favourite
adjective [ before noun ] UK (US favorite) uk/ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt/ us/ˈfeɪ.vər.ət/
A1 最喜欢的;特别喜爱的
best liked or most enjoyed
"What's your favourite colour?" "Green." “你最喜欢甚么颜色？”“绿色。”
my favourite restaurant/book/song 我最喜欢的餐馆／书／歌曲
least favourite 最不喜欢的；特别不喜欢的
liked or enjoyed the least
Cleaning the toilets is my least favourite job. 打扫厕所是我最不喜欢的工作。
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- Swimming is my favourite form of exercise.
- She imagined herself sitting in her favourite armchair back home.
- 'Carmen' is my favourite opera.
- She'd booked a table for four at their favourite restaurant.
- My favourite subjects at school were history and geography.
favourite
noun [ C ] UK (US favorite) uk/ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪt/ us/ˈfeɪ.vər.ət/
B1 最喜欢的东西;特别喜爱的东西
a thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
How clever of you to buy chocolate chip cookies - they're my favourites. 你真聪明，买了带巧克力颗粒的饼干——这是我的最爱。
受宠的人;受偏爱的人
a person who is treated with special kindness by someone in authority
the teacher's favourite 老师的宠儿
C2 最有希望获胜的人（或动物）;比赛中最被看好的人（或动物）
the person or animal most people expect to win a race or competition
Great Gold is the favourite in the 2.00 race at Epsom. 巨金被认为最有希望在埃普索姆赛马会中获得两英里赛的冠军。
[ + to infinitive ] Brazil are favourites to win this year's World Cup. 巴西队是今年世界杯赛的夺冠热门。
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- It would be quite an upset if the favourite didn't win.
- The film 'White Christmas' is a perennial favourite.
- The odds-on favourite to win in the 3.30 race is Killjoy.
- Manchester United and Arsenal were the pre-season favourites.
- The band was belting out all the old favourites.