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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。
喜爱；爱好
likings — plural of liking
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
喜爱；爱好
A feeling of enjoyment or a preference for something.
She has always had a liking for classical music.
她一直很喜欢古典音乐。
喜爱；偏好。
A like; a predilection.
喜欢；愉悦的感受
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
She has a great liking for classical music.
她非常喜欢古典音乐。
AI contextual example
His liking for spicy food is well known among his friends.
他对辛辣食物的喜爱在朋友中是出了名的。
AI contextual example
The child developed a liking for reading after receiving a picture book.
那个孩子收到一本图画书后培养了对阅读的喜爱。
AI contextual example
I've always had a liking for reading
我一直喜欢读书。
WordNet
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 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 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。
Not this
I have a liking of spicy food.
Use this
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”。
Not this
She has strong liking for classical music.
Use this
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。
Not this
This dish is not to my like.
Use this
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”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对…有好感；喜爱
She has a liking for classical music.
她喜爱古典音乐。
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。
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。
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。
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。
合某人的意；合某人的口味
The hotel was not to my liking, so we moved to another one.
这家旅馆不合我的意，所以我们换了一家。
喜欢上；对…产生好感
She took a liking to the new student right away.
她立刻就喜欢上了那位新同学。
喜欢；爱好
He has a liking for spicy food.
他喜欢吃辣的食物。
Use likings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住“like”加“-ing”：对一件事总说“I like it”，就成了“喜爱/爱好”。
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。
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。
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