- liking (for somebody/something)
the feeling that you like somebody/something; the pleasure in something synonym fondness喜欢;喜好;嗜好;乐趣 Extra ExamplesI 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- particular
- special
- …
- have
- develop
- take
- …
- for somebody’s liking
- to somebody’s liking
- liking for
- …
Word OriginOld English līcung (see like (verb), -ing).
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。
to your liking