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penchant n.〔法語〕(強烈的)傾向,嗜好,愛好 (for)。

With protruding teeth and a penchant for attacking noisy appliances , begging for crumbs and hopping on furniture . fortunately for the canine from prairie city , iowa , those traits endeared him to judges monday in the “ beautiful bulldog “ contest , an annual event held to draw attention to the 98th running of the drake relays 幸運的是,正是這些特點使得這只來自愛荷華州大草原市的牛頭犬獲得本周一“最靚牛頭犬”選美大賽的冠軍,這項年度賽事拉開了第98屆德雷克接力賽的序幕。

Though she didn t take to acting immediately , the energetic youngster demonstrated an early penchant for scene - stealing when she played the part of a sheep in her kindergarten christmas pageant . as s he laughingly recalled to one interviewer , “ i bleated through the whole show and got in trouble for turning the nativity into a comedy . 4歲時,她第一次登上了銀幕,在叢林圣誕節一片中出演一個配角bash christmas 1983 ,這雖然并不能使她成名,但卻更堅定了基德曼鐘情表演的決心。

In his later years ( late in his life ) , qiao yu has become enamored of fishing ( developed a penchant / special fondness for fishing ) 晚年的喬羽喜愛垂釣,他說, “有水有魚的地方大都是有好環境的,好環境便會給人好心情。

“ i don ' t mind that people think of me like that , “ the 75 - year - old man says of his penchant for dating younger woman “我不介意別人怎么想我” , 75歲的老頭在聊到與年輕女子約會時如是說。

With protruding teeth and a penchant for attacking noisy appliances , begging for crumbs and hopping on furniture . fortunately for the canine from prairie city , iowa , those traits endeared him to judges monday in the “ beautiful bulldog “ contest , an annual event held to draw attention to the 98th running of the drake relays 幸運的是,正是這些特點使得這只來自愛荷華州大草原市的牛頭犬獲得本周一“最靚牛頭犬”選美大賽的冠軍,這項年度賽事拉開了第98屆德雷克接力賽的序幕。

Though she didn t take to acting immediately , the energetic youngster demonstrated an early penchant for scene - stealing when she played the part of a sheep in her kindergarten christmas pageant . as s he laughingly recalled to one interviewer , “ i bleated through the whole show and got in trouble for turning the nativity into a comedy . 4歲時,她第一次登上了銀幕,在叢林圣誕節一片中出演一個配角bash christmas 1983 ,這雖然并不能使她成名,但卻更堅定了基德曼鐘情表演的決心。

In his later years ( late in his life ) , qiao yu has become enamored of fishing ( developed a penchant / special fondness for fishing ) 晚年的喬羽喜愛垂釣,他說, “有水有魚的地方大都是有好環境的,好環境便會給人好心情。

“ i don ' t mind that people think of me like that , “ the 75 - year - old man says of his penchant for dating younger woman “我不介意別人怎么想我” , 75歲的老頭在聊到與年輕女子約會時如是說。

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True , the spice girls have been big with the female teenybop crowd for a while now , but the spices are all in their twenties and are getting marri ed and having babies ; britney , on the other hand , is just a teenager herself , and despite her penchant for shrunken schoolgirl miniskirts , she has a wholesome image that young teen girls can relate to 在一周之內她的第一張專集,她的第一首單曲便躍居全球排行榜的第一!這張專集同樣也在加拿大取得了第一的寶座,自發行一周內已經持續買出超過10萬張大碟。更穩固了它在排行榜前10名的位置。

Mr . wu , surprised and delighted by the students brilliant remarks , said , these comments indicate the young peoples innocent and highly imaginative hearts , and their penchant for mysticism . he then encouraged the students to remain pure at heart so that they can develop their potential in the years to come 畫家吳開乾對同學的精采發表頗覺驚喜,他表示由此可以看出來這班孩子的心還處在比較純美的想像階段,想法也有神秘學的傾向。他同時鼓勵同學要繼續保有單純的心,以擴展未來的人生。

Most of “ the castle in the forest ” is dedicated to the bee - keeping habits and lusty philandering of his father , alois , while adolf lurks ominously in the background : a needy , ill - humoured child , harbouring an over - possessive love for his mother and a penchant for war games 小說《林中城堡》花費大幅筆墨描繪了其父親洛伊斯的養蜂人習俗,及沾花惹草的習性;而阿道夫?希特勒始終是以令人不安的形象游走在小說的背景之中,是一個貪婪無度、脾氣暴躁的小孩,對母親的愛戀顯得占有欲過強,對戰爭游戲有著強烈的興趣。

