penchant

英 [ˈpɒ̃ʃɒ̃]

美 [ˈpentʃənt]

n. 爱好; 嗜爱

复数：penchants　

TOEFL GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14723 / COCA.11438

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

a strong liking
1. my own preference is for good literature
2. the Irish have a penchant for blarney
Synonym:preferencepredilectiontaste

双语例句

His most recent project, a family home in Oporto in Portugal, demonstrates this penchant with bold and colourful details inspired by Transformers.
他最近的项目，一个家庭的家中，在葡萄牙波尔图，证明了这一倾向的大胆和色彩缤纷的细节启发变压器。
It is widely believed that the Peugeot family tired of Mr Streiff's autocratic ways and penchant for confrontation.
因此普遍认为斯特雷夫之所以下课是因为标致家族已经受够了他的独断和强硬作风。
That penchant for power and glory earned him powerful enemies at virtually every step of his ascendance.
在他几乎每一步的崛起中，因对于权力和荣耀的度人之欲为他招致了强大的敌人。
As a painter, he showed a penchant for formal figures suddenly released from all constraints.
作为一个画家，他癖好以一本正经的人物入画，表现他们猛然摆脱繁文缛节后的形象。
They have an equal and opposite penchant for conspiracy theories.
他们对于阴谋论有着程度相当、倾向相反的喜好。
A penchant for exotic foods;
对异国食物的嗜好；
During PGDBA, I developed a strong penchant for quantitative-oriented subjects like Portfolio theory, Derivatives and International Finance.
我对那里读的涉及数学方法的课程很感兴趣，如：最佳证券投资理论、金融衍生、国际金融。
He could be time consuming with his penchant for anecdotes.
他可以因为对轶事的爱好而浪费许多时间。
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。
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。