penchant
n. (强烈的)倾向,爱好,嗜好
If someone has a penchant for something, they have a special liking for it or a tendency to do it.
...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。
1. a strong liking;
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.
But in Taiwan, financial services remain hamstrung, thanks to the government's penchant for interfering with banks.
但在台湾, 由于政府动辄干预银行, 金融服务业一直束手缚脚.
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.