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favor與support的辨析

Favor:

a thing that you do to help sb: Could you do me a favour and

pick up Sam from school today?

approval or support for sb/sth: The suggestion to close the

road has found favour with (= been supported by) local people.

Support:

~ sb/sth (in sth) to help or encourage sb/sth by saying or showing that you

agree with them/it.

to give or be ready to give help to sb if they need it: an

organization that supports people with Aids.

to help or encourage sth to be successful by giving it money: Several major companies are supporting the project.

to provide everything necessary, especially money, so that sb/sth can live or

exist: Mark has two children to support from his first

marriage.

to hold sb/sth in position; to prevent sb/sth from falling: a platform supported by concrete pillars.

to help to show that sth is true: The witness's story was

not supported by the evidence.

參考:牛津高階英語詞典