Unit3ScienceversusnaturePartTwoTeachingResourcesProject---Manversusnature1
Wouldanyonesaythateconomicdevelopmentshouldbestoppedinfavourofnature
(p58)infavourof:favour(SUPPORT)UK,USfavor:noun[U]thesupportorapprovalofsomethingorsomeone:Theseplansareunlikelytofindfavourunlessthecostisreduced
TheCouncilvotedinfavourofa£200millionhousingdevelopment
Hesentherpresentsinanattempttowinherfavour
favourableUK,USfavorable:adjective有利的1)showingthatyoulikeorapproveofsomeoneorsomething:Wehavehadafavourableresponsetotheplansofar
NOTE:Theoppositeoffavourableisunfavourable
2)makingyousupportorapproveofsomeoneorsomething:Shemadeaveryfavourableimpressiononus
3)givingyouanadvantageormorechanceofsuccess:favourableweatherconditions2
Otherpeoplearguethatsuchthinkingmayspelldisaster
(p58)(1)argue:verb[I]tospeakang