favored

Definitions

favor + -ed ('having been favored'). As an adjective it means 'singled out for goodwill' — the favored candidate is the one preference has already leaned toward. The fixed phrase 'most favored nation' (a trade term) keeps this sense: the country given the best, most preferential terms.

Common Collocations

• 1.favored candidate被看好的候选人
• 2.most favored nation最惠国
• 3.favored few受偏爱的少数人
• 4.heavily favored被大力看好

Example Sentences

• 1.

  She was the favored candidate long before the votes were counted.

• 2.

  The agreement grants the country most-favored-nation status.

• 3.

  Critics argued the policy left favored groups even better off.