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penchant

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈpɑ̃ːŋ.ʃɑ̃ːŋ]
  • 美式音标 [ˈpen.tʃənt]
  • 国际音标 ['pentʃənt,pā:ŋ'ʃā:ŋ]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n.（强烈的）倾向，爱好，嗜好

词根记忆

  • pench(=pend挂) + ant→对…挂着一颗心→爱好
  • pench(=pend，挂) + ant→对某件事情总是挂着一颗心，看来是对此事非常感兴趣→(强烈的)倾向

同根派生

     

英汉例句

  • She has a penchant for champagne.
    她酷爱香槟酒。
  • He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.
    他喜欢拿人开玩笑。
  • 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.
  • She has a penchant for champagne.
    她酷爱香槟酒。
  • She has a penchant for Indian food.
    她爱吃印度食物.

词组短语

    短语

  • penchant n 强烈的
  • penchant - 强烈的爱好
  • penchant for 倾向于
  • penchant t 倾向;嗜好;爱好
  • a penchant for ridicule 喜欢捉弄嘲笑

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • a liking for, an enjoyment of, or a habit of doing something, especially something that other people might not like

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If someone has a penchant for something, they have a special liking for it or a tendency to do it.