favourite

柯林斯詞典

[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

AM favorite

1. ADJ Your favourite thing or person of a particular type is the one you like most. 最喜歡的[ADJ n]
He celebrated by opening a bottle of his favourite champagne. 他開(kāi)了一瓶他最喜歡的香檳來(lái)慶祝。
2. N-COUNT Favourite is also a noun. 最喜歡的人或物
The Metropole is my favourite. I love those huge, anonymous hotels. 京都酒店是我最喜歡的酒店。我喜愛(ài)那些沒(méi)名氣的大酒店。
3. PHRASE If you refer to something as an old favourite, you mean that it has been in existence for a long time and everyone knows it or likes it. 名牌老產(chǎn)品
This recipe is an adaptation of an old favourite. 這個(gè)食譜是一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)名食譜的改編。
4. N-COUNT The favourite in a race or contest is the competitor that is expected to win. In a team game, the team that is expected to win is referred to as the favourites. 奪冠熱門(mén)
The U.S. team is considered one of the favourites in next month's games. 美國(guó)隊(duì)被認(rèn)為是下月比賽的奪冠熱門(mén)之一。