Word · Frequency #11404
liking
喜爱；爱好
A feeling of enjoyment or a preference for something.
- 1.
A like; a predilection.
喜爱；偏好。
- 2.
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
喜欢；愉悦的感受
喜爱；偏好。；喜欢；愉悦的感受；爱好；嗜好
In use
She has a great liking for classical music.
His liking for spicy food is well known among his friends.
The child developed a liking for reading after receiving a picture book.
I've always had a liking for reading
she developed a liking for gin
have a liking for sth
liking 作名词表示‘喜爱、爱好’，常用 have a liking for 搭配，后接名词或动词 -ing 形式。
She has always had a liking for classical music.
她一直很喜欢古典音乐。
take a liking to sb/sth
take a liking to 强调开始喜欢上某人或某物，其中 to 是介词，后接名词或代词。
He took an immediate liking to his new colleague.
他立刻喜欢上了他的新同事。
be to sb's liking
be to one's liking 表示‘合某人的意、称某人的心’，常用于正式或书面语境，one's 可用名词所有格或物主代词。
The arrangement was not to my liking.
这种安排不合我的意。
Common mistakes
I have a liking of spicy food.I have a liking for spicy food.
名词“liking”与介词“for”搭配，表示“对……的喜爱”，不使用“of”。
She has strong liking for classical music.She has a strong liking for classical music.
“liking”作单数可数名词时，前面需加不定冠词“a”，常用“have a liking for”结构。
This dish is not to my like.This dish is not to my liking.
固定搭配“to one's liking”意为“合某人的意”，其中只能用名词“liking”，不能用动词原形“like”。
Connections
Collocations
- have a liking for
- 对…有好感；喜爱
- She has a liking for classical music.她喜爱古典音乐。
- take a liking to
- 喜欢上；对…产生好感
- He quickly took a liking to his new colleagues.他很快就喜欢上了新同事。
- to one's liking
- 合某人的意；称心如意
- The hotel room was not to my liking.这个酒店房间不合我的意。
- develop a liking for
- 逐渐喜欢上
- She developed a liking for gardening after retirement.退休后她逐渐喜欢上了园艺。
- show a liking for
- 表现出对…的喜爱
- The child shows a liking for drawing.这孩子表现出对画画的喜爱。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住“like”加“-ing”：对一件事总说“I like it”，就成了“喜爱/爱好”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、书面描述 liking 作名词表示“喜爱；爱好”，口语和书面语中都较常见，多与 have a liking for 等搭配使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Biking、hiking 和 striking 与 liking 押韵，均以 /aɪkɪŋ/ 结尾。Taking、shaking 读 /eɪkɪŋ/，looking 读 /ʊkɪŋ/，拼写相似但发音不同，请注意区分。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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