liking

noun

1. 喜欢；喜好；嗜好；乐趣
   the feeling that you like sb/sth; the enjoyment of sth
   1. He had a liking for fast cars.
      他喜欢快车。
   2. She had taken a liking to him on their first meeting.
      她对他一见钟情。

1. N-SING 喜爱；爱好；嗜好
   If you have a liking for something or someone, you like them.
   1. She had a liking for good clothes...
      她喜欢高级服装。
   2. He bought me records to encourage my liking for music...
      他给我买了唱片，希望培养我对音乐的兴趣。
   3. Mrs Jermyn took a great liking to him.
      杰明夫人非常喜欢他。
2. PHRASE （不）合（某人的）意
   If something is, for example, too fast for your liking, you would prefer it to be slower. If it is not fast enough for your liking, you would prefer it to be faster.
   1. He had become too powerful for their liking...
      对他们来说，他现在的权力已经过大了。
   2. She's asking far too many personal questions for my liking.
      她问了我太多太多的个人问题。
3. PHRASE 合（某人的）意；对（某人）的胃口
   If something is to your liking, it suits your interests, tastes, or wishes.
   1. London was more to his liking than Rome...
      伦敦比罗马更称他的心。
   2. Simmer over a very low flame until the rice is cooked to your liking.
      用小火焖，直至把米饭焖到合你口味的程度。

1. She had a liking for good clothes
   她喜欢高级服装。
2. He bought me records to encourage my liking for music
   他给我买了唱片，希望培养我对音乐的兴趣。
3. Mrs Jermyn took a great liking to him.
   杰明夫人非常喜欢他。
4. He had become too powerful for their liking
   对他们来说，他现在的权力已经过大了。
5. She's asking far too many personal questions for my liking.
   她问了我太多太多的个人问题。
6. London was more to his liking than Rome
   伦敦比罗马更称他的心。
7. Simmer over a very low flame until the rice is cooked to your liking.
   用小火焖，直至把米饭焖到合你口味的程度。
8. The island is too slow for her liking.
   这个岛太沉闷了，不合她的胃口。
9. He takes special liking to [ for] painting and calligraphy.
   他对于书画有很深的癖好。
10. The play is not to his liking.
    这出戏不合他的胃口。
11. What aroused her to something more than liking was his boyishness when they went tramping.
    在一起漫游时，他无意中表现出来的稚气竟使她心中更加激动不已。
12. None of these clothes are to her liking.
    这些衣服没有一件她看得入眼的。
13. This pair of shoes is very much to my liking.
    这双鞋挺随心的。
14. He developed a liking for music when he was a boy.
    他从小就和音乐结了缘。
15. The child had a liking for apples.
    这孩子喜欢吃苹果。
16. His liking for footnotes might have suited him to be an historian.
    他喜欢考据，当个历史学家也挺合适。
17. You've taken a liking to the girl, but she won't necessarily take to you.
    你瞧上了这姑娘，可人家不一定瞧得上你。
18. B: Yes, it's to my liking, too.
    是的，我也喜欢。
19. This machine looks a bit too complicated for my liking.
    这机器看起来太复杂了一点，我不喜欢。
20. Unless she's already taken a liking to you.
    除非她已经有点看上你了。
21. They have a liking problem with you.
    他们对你有意见。
22. Liking wasn't in my egotism first, do I still have more busy affair!
    好了，先不在这里自我吹嘘了，我还有更忙的事情呢！
23. He laughed at my brother and me liking rice pudding.
    他嘲笑我的兄弟和我喜欢大米布丁。
24. And if you end up liking it, you help me.
    如果你最后喜欢上了跳舞，那你就得帮我。
25. I am sorry that this had to happen, because I had started liking you.
    我很遗憾发生这种事！我已经开始有点喜欢你了！
26. It's about me not liking who you are around lew.
    我是不喜欢和他在一起时的你。
27. The dessert was a bit sweet for my liking.
    这甜点心对我来说有点太甜了。
28. You have to stop liking my mom right now!
    你不可以再喜欢我的妈妈了！
29. As you have tasted varied dishes, from which country the food do you have a liking for?
    你吃了这么多各式各样的菜式之后，感觉哪个国家的菜最和你胃口啊？
30. I hope you and the Madame will find this room to your liking.
    希望这房间你和夫人会觉得满意。

n.

for your liking

• 适合…的口味（或愿望）
  if you say, for example, that sth is too hot for your liking , you mean that you would prefer it to be less hot
  1. The town was too crowded for my liking.
     这座城市太拥挤了，我不喜欢。

to sb's liking

• 适合某人的胃口；中某人的意
  suitable, and how sb likes sth
  1. The coffee was just to his liking.
     这咖啡正合他的口味。

noun

1. a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
   1. I've always had a liking for reading
   2. she developed a liking for gin