penchant for

基本解释

What Andrew was unaware of was Gaddafi's penchant for young women - many of whom were his bodyguards, according to Faisal.
安德鲁没有注意到的是卡扎菲对年轻女性的特殊嗜好---据费舍尔说，她们多数是他的保镖。
There is also reason to think that our penchant for makingunhealthy choices might be enhanced by the abundance of particularfoods.
我们也有理由认为，我们做出不健康选择的倾向，也许被大量特定食物加强了。
Still, we're not convinced that this will revolutionize time management, but if you have a penchant for post-modern analog clocks, then maybe you'll appreciate it.
我们不敢说它会带来时间管理上的彻底革命，但如果你对于后现代主义的指针式时钟有所嗜好，那也许你会很欣赏它。

He has criticized what he sees as the excessive American penchant for foreign military intervention and over-ambitious efforts to re-make other countries as western-style democracies.

And what better demonstrated Bill Clinton's "one more chance" style than his penchant for mulligans?
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Mr Koizumi has a penchant for appointing private-sector folk to head up public institutions.
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For one thing, a penchant for sensationalism is almost a prerequisite for working in the media.
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