1·Since he was colour blind, he favoured large, showy flowers.
因为他是色盲,所以他喜爱大而艳丽的花。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Mr Nesbo's leading man, Inspector Harry hole-often horribly drunk-is defiant of his superiors yet loyal to his favoured colleagues.
Nesbo笔下的主角侦探Harry Hole,经常酩酊大醉,他总是蔑视上级却忠诚于他喜爱的同事。
3·The Canadian Oxford Dictionary also lists garbage mitt-a new one on me-that is supposedly a heavily padded deerskin mitten favoured by garbage men.
《加拿大牛津英语词典》还列出了“垃圾手套”——我也是第一次看到——它应该是一种塞了很多棉花的鹿皮手套,分量较重,受到收垃圾的人的喜爱。
4·Mr Hanson is a knowledgeable biologist and an active environmentalist, but his favoured place is in the field, witnessing things first-hand.
汉森是位学识渊博的生物学家和活跃的环保人士,但他喜爱的地方却是在田野中,观察第一手材料。
5·Pretty things were said by each in praise of the favoured trees.
每人都为赞扬自己喜爱的树木说了一些动听的褒奖之词。