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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fa·vou·rite1 British English, favorite American English /ˈfeɪvərət/ S2 W2 adjective [only before noun] 1 FAVOURITE/FAVORITEyour favourite person or thing is the one that you like the most 最喜欢的 a child’s favourite toy 孩子最喜欢的玩具 What’s your favourite colour? 你最喜欢什么颜色？ a favorite spot for picnickers 野餐者最喜欢的地方2. favourite son POPULARa politician, sports player etc who is popular with people in the place that they come from 故乡骄子〔指受家乡人欢迎的政治家、运动员等〕

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favourite• Eg. One of the idols is Paul Newman and the favourite cars are mustangs.• My favourite colour is purple.• Witness last year's curdling, bubbling row with his erstwhile favourite model and muse Inès de la Fressange.• My favourite moment of that visit was seeing Jennifer the donkey.• Anyway, although I worship the ground Strachan dribbles on, he's not my favourite player of all time for Leeds.• Miranda's heart had looped the loop as she happily accepted an invitation to lunch at Rules, his favourite restaurant.

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favourite2 British English, favorite American English S2 W2 noun [countable] 1 FAVOURITE/FAVORITEsomething that you like more than other things of the same kind 特别喜爱的东西 Can we have strawberries? They’re my favourite. 给我们来点草莓好吗？我最爱吃了。an old/firm/particular favourite a sweater that’s an old favorite 一直最喜欢的一件毛衣favourite with Dahl’s books are firm favourites with children. 达尔的书一向是儿童的最爱。2 FAVOURITE/FAVORITEsomeone who is liked and treated better than others by a teacher or parent 受宠的人，宠儿 You always were Dad’s favourite. 你一直是爸爸的宠儿。play favorites American English (=treat one person better than others) 偏心 The manager insisted he doesn’t play favorites. 那位经理坚持说自己没有偏心。 → favouritism3 DSEXPECTthe team, player etc that is expected to win a race or competition 最有希望获胜者；最被看好的参赛者favourite to do something Italy were the favourites to win the World Cup. 意大利队赢得世界杯的呼声最高。 He was the hot favourite for the Booker Prize. 他是布克奖最热门的人选。n4 favourites [plural] a list of your favourite websites on your browser Put our website in your favourites.

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favourite• My current favourite is a street in Acton, west London.• I love all his films but 'Rashomon' is my favourite.• The recipe of the old favourite is being changed after 60 years in a bid to lick the recession.• But G.G. Gallup's mirror experiments, from the mid-1970s, are a particular favourite of those prowling for overt evidence.• Admit it, you were always Mom's favourite.• And they've returned to their favourite in Minehead, Somerset, 126 times.hot favourite• Hardy was a hot favourite before the fight and did not let a sell-out crowd down by producing the expected victory.• He is hot favourite for a semi-final place.• And you are the hot favourite, bonny lass.• The hot favourite at 6-4 was Craganour.favourite3 British English, favorite American English verb [transitive] nto mark a website as a favourite on your browser Favourite our website and keep checking for the latest bargains!

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favourite

fa‧vou‧rite¹ S3 W3

British English, favorite American English /ˈfeɪvərət, ˈfeɪvərɪt/ adjective [only before noun]
1. your favourite person or thing is the one that you like the most:

a child’s favourite toy

What’s your favourite colour?

a favorite spot for picnickers
2. favourite son a politician, sports player etc who is popular with people in the place that they come from

favourite²

British English, favorite American English noun [countable]
1. something that you like more than other things of the same kind:

Can we have strawberries? They’re my favourite.
an old/firm/particular favourite

a sweater that’s an old favorite
favourite with

Dahl’s books are firm favourites with children.
2. someone who is liked and treated better than others by a teacher or parent:

You always were Dad’s favourite.
play favorites American English (=treat one person better than others)

The manager insisted he doesn’t play favorites. ⇨ favouritism
3. the team, player etc that is expected to win a race or competition
favourite to do something

Italy were the favourites to win the World Cup.

He was the hot favourite for the Booker Prize.

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liked more than others of the same kind 特别受喜爱的

◆It's one of my favourite movies. 这是我特别喜欢的电影之一。

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◆Who is your favourite writer? 谁是你特别喜欢的作家？

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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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<titled tranID="16" status="1">choice</titled>favourite ◇ preference ◇ selection ◇ pick

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。

choice 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。
favourite/favorite 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？
preference 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。

favourite or preference? 用 favourite 还是 preference？

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. * favourite 指最喜欢因而常有、常做或常听等的事物；preference 指在可以选择的情况下会较喜欢有或做的事物。

selection a number of people or things that have been chosen from a larger group 指从大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。
pick (rather informal) a person or thing that is chosen 指入选者、选中的东西：◆She was his pick for best actress. 她是他认为最好的女演员。