liking

英 [ˈlaɪkɪŋ]

美 [ˈlaɪkɪŋ]

n.  喜欢; 喜好; 嗜好; 乐趣
v.  喜欢; 喜爱; 喜欢做; 喜欢(以某种方式制作或产生的东西); 想; 要; 希望
like的现在分词

现在分词：liking　复数：likings　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11404 / COCA.14323

习惯用语

n.

for your liking
• 适合…的口味（或愿望）
  if you say, for example, that sth is too hot for your liking , you mean that you would prefer it to be less hot
• The town was too crowded for my liking.
  这座城市太拥挤了，我不喜欢。
to sb's liking
• 适合某人的胃口；中某人的意
  suitable, and how sb likes sth
• The coffee was just to his liking.
  这咖啡正合他的口味。

牛津词典

noun

• 喜欢；喜好；嗜好；乐趣
  the feeling that you like sb/sth; the enjoyment of sth
  1. He had a liking for fast cars.
     他喜欢快车。
  2. She had taken a liking to him on their first meeting.
     她对他一见钟情。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 喜爱；爱好；嗜好
  If you havea liking forsomething or someone, you like them.
  1. She had a liking for good clothes...
     她喜欢高级服装。
  2. He bought me records to encourage my liking for music...
     他给我买了唱片，希望培养我对音乐的兴趣。
  3. Mrs Jermyn took a great liking to him.
     杰明夫人非常喜欢他。
• PHRASE （不）合（某人的）意
  If something is, for example, too fastforyourliking, you would prefer it to be slower. If it is not fast enoughforyourliking, you would prefer it to be faster.
  1. He had become too powerful for their liking...
     对他们来说，他现在的权力已经过大了。
  2. She's asking far too many personal questions for my liking.
     她问了我太多太多的个人问题。
• PHRASE 合（某人的）意；对（某人）的胃口
  If something istoyourliking, it suits your interests, tastes, or wishes.
  1. London was more to his liking than Rome...
     伦敦比罗马更称他的心。
  2. Simmer over a very low flame until the rice is cooked to your liking.
     用小火焖，直至把米饭焖到合你口味的程度。

英英释义

noun

• a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
  1. I've always had a liking for reading
  2. she developed a liking for gin

双语例句

• You have to stop liking my mom right now!
  你不可以再喜欢我的妈妈了！
• The play is not to his liking.
  这出戏不合他的胃口。
• And if you end up liking it, you help me.
  如果你最后喜欢上了跳舞，那你就得帮我。
• B: Yes, it's to my liking, too.
  是的，我也喜欢。
• He takes special liking to [ for] painting and calligraphy.
  他对于书画有很深的癖好。
• He had become too powerful for their liking
  对他们来说，他现在的权力已经过大了。
• She's asking far too many personal questions for my liking.
  她问了我太多太多的个人问题。
• None of these clothes are to her liking.
  这些衣服没有一件她看得入眼的。
• The child had a liking for apples.
  这孩子喜欢吃苹果。
• His liking for footnotes might have suited him to be an historian.
  他喜欢考据，当个历史学家也挺合适。