2PHRASE [with too/not enough](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. (不)合(某人的)意
He had become too powerful for their liking.
对他们来说,他现在的权力已经过大了。
She's asking far too many personal questions for my liking.
她问了我太多太多的个人问题。
3PHRASE 合(某人的)意;对(某人)的胃口 If something is to your liking, it suits your interests, tastes, or wishes. 合(某人的)意;对(某人)的胃口
London was more to his liking than Rome.
伦敦比罗马更称他的心。
Simmer over a very low flame until the rice is cooked to your liking.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + LIKING | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤great十分愛好▸➤particular, special, strong特別的/特殊的/強烈的喜愛◇Brian had taken a strong liking to him.布萊恩對他產生了強烈的好感。➤immediate, instant立即的喜歡◇I took an instant liking to her.我立刻就喜歡上了她。VERB + LIKING➤have喜愛◇They have little liking for each other.他們彼此沒有什麼好感。➤develop, take產生/有了好感➤share有共同的愛好PREPOSITION➤for sb's liking適合某人的口味◇The weather's too hot for my liking.這天氣太熱了,我不喜歡。➤to sb's liking合某人的意◇The food wasn't really to my liking.食物不太合我的胃口。➤liking for對⋯的喜愛◇We share a liking for Italian cooking.我們都喜歡意大利菜。