored：有利的；受到优待的；受到喜爱的。
adv性质的同根词
favorably：顺利地；亲切地；好意地。
n性质的同根词
favorite：幸运儿；喜欢的事物；特别喜欢的人。
favour：偏爱；赞同；善行。
favourite：特别喜欢的人或事物。
favourable：有利。
v性质的同根词
favored：赞成；宠爱；帮助（favor的过去分词）；给…以恩惠。
vt性质的同根词
favour：赞成；喜爱；有助于。

Hey, could you do me a favor?
嘿，你可不可以帮我一个忙？
And perhaps the judge would rule in favor of me.
或许法官会就此做出有利于我的裁决。
Whatever form the best regime takes however it will always favor a certain kind of human being with a certain set of character traits.
然而，无论最优的政体是采取那种型式,它都将会永远偏袒某一群人,且会有一些特定的性格特征。

"It was not difficult to agree between us that neither party is in favor of handing any more powers to the European Union."
In fact, he even claims -- and he does this explicitly in Areopagitica he even claims to be in favor of censorship in a number of cases.
实际上，他更声明并且明确地在《论出版自由》中,他更在一些案例中声明他支持出版控制。
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Student: Wouldn't natural selection favor the people ? who learn all these things and then practically try to apply them?
学生：自然选择会不会垂青,学习并践行这些知识的人？
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He was particularly likely to buy them when they were particularly out of favor.
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