"my own preference is for good literature"
"the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
1.爱好；嗜好；偏好
If someone has apenchant for something, they have a special liking for it or a tendency to do it.
e.g. ...a stylish woman with apenchant for dark glasses...
喜欢戴墨镜的时髦女子
e.g. He had apenchant for playing jokes on people.
他喜欢拿人开玩笑。
1. penchant
1. 爱好：pence /便士/ |penchant /爱好/ | penciled /用铅笔写的/
2. 倾向：penates 家财 |penchant 倾向 | pencil case 铅笔盒
3. penchant什么意思
3. 嗜好：penalty 处罚,刑罚;罚款 |penchant 嗜好 | pentagon 五边形
4. penchant的翻译
4. (强烈的)倾向, 趣味：malleable 有延展性的,可锻的 |penchant (强烈的)倾向,趣味 | egalitarian 平等主义的
她酷爱香槟酒。
...a stylish woman with a penchant for dark glasses...喜欢戴墨镜的时髦女子
He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.他喜欢拿人开玩笑。
Like America, China can still display a penchant for unilateralism that undermines all its careful diplomacy.像美国一样, 中国对单边主义仍然展现出一种兴趣,这一点对它审慎的外交策略是一个削弱.
The Irish have a penchant for blarney.爱尔兰人喜欢花言巧语.
There is a cultural element penchant for mismanaging crisis.日本人在危机管理方面的劣势也有其文化因素.
Despite her penchant for chitchat , Yvonne was no birdbrain, Martin discovered.马丁发现, 尽管伊冯非常喜欢瞎聊,可她并不是没头脑.
He seems to have a penchant for my children.他似乎很喜欢我的孩子们.
Not that Spake approves of the American penchant for excessive courtesy.斯佩克也并不赞成美国人过分殷勤的癖好.
When Homo sapiens evolved onthe African Savannah, the ones a penchant for trying new horizonsprospered.在非洲大草原进化时, 那些敢于探索新大陆的人得以兴盛起来.
On the other hand, David also a penchant for bright pink nails.另外, 贝克汉姆也对粉红色指甲情有独钟.
With a penchant for sliding tackle you can rouse your team mates and stir the crowd.爱好飞铲使他能够唤醒队友并使观众沸腾.
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.
He says that Imelda had a penchant for luxury and opulence.他说马可斯夫人伊美黛崇尚豪华阔绰的生活.
She has a penchant for Indian food.她爱吃印度食物.
He could be timeconsuming with his penchant for anecdotes.他可以因为对轶事的爱好而浪费许多时间.
The invention could manage the electronic order of penchant and sale to accomplish the transaction successfully.本发明能够集中管理与采购方及销售方相关的电子订单,顺利完成订单交易.
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.
Prosecution lawyers claim he has a penchant for guns and violence towards women who spurned him.控方的律师称,斯别克特遭到女人拒绝时,有使用暴力甚至是枪支的倾向.
He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.他喜欢拿人开玩笑。
She has a penchant for champagne.她酷爱香槟酒。
Daddy had a penchant for inviting people to stay with us.
出自：B. MacDonaldShe revealed a penchant for drawing.
出自：F. Spalding
