predilection

US [ˌpred(ə)lˈekʃ(ə)n]
UK [ˌpriːdɪˈlekʃ(ə)n]
  • n.偏爱；喜爱；钟爱
  • Web爱好；嗜好；偏好
Plural Form：predilections  

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predilection
n.
1.
[ususing]
~ (for sth)
喜爱；偏爱；钟爱if youhave a predilection for sth, you like it very much

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Definition:
AllAll,偏爱偏爱,喜爱喜爱,钟爱钟爱,爱好爱好,嗜好嗜好,偏好偏好
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1.
nevertheless, he made a significant and lasting mark on the Journal thanks to his predilection for the use of proper language.
不过，他作出了重大和持久的印记日刊感谢他偏爱使用恰当的语言。
bú guò , tā zuò chū le zhòng dà hé chí jiǔ de yìn jì rì kān gǎn xiè tā piān ài shǐ yòng qià dàng de yǔ yán 。
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2.
Unfortunately, Uzan also appeared to share some of Berlusconi's predilection for shady business practices.
不幸地是，尤赞似乎也分享了贝卢斯科尼对黑色交易的某种偏好。
bú xìng dì shì , yóu zàn sì hū yě fēn xiǎng le bèi lú sī kē ní duì hēi sè jiāo yì de mǒu zhǒng piān hào 。
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3.
A predilection for aggression, coupled by witnessing bounty hunters in action, forever steered young Durge into a lifetime of violence.
好斗，再加上亲眼目睹赏金猎人的行动，使年轻的德奇永远陷入了暴力生涯。
hào dòu , zài jiā shang qīn yǎn mù dǔ shǎng jīn liè rén de xíng dòng , shǐ nián qīng de dé qí yǒng yuǎn xiàn rù le bào lì shēng yá 。
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4.
It seems to have a predilection for young adults, as did its notorious ancestor, the 1918 Spanish influenza.
就像猪流感臭名昭著的祖先之一，1918年的那场西班牙流感一样，猪流感更容易光顾年轻人。
jiù xiàng zhū liú gǎn chòu míng zhāo zhù de zǔ xiān zhī yī , yī jiǔ yī bā nián de nà chǎng xī bān yá liú gǎn yí yàng , zhū liú gǎn gèng róng yì guāng gù nián qīng rén 。
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5.
Yet many managers are under pressure to turn their firms' fortunes round fast. Hence the predilection for swift and sizeable lay-offs.
而且很多管理人员在压力下需要加快本公司的资金周转，因此产生了迅速且大规模的裁员行动。
ér qiě hěn duō guǎn lǐ rén yuán zài yā lì xià xū yào jiā kuài běn gōng sī de zī jīn zhōu zhuǎn , yīn cǐ chǎn shēng le xùn sù qiě dà guī mó de cái yuán xíng dòng 。
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6.
FOR a country with no particular predilection for fish, sushi is slowly but surely conquering Syria's capital, Damascus.
虽然叙利亚人对鱼没有特殊的偏爱，寿司这种食物却正在逐渐占领叙利亚的首都大马士革。
suī rán xù lì yà rén duì yú méi yǒu tè shū de piān ài , shòu sī zhè zhǒng shí wù què zhèng zài zhú jiàn zhàn lǐng xù lì yà de shǒu dū dà mǎ shì gé 。
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7.
The site of predilection is at the metaphysic of long bones, especially of the low limbs.
最常犯部位是长骨的骨干骨后端，尤其是下肢。
zuì cháng fàn bù wèi shì cháng gǔ de gǔ gàn gǔ hòu duān , yóu qí shì xià zhī 。
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8.
These tumors are usually found in the gastrointestinal tract with predilection for the appendix, terminal ileum and rectum.
这些肿瘤通常发生在消化道，较常见于阑尾、迴肠、直肠。
zhè xiē zhǒng liú tōng cháng fā shēng zài xiāo huà dào , jiào cháng jiàn yú lán wěi 、 huí cháng 、 zhí cháng 。
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9.
Now plants have demonstrated the same predilection, in a study published in the American Journal of Botany.
现在，植物们也被证明有同样的倾向，这项研究发表在《美国植物学期刊》上。
xiàn zài , zhí wù men yě bèi zhèng míng yǒu tóng yàng de qīng xiàng , zhè xiàng yán jiū fā biǎo zài 《 měi guó zhí wù xué qī kān 》 shàng 。
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10.
At home, I have to put up with my wife's predilection for unreasonably healthy eating.
在家里，我不得不忍受妻子对于健康饮食不合理的偏好。
zài jiā lǐ , wǒ bù dé bù rěn shòu qī zi duì yú jiàn kāng yǐn shí bù hé lǐ de piān hào 。
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