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penchant

英 [ˈpɒ̃ʃɒ̃]

美 [ˈpentʃənt]

n.  爱好; 嗜爱

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牛津词典

    noun

    • 爱好;嗜爱
      a special liking for sth
      1. She has a penchant for champagne.
        她酷爱香槟酒。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-SING 爱好;嗜好;偏好
      If someone has apenchant forsomething, they have a special liking for it or a tendency to do it.
      1. ...a stylish woman with a penchant for dark glasses...
        喜欢戴墨镜的时髦女子
      2. He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.
        他喜欢拿人开玩笑。

    英英释义

    noun

    双语例句

    • This film demonstrated his fine-tuned ear for working class dialects and penchant for deftly crafted plots centered in the criminal world.
      这部电影展示了他对工人阶级方言的高超模仿力以及对熟练剪辑以犯罪世界为中心的故事情节的强烈嗜好。
    • At last an answer to a question that has long puzzled bankers: what deals can you bring a billionaire with a penchant for infrastructure but who seemingly already has everything?
      你能给一位对基础设施有浓厚兴趣、但似乎已拥有一切的亿万富豪带来何种交易?这个问题困扰了银行家们很长时间,现在,它终于有了答案。
    • Urban, young Chinese consumers told us that they have a penchant for showrooming.
      在中国城市中,年轻的消费者告诉我们,他们偏爱一种名为展厅现象(showrooming)的消费模式。
    • Yes, basketball superstar Dennis Rodman has a penchant for wearing nail polish, makeup, and ladies'undies.
      是的,篮球巨星丹尼斯·罗德曼有爱涂指甲油、化妆和穿女性内衣的癖好。
    • It's not surprising that Olympus has a penchant for attracting a greater degree of controversy than its competitors.
      不意外的,比起竞争者,Olympus有强烈倾向引起更多争议的角度。
    • For all his tomfoolery, the big cat does have a naughty streak and a penchant for eating sofas.
      在恩佐所有无聊的举动中,它有个十分淘气的爱好&吃沙发。
    • A penchant for exotic foods; Waiter! There's a foreign body in my soup!
      对异国食物的嗜好;服务员!我的汤里有异物!
    • Reno also has a penchant for gossiping and is a competent helicopter pilot.
      雷诺也有一个惯用的流言蜚语和是个称职的直升机驾驶员。
    • Still, we're not convinced that this will revolutionize time management, but if you have a penchant for post-modern analog clocks, then maybe you'll appreciate it.
      我们不敢说它会带来时间管理上的彻底革命,但如果你对于后现代主义的指针式时钟有所嗜好,那也许你会很欣赏它。
    • It was this performance, not his penchant for haiku poetry, that impressed other EU leaders.
      正是这一表现(而非他对俳句的热爱),给其他欧盟领导人留下了深刻印象。