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单词 penchant
释义
penchant
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˈpɑ̃ːŋ.ʃɑ̃ːŋ/us
/ˈpen.tʃənt/
alikingfor, anenjoymentof, or ahabitof doing something,especiallysomething that otherpeoplemight not like:
偏好，倾向，嗜好
a penchantformelodrama/skiing/exoticclothes偏爱情节剧／滑雪／奇装异服
Her penchantfordisappearingfordaysat atimeworriesherfamily.她喜欢时不时失踪几天，这让她的家人非常担心。
Synonyms
predilectionformal
preference
taste
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(Definition ofpenchantfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

penchant| American Dictionary

penchant
noun[Cusually sing]
us
/ˈpen·tʃənt/
alikingfor or ahabitof doing something,esp. something that otherpeoplemight not like:
Ives had a penchant formusicalexperimentation.
(Definition ofpenchantfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpenchant

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In the 1950s and 1960s thepenchantwas for models of industrialisation, import substitution and programme to eliminate economic dependency.
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Lacking words was irrelevant given apenchantfor decisive action.
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For what they are worth, my penchants are more contradictory.
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Hispenchantfor detail leads him to examine the various approaches from all angles.
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The new observatory provided a perfect opportunity for the exercise of hispenchantfor spectacular instrumentation.
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Yet, this rigidity was often blended with a buoyant flair and obviouspenchantfor the dramatic.
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His futuristic image combined with hispenchantfor the seemingly arcane form of opera presented a camp discourse that subverts any claim to privilege.
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All fathers have apenchantto give something to their daughters.
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Thepenchantfor undemanding, trivial novels did not have to be satisfied by books alone.
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The language is lucid, but the author has apenchantfor trying to do too many things in one sentence.
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At his worst, hispenchantfor hunting, card playing, and drinking makes him appear "idle, dissipated, and extravagant" (119).
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An example might be humans'penchantto attribute intentionalities to the world around them, even in circumstances where such agency may be implausible.
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The arts were atrophying from an overly rationalistpenchantfor mere realistic description.
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What are we to make of nature'spenchantfor engineering multiple representations based on slightly different processing needs?
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Nor, given theirpenchantfor drawing analogies between past and present, do policymakers want to be told that this practice is fundamentally unhistorical.
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