favourite

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. 他開了一瓶他最喜歡的香檳來慶祝。

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。我喜愛那些沒名氣的大酒店。

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. 名牌老産品

This recipe is an adaptation of an old favourite. 這個食譜是一個傳統(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

The U.S. team is considered one of the favourites in next month's games. 美國隊被認爲是下月比賽的奪冠熱門之一。