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

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。
His rubbery look, and penchant for wild and extreme behavior has given him a notoriety he delights in.
他那似橡胶我眼神，以及对狂野和极至行为的酷爱，令他名声远扬，乐此不疲。
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。
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。
For all his tomfoolery, the big cat does have a naughty streak and a penchant for eating sofas.
在恩佐所有无聊的举动中，它有个十分淘气的爱好&吃沙发。
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。
It was this performance, not his penchant for haiku poetry, that impressed other EU leaders.
正是这一表现（而非他对俳句的热爱），给其他欧盟领导人留下了深刻印象。
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。
He has a penchant for loose women.
他有放纵女人的倾向。