favour
gb/fˈeɪvɚ/ us/fˈeɪvɚ/
A2
Anh
~ 2700
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A2
action
1
Kind or helpful act
Something you do to help someone in a kind way, without wanting money.
Mẫu sử dụng:
do [someone] a favour
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'favour' with 'flavour'; they are unrelated in meaning.
Từ đồng nghĩa
service (Slightly more formal; can also mean work done for payment.)
|
kindness (Focuses more on the quality of being kind than on the specific act.)
Từ trái nghĩa
disservice (An action that harms rather than helps someone.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
ask a favour
|do a favour
|return a favour
|owe a favour
Chủ đề
daily life
|relationships
|emotions
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- Could you do me a favour and pass the salt?
- She asked her neighbour for a small favour.
- Thanks for the favour; I really appreciate it.
- I owe him a favour for helping me last week.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Please do me a favour and open the window.
- He asked me for a small favour.
- I did her a favour yesterday.
- She will return the favour soon.
Danh từ
B1
state
2
Preference or special treatment
Liking or treating one person or thing better than others.
Mẫu sử dụng:
in favour of [someone/something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes think 'in favour of' means 'against'; it actually means choosing one thing instead of another.
Từ đồng nghĩa
preference (Neutral; simply indicates choice without necessarily implying unfairness.)
|
bias (Often negative; suggests unfair preference.)
Từ trái nghĩa
disfavour (The state of being disliked or having lost support.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
show favour
|win favour
|in favour of
Chủ đề
relationships
|society
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The judge was accused of showing favour to the defendant.
- The proposal was rejected in favour of a cheaper option.
- He quickly won the king's favour.
Ví dụ cho người học
- She is in the teacher's favour.
- They chose the red dress in favour of the blue one.
- He won the boss's favour.
Động từ
B2
action
3
Prefer or give advantage to
To like one person or thing more than another and treat them better.
Mẫu sử dụng:
favour [someone/something] over [someone/something]
Từ đồng nghĩa
prefer (More neutral; does not always imply giving an advantage.)
|
prioritize (Focuses on deciding something is more important than others.)
Từ trái nghĩa
disfavour (To treat someone or something with less approval or support.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
tend to favour
|favour heavily
|favour strongly
Chủ đề
relationships
|society
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- The policy seems to favour large businesses over small ones.
- She favoured her left leg after the injury.
- Parents should not favour one child over another.
Ví dụ cho người học
- My teacher favours group work.
- The rule favours rich people.
- Do not favour one friend more than another.
Danh từ
B1
entity
4
Small gift for guests
A little present given to people who come to a party or wedding.
Từ đồng nghĩa
souvenir (Often bought during travel; not necessarily given at events.)
|
keepsake (Something kept as a reminder, often sentimental.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
wedding favour
|party favours
Chủ đề
daily life
|celebrations
|arts_entertainment
|relationships
|daily_life
Ví dụ
- Each guest received a wedding favour at their table.
- Party favours included small bags of candy.
- They handed out colourful favours to the children.
Ví dụ cho người học
- We got small favours at the wedding.
- The party favours were toys.
- They gave us chocolate as favours.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
favour
IPA
GB/fˈeɪvɚ/
US/fˈeɪvɚ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
fa - vour (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (fa)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: favour
- Variant Spelling: favor
- Plural: favour, favours
Verb
- Base: favour
- Variant Spelling: favor
- 3rd Person Singular: favours
- Present Participle: favouring
- Past: favoured
Họ từ
Forms
Core family
Related words
favouritism
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unfavourable
adjective
unfavourably
adverb
Điểm ngữ pháp nổi bật
- Spelling Variant: favor Verb
- Spelling Variant: favor Noun
Cách diễn đạt
do someone a favour
1/dˈu sˈʌmwˌʌn ə fˈeɪvɚ/
fixed phrase
Help someone without payment
To help someone by doing something for them without wanting money back.
Ví dụ
- Can you do me a favour and call my sister?
- He did me a big favour by driving me to the airport.
find favour with someone
1/fˈaɪnd fˈeɪvɚ wˈɪθ sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
Gain approval or support from someone
To make someone like you or approve of you.
Ví dụ
- His ideas found favour with the committee.
- The plan found favour with local residents.
in favour of
1/ˈɪn fˈeɪvɚ əv/
fixed phrase
Support or choose instead of another option
To support or choose one person, idea, or thing instead of another.
Ví dụ
- They voted in favour of the new law.
- I am in favour of recycling programs.
return the favour
1/ɹɪtˈɚn ðə fˈeɪvɚ/
fixed phrase
Repay someone's kindness with kindness
To do something nice for someone because they helped you before.
Ví dụ
- She helped me move, so I returned the favour by baking her a cake.
- He promised to return the favour someday.