Professor duran attributed the findings to many factors , among them spain s investment in education , the long workday , and the penchant for trabajillos , a euphemism for unofficial second jobs . the traditional siesta is alive and well in agricultural areas , where it is impossible to work the fields in the midday heat 報告指出,目前,西班牙人傳統的午睡習慣在農村地區仍然存在,這主要是由于農民不可能在正午的驕陽下干活但在有空調設施的城鎮地區,人們已經逐漸放棄了午睡。

Illness became a metaphor for her as an artist and incapacity led to her insignia : use of the lightest of materials , feathers most of all ; an obsession with the fragility of the body , with what can be appended to it and how it can be modified into an artwork ; and a penchant , in her early years , for performance 此后,疾病即成為其藝術作品中的隱喻并且始終帶有一種標志性的回天乏術的無力感:采用最輕質的材料,通常是羽毛;不斷表現出肉體是脆弱的執念,并且執著于在身體上附加物品,透過建造身體來完成藝術品;在早期藝術生涯中,傾向于加入行為表演的嗜好。

He ran across a book in the library on the care of the body , and promptly developed a penchant for a cold - water bath every morning , much to the amazement of jim , and to the bewilderment of mr . higginbotham , who was not in sympathy with such high - fangled notions and who seriously debated whether or not he should charge martin extra for the water 他在圖書館見到一本講生理衛生的書,立即養成了每天清晨冷水沖淋的愛好。這叫吉姆吃驚,也叫希金波坦先生納悶。他對他這樣敢作高雅不以為然,而且進行了一番嚴重的思想斗爭:是否要叫他額外交點水費。

With protruding teeth and a penchant for attacking noisy appliances , begging for crumbs and hopping on furniture . fortunately for the canine from prairie city , iowa , those traits endeared him to judges monday in the “ beautiful bulldog “ contest , an annual event held to draw attention to the 98th running of the drake relays 幸運的是,正是這些特點使得這只來自愛荷華州大草原市的牛頭犬獲得本周一“最靚牛頭犬”選美大賽的冠軍,這項年度賽事拉開了第98屆德雷克接力賽的序幕。

Though she didn t take to acting immediately , the energetic youngster demonstrated an early penchant for scene - stealing when she played the part of a sheep in her kindergarten christmas pageant . as s he laughingly recalled to one interviewer , “ i bleated through the whole show and got in trouble for turning the nativity into a comedy . 4歲時,她第一次登上了銀幕,在叢林圣誕節一片中出演一個配角bash christmas 1983 ,這雖然并不能使她成名,但卻更堅定了基德曼鐘情表演的決心。

Little friend , said he , in quite a changed tone - while his face changed too , losing all its softness and gravity , and becoming harsh and sarcastic - you have noticed my tender penchant for miss ingram : don t you think if i married her she would regenerate me with a vengeance “小朋友, ”他說,完全改了口氣臉色也變了,失去了一切溫柔和莊重,變得苛刻和嘲弄一“你注意到了我對英格拉姆小姐的柔情吧,要是我娶了她,你不認為她會使我徹底新生嗎? ”

On the whole , though favouring preferably light opera of the don giovanni description , and martha , a gem in its line , he had a penchant , though with only a surface knowledge , for the severe classical school such as mendelssohn 總之,他愛聽莫扎特的唐喬萬尼281那樣的輕歌劇,而瑪爾塔282是這方面的珠玉之作。盡管他對門德爾松這樣嚴格的古典派只具有點皮毛的知識,卻也懷著強烈的愛好283 。

That meant dealing with a pet bird ? ? i am deathly afraid of birds ? ? nasty bathroom habits , a penchant for tequila shots on a wednesday night , obsessive - compulsive cleaning habits and loud late - night frolicking 宿舍生活即意味著會有人養一只寵物鳥(我怕鳥怕得要死) ,要面對令人厭惡的洗浴習慣,一到周三晚上有人就想喝上幾杯龍舌蘭酒,有人會有強烈的潔癖,還會有深夜的大聲嬉鬧。