favorites
favorites — 形容詞
- favoritespositive
- more favoritescomparative
- most favoritessuperlative
1. liked or enjoyed more than any other person or thing of the same kind; the one y
最喜歡的
比其他同類更受喜愛的；偏好程度最高的
liked or enjoyed more than any other person or thing of the same kind; the one you like the most
Blue is my favorite color — I use it for everything from notebooks to curtains.
藍色是我最喜歡的顏色——從筆記本到窗簾，我什麼東西都用藍色的。
favorite + noun (color)
Pizza is the favorite dinner choice among the children in the Watanabe family.
在渡邊家的小孩當中，披薩是最受歡迎的晚餐選擇。
favorite + noun with quantifier (among group)
My favorite part of the trip was walking along the beach at sunset.
這趟旅行中我最喜歡的部分，就是在日落時沿著海灘散步。
Omar recommended his favorite café near the university library.
Omar 推薦了他最喜歡的咖啡館，就在大學圖書館附近。
possessive + favorite + noun
What is your favorite subject at school this year?
你今年在學校最喜歡哪個科目？
- favorite color
- favorite food
- favorite movie
- favorite book
- favorite song
- favorite place
- favorite thing
- preferred
more neutral and formal; suggests a choice among options
- best-loved
emphasizes emotional attachment; common for people and long-term possessions
- favored
suggests receiving special treatment or advantage
- least-liked
the opposite on a scale of preference
- hated
strong opposite; implies strong negative feeling
文法句型
favorite + noun (color, food, book, song)
be + possessive + favorite (e.g. This is my favorite)
用法筆記
This is the US spelling; the British English spelling is 'favourite'. The adjective is always placed directly before the noun it describes (e.g., 'my favorite song', not 'the song favorite').
常見錯誤
favorites — 名詞
1. someone or something that you like more than any other person or thing of the sa
最愛；寵兒
最喜歡的人或事物
someone or something that you like more than any other person or thing of the same type
Of all the songs on the album, this one is clearly the audience's favorite.
這張專輯的所有歌曲當中，這一首顯然是聽眾的最愛。
determiner + favorite (the audience's favorite)
Chocolate cake is a longtime favorite at the school bake sale.
巧克力蛋糕向來是學校義賣會上大家最愛的甜點。
indefinite article + favorite (a longtime favorite)
Kenji always orders grilled salmon — it is his favorite on the menu.
Kenji 總是點烤鮭魚——那是他菜單上最喜歡的餐點。
The youngest grandchild is often the favorite of the grandparents.
最小的孫子往往是祖父母最疼愛的孩子。
This café quickly became a neighborhood favorite for weekend brunch.
這間咖啡館很快就成了附近居民週末早午餐的最愛去處。
a + adjective + favorite (a neighborhood favorite)
- all-time favorite
- personal favorite
- family favorite
- fan favorite
- crowd favorite
- teacher's favorite
- least favorite
the one liked the least
- underdog
a person or team expected to lose; opposite of a favorite in competition
文法句型
be + possessive + favorite
favorite + among + group noun
verb + something/someone + as + possessive + favorite
用法筆記
When describing a person, 'favorite' can imply that the person receives special kindness or attention from someone in authority (e.g., a teacher's favorite student). Avoid confusing with 'favorite' as an adjective — when used as a noun, it is often preceded by a determiner (a, the, my, our).
常見錯誤
2. a competitor who is believed to be the most likely person to finish first in a r
大熱門
被認為最可能贏得比賽的人或隊伍
a competitor who is believed to be the most likely person to finish first in a race, game, or other contest
The defending champion is the clear favorite to win the gold medal.
衛冕冠軍是奪金的大熱門。
the + adjective + favorite + to-infinitive (the clear favorite to win)
In the horse race, number seven was the early favorite among bettors.
在那場賽馬中，七號馬是賭客心目中最初的奪標熱門。
early favorite among [group]
Many fans consider the home team the favorite to advance to the finals.
許多粉絲認為主場球隊最有可能晉級決賽。
Despite being the heavy favorite, the boxer lost the match in a surprise upset.
儘管是奪冠大熱門，那位拳擊手還是爆冷輸掉了比賽。
heavy favorite (strongest expectation to win)
Sofia was the favorite to win the scholarship after her excellent interview.
Sofia 在出色的面試之後，成了最有希望獲得獎學金的人選。
- clear favorite
- early favorite
- heavy favorite
- hot favorite
- favorite to win
- favorite in the race
- front-runner
the person or team currently leading; more factual than 'favorite'
- top seed
used in tournaments; denotes the highest-ranked competitor
- leading contender
more formal; used in journalism
- underdog
the one expected to lose; the direct opposite of the favorite
文法句型
favorite + to + verb
favorite + in + event/competition
be + the + favorite
用法筆記
Common in sports betting and contest contexts. 'Heavy favorite' means the expected winner by a large margin; 'underdog' is the opposite. The noun can be modified by adjectives like 'clear', 'early', 'strong', 'hot', and 'heavy' to indicate different degrees of expected success.
常見錯誤
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- favorite形容詞A2
- favorite名詞B1
- favor名詞B1
- favor動詞B2
- favorable形容詞B2
- favorably副詞C1
- favoritism名詞C1
- unfavorable形容詞B2