| 单词 | favourite son |
| 释义 | favourite son noun[S] UK(USfavorite son)uk/ˌfeɪ.vər.ɪt ˈsʌn/us/ˌfeɪ.vər.ɪt ˈsʌn/afamousperson,especiallyapolitician, who issupportedandpraisedbypeoplein theareathey come from 故乡的骄子（尤指政治家）Famous people
Examplesoffavourite sonfavourite son And in several other regions with a 'favouriteson' element, there is a multiparty effect, and the major parties receive significant ' balanced' support. From theCambridge English Corpus He is not always ourfavouriteson, but in this respect he has certainly worked very hard and with great integrity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Has she considered the possibility of there being afavouritesonor daughter who the council may wish to take over the enterprise? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This industry is thefavouritesonof the national economy and has been very handsomely treated in the last five years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is everyone'sfavouriteson. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have said before, and it is necessary to repeat it, that this industry has been thefavouritesonof the national economy for a good many years now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The title refers to the latter's wish that herfavouriteson, although already rather old for following his alleged vocation, become a clergyman. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Fourth, the communities from which the criminals spring could never claim that their "favourite sons"—if indeed they are favourite sons—are being persecuted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Sirius described him as his parents'favouritesonbecause he accepted their ideas about blood purity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.David is unharmed by the monsters, saying he is theirfavouriteson. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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