liking
noun /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
[singular]Idioms - liking (for somebody/something) the feeling that you like somebody/something; the pleasure in something
喜欢；喜好；嗜好；乐趣 - He had a liking for fast cars.
他喜欢快车。 - She had taken a liking to him on their first meeting.
她对他一见钟情。
- I took an instant liking to her.
我立刻就喜欢上了她。 - They have little liking for each other.
他们不怎么喜欢彼此。 - We share a liking for Italian cooking.
我们都喜欢意大利菜。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- particular
- special
- …
- have
- develop
- take
- …
- for somebody’s liking
- to somebody’s liking
- liking for
- …
词源Old English līcung (see like (verb), -ing). - He had a liking for fast cars.
Idioms
for your liking
- if you say, for example, that something is too hot for your liking, you mean that you would prefer it to be less hot
适合…的口味（或愿望） - The town was too crowded for my liking.
这座城镇太拥挤了，我不喜欢。 - The weather was too hot for their liking.
天气太热，他们不喜欢。
- The town was too crowded for my liking.
to your liking
- (formal) suitable, and how you like something
适合某人的胃口；中某人的意 - The coffee was just to his liking.
这咖啡正合他的口味。 - The agreement we have is to my liking.
我们达成的协议合我意。 - The food wasn't really to my liking.
食物不太合我的胃口。
- The coffee was just to his liking.