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Black dog syndrome1 refers to the tendency for black-or dark-coated dogs to be passed over for adoption2 in favor of lighter3 colored dogs in an animal shelter.

“黑狗综合症”指人们在动物收容所里领养狗狗时，往往倾向忽略那些拥有黑色或深色皮毛的狗儿，而选择毛色较浅的汪星人。

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The emperor abdicated in favor of his son.

皇帝自愿退位，由他的儿子登基。

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The general opinion is in favor of us.

普遍的舆论对我们有利。

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The majority voted in favor of the proposal.

多数人投票赞成这项提案.

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What are the arguments in favor of protecting natural areas?

赞成保护自然资源区域的观点究竟是什么 呢 ?

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Nixon from the first was in favor of a more active policy.

尼克松从一开始就赞成采取比较积极的方针.

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The judge decided in favor of the plaitiff.

法官判原告胜诉。

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Andrew Hacker, Queens College political science professor, thinks that advanced algebra and other higher-level math should be cut from curricula in favor of courses with more routine usefulness, like statistics.

皇后学院政治学教授安德鲁·哈克认为，应去掉高级代数和其他高等数学课程，改而支持设置诸如统计学之类较为常规的实用课程。

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The balance of maritime superiority has tipped in favor of us.

海上优势已经转到我们这边了。

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The world economic system exploits the developing countries in favor of the developed ones.

世界经济制度是发达国家剥削发展中国家。

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There has been a decline in enrollment in liberal arts courses in favor of highly specialized training for high-paying careers, mostly in business.

文科课程的报名人数有所下降，而以商业为主、针对高薪职业的高度专业化培训课程则越来越受欢迎。

The original plan was abandoned in favor of a new idea.

原先的计划被放弃了，新的提议被采纳了。

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There was no alternative for them to vote in favor.

他们别无选择,只有投票赞成.

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All in favor of this proposition will please say "Aye".

请所有赞成这项提议的人讲一声 “赞成” .

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They were all in favor of the good-tasting beans even though they didn't grow fast or very tall.

他们都喜欢味道好的豆子，虽然这些豆子生长速度慢，长成的时候也很矮。

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And some banks have begun to render such new services as issuing guarantees and witness in favor of the foreign investments.

一些银行已开设提供经济担保或证明等新业务，以利于引进外资。

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The new development turned the scales in favor of that school.

新的发展扭转了局面,对那所学校有利.

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This check is made out in favor of a food corporation.

这张支票的受款人为一家食品公司.

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The margin in favor was 280-to-153.

赞成票以280票比153票的优势领先。

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It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.

这是一个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。

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I'll raise both hands in favor of damming the river.

我举双手赞成拦河筑坝。

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The seventh building policy environment in favor of combination;

第七，制定有利于产学研合作创新的政策环境；

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Price control would gradually disappear in favor of a free market.

价格控制逐渐被自由市场所代替.

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The judge was biased in favor of the local team.

裁判对本地的球队有偏袒.

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The jury voted 8-to-4 in favor of acquittal.

陪审团以8比4的投票结果赞成无罪判决。

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The jury voted 8-to-4 in favor of acquittal

陪审团以8比4的投票结果赞成无罪判决。

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The mass of public opinion is in favor of no-fault auto insurance.

舆论的主要方面是赞同无过失汽车保险.

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Today's election will skew the results in favor of the northern end of the county.

今天的选举将使结果有利于这个郡的北部地区。

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That's because he plans to ban tipping in favor of paying his servers an actual living wage.

这是因为他打算取消小费，以支付其雇员真正可以维持生计的工资来取代小费。

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They phased out my job in favor of a computer.

他们逐步用一台计算机淘汰了我的工作岗位

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