2018-09-23 Favor

Favor [vt.]

Definition: feel or show approval or preference for

1) approval

2) preference

Syn. approve, hold with, go for, support, countenance

Ant. Dislike, disfavor,  disapproval, reject

e.g. Phenomenal English has been increasingly favored by serious English learners.

Practice

1. 很多中国大学生毕业后都会选择留在北上广这样的大城市。

Many Chinese young people favor such big cities as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou after graduating from college.

Many graduates in China favor big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.

2. This policy has been increasingly favored by high-level leadership in the company.

3. Although Chinese government has imposed two-child policy since 2016, many couples in China are in favor of having only one child.