a favourite son

基本解釋

Mr Rudd’s home state of Queensland, where he is still a favourite son, will be crucial in the election.
陸克文在的故鄉(xiāng)昆士蘭仍然深受人們敬仰，這在選舉中非常關(guān)鍵。
But this year other presidential hopefuls did not spend much time in Iowa because Senator Harkin from Iowa was a favourite son candidate.
可是，今年其他州的候選人并沒(méi)有在愛(ài)奧華州花很多時(shí)間進(jìn)行競(jìng)選活動(dòng)，因?yàn)楣饏⒆h員就是來(lái)自愛(ài)奧華州的，他就是該州的寵兒。
The film has all the elements of the best psychodramas: an overbearing father, a straight-talking mother, a favourite son/brother, and a cast of sycophants and true believers.
這部電影聚集了一部心理類(lèi)型片的所有成功要素: 獨(dú)斷專橫的父親, 口直心快的母親, 他們最寵愛(ài)的兒子/兄弟, 還有一群阿諛?lè)畛械鸟R屁精, 以及真正深信不疑的追隨者.

In the past, business as normal has meant choosing a favourite son to deliver a state or region.
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