FAVOURITE1 the one you like better than any others2 someone who is liked more than other peopleRELATED WORDSsee alsoLIKEBESTPREFERDELICIOUS1 the one you like better than any others 你最喜欢的那个favouriteBritish/favoriteAmerican /ˈfeɪvərɪt, ˈfeɪvərət/ [adjective only before noun]yourfavourite colour, food, teacher etc is the one you like more than all other colours, types of food etc 最喜欢的，偏爱的 My favourite colour is purple. 我最喜欢的颜色是紫色。 Who is your favorite singer? 你最喜欢的歌手是谁？ Proceeds from the concert will go to the singer's favorite charities. 这场音乐会的收入将捐给这位歌手最喜欢的慈善机构。favourite/favorite [countable noun]the one thing that you like more than other things of the same kind: 〔同类东西中你的〕最爱，至爱 I love all his films but ‘Rashomon’ is my favourite. 他的电影我都喜欢，但《罗生门》是我最喜欢的。 I made lasagna for dinner -- your favorite. 晚饭我做了卤汁宽面条，你最爱吃的。like best /ˌlaɪk ˈbest/ [verb phrase]especially spokento like something better than other things - use this especially when you are asking someone to choose or when you are choosing 【尤口】最喜欢 Which of these dresses do you like best? 这些连衣裙你最喜欢哪件？like something best I think I like the red one best. 我想我最喜欢红的那个。preferred /prɪˈfɜːʳd/ [adjective only before noun]formalthepreferred method, plan etc is the one that people think is the best 【正式】最好的 Steaming is the preferred method of cooking in Central Asia. 在中亚最受喜爱的烹调方法是用蒸的方法。 Seventeen percent of likely voters picked Stark as their preferred candidate. 17%的可能投票的选民表示会投票支持斯塔克。first choice /ˌfɜːʳst ˈtʃɔɪs/ [countable noun]the thing or person you like best and would choose first when you have several to choose from 第一选择，首选 Frances was our first choice as a name for the baby. 为婴儿起名字，弗朗西丝是我们的首选。 Parents choosing schools for their children are rarely given their first choice. 为子女选学校的父母很少能够得到首选的学校。first choice for Atkins was the producers’ first choice for the part of the maid. 制片人认为阿特金斯是饰演女仆的最佳人选。first choice of Twenty-six percent of the students said that teaching was their first choice of occupations. 这些学生中有26%说教师是他们的首选职业。preference /ˈprefərəns/ [countable noun]when someone likes one thing or person rather than another 偏爱的事物；偏爱的人 There are definite regional preferences amongst our clients. 我们的顾客当中有明显的地区性偏爱。 Oil or vinegar may be added for a more bland or sharp sauce, according to your preference. 为了让调味汁口味更淡或更浓可以加点油或醋，全随你的喜好。preference for Adams expressed her preference for New York, despite the fact that she's lived in California for six years. 亚当斯表示她更喜欢纽约，尽管她在加州已经住了六年。2 someone who is liked more than other people 最受人喜爱的人favouriteBritish/favoriteAmerican /ˈfeɪvərɪt, ˈfeɪvərət/ [countable noun]someone who is liked better, especially by someone in authority, than the others in a group, and who is often treated better 特别受喜爱的人，宠儿 Admit it, you were always Mom's favourite. 承认吧，你可从来都是妈妈的至爱。 Of all my customers, Sherman was easily my favorite. 所有客户中，舍曼肯定是我最喜欢的。teacher's pet /ˌtiːtʃəʳz ˈpet/ [countable noun usually singular]informalsomeone who is their teacher's favourite student, and who the other students do not like because of this 【非正式】教师的宠儿〔因而不被其他同学喜欢〕 By his own account, Huggins was a teacher's pet whose life revolved around his schoolwork. 哈金斯自己说他当时是老师的宠儿，生活内容就是围绕着学业转。blue-eyed boy/girl /ˌbluː aɪd ˈbɔɪ, ˈgɜːʳl/ [countable noun usually singular]British informalsomeone who is treated better than anyone else by their teacher, employer, parent etc, because they think he is perfect and do not notice his faults 【英，非正式】〔老师、老板、父母等的〕宠儿 Tom Cruise is Hollywood's blue-eyed boy at the moment. 眼下汤姆·克鲁斯是好莱坞的宠儿。the darling of /ðə ˈdɑːʳlɪŋ ɒv/ [noun phrase]writtenthe person who a group of people like most, for example a political party or people who write for a particular newspaper 【书面】〔政党或报纸撰稿人等的〕最受喜爱的人，宠儿 For some strange reason Livingstone became the darling of the right-wing press. 不知什么原因，利文斯通成了右翼报刊的宠儿。