in favour of
赞成;支持;有利于;以…为受款人;出于对……的偏爱;为宣布……无罪
Those in favour of the plan, please raise your hands.
赞成这个计划的人请举手。（祈使句）
Those present were in favour of change.
在座的人都赞成变革。
The overwhelming majority of those present were in favour of the plan.
绝大多数与会者都赞同这个计划。
overwhelming /ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋ/
adj压倒性的;巨大的;势不可挡的;无法抗拒的
v.压倒;压垮;使应接不暇;征服;击败;(感情或感觉)充溢，难以禁受
He concluded from their remarks that they were not in favour of the plan.
他从他们的话语中推断出他们不赞同此项计划。
Delegates have voted by a narrow majority in favour of considering electoral reform.
代表们投票表决，以微弱多数票赞同考虑选举制度的改革。
delegate /ˈdelɪɡət , ˈdelɪɡeɪt/
n.代表;会议代表
v.授(权);把(工作、权力等)委托(给下级);选派(某人做某事)
Two-thirds of the French are in favour of limiting foreign imports into Europe.
三分之二的法国人赞成限制欧洲的进口贸易。
A clear majority of voters were in favour of the motion.
绝大多数选民赞成这一动议。
A recent survey showed 75% of those questioned were in favour of the plan.
最近的民意调查显示，有75%的调查对象支持这项计划。
survey /ˈsɜːrveɪ , sərˈveɪ/
n.调查;测量;勘测;测绘;民意调查;民意测验;总体研究;(尤指为欲购房者所做的)房屋鉴定
vt.测量;勘测;测绘;（对建筑物的）鉴定，检查;概述;审视;查看;总体研究;（对…）做民意调查，进行民意测验;审察;全面评述
They argue persuasively in favour of a total ban on handguns.
他们以雄辩的论据支持全面禁用手枪。
Union leaders had urged miners to vote in favour of an overtime ban.
工会领导人呼吁矿工投票支持加班禁令。
I wouldn't be in favour of income tax cuts.
我不会支持削减所得税。
The consensus has clearly shifted in favour of raising the nuclear threshold.
显然大家已普遍开始转向支持提高核武器使用的门槛了。
The German Chancellor and the French President have come out in favour of direct financial aid.
德国总理和法国总统已经宣布支持直接的财政援助。
Over 60% of members voted in favour of the motion.
60%以上的成员对这一动议投了赞成票。
The regulation operates in favour of married couples.
这一规定的实施有利于已婚夫妇。
The protection that farmers have enjoyed amounts to a bias in favour of the countryside.
农民所受的保护几乎变成了对乡村的偏袒。
I must admit to a prejudice in favour of British universities.
我得承认我对英国大学有所偏爱。
Popular opinion has tilted in favour of the socialists.
公众舆论已倒向社会党人一边。
The findings of the report had been slanted in favour of the manufacturers.
报告中的调查结果偏袒制造商。
They are demonstrating in favour of free higher education.
他们举行示威游行，要求实行免费高等教育。
He was passed over in favour of a younger man.
他未被擢升，却提拔了一个比他年轻的人。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
The jury voted 8-to-4 in favor of acquittal.
陪审团以8比4的投票结果赞成无罪判决。
They phased out my job in favor of a computer.
他们逐步用一台计算机淘汰了我的工作岗位。
Today's election will skew the results in favor of the northern end of the county.
今天的选举将使结果有利于这个郡的北部地区。
The general opinion is in favor of us.
普遍的舆论对我们有利。
That's because he plans to ban tipping in favor of paying his servers an actual living wage.
这是因为他打算取消小费，以支付其雇员真正可以维持生计的工资来取代小费。
四级真题- 2016年 12月