| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-like-someone-or-something |
| 释义 | to like someone or somethingThese words and phrases are used to say that you enjoy and approve of someone or something. One very common word for this, and the word with the broadest meaning, is like. Like is not a very forceful word, but can be used to say that you have some amount of enjoyment or approval of someone or something. Do you like pasta? I like him - he's a good guy. The opposite of like is dislike. I dislike her new boyfriend. For more opposites of like, see the article at hate. If a person likes someone or something very much, you can use the verbs love and adore. I love seafood. Oliver loves animals. I adore a good book. Kate adored her grandfather. When a person likes someone very much, you could say that person thinks the world of someone or has a soft spot for someone. Annabel's like a daughter to him - he thinks the world of her. I've always had a soft spot for Rebecca ever since she was tiny. The expression be fond of is sometimes used to talk about someone or something that you like. She's very fond of Chinese food. I think she's very fond of you. The phrasal verbs grow on, take to, or warm to can be used when someone starts to like someone or something. I wasn't sure about the colour at first, but it's growing on me. He took to swimming almost immediately and now we can't get him out of the pool. For some reason, I just didn't warm to him. The expressions take a shine to or take a liking to are sometimes used when someone immediately likes someone or something I think he's taken a bit of a shine to you. He took a liking to his new flat almost as soon as he saw it. When someone likes something very much but knows it is not good to like it, you could say that the person has a weakness for it. I have a weakness for chocolate so I'm never going to lose weight. For more words related to liking things, see the article at enjoy. |
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