Word · Frequency #11404
likings
/ˈlaɪkɪŋ/
noun
喜爱；爱好
likings is the plural of liking.
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。
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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