| 单词 | too —— for a person's liking |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoo —— for a person's liking P7. too —— for a person's liking: too —— to suit a person's tastes, preferences, or wishes. ΚΠ 1654 W. Jenkyn Shock of Corn 46 Some will say... that I have in his commendation said too much, I confesse it too, but my meaning is, too much perhaps for their liking. 1689 E. Sadleyr tr. Intrigues of Love 42 Madam d'Gabrielle..found Madamoiselle d'Guise too handsome for her liking. 1751 S. Richardson Lett. & Passages restored from Clarissa 32 He was too boisterous a man for my liking. 1831 Spectator 29 Jan. 115/2 An overture of Marschner's was tried; but it was too drummy and trumpety for our liking. 1894 Davenport (Iowa) Tribune 17 Oct. The world finds her..a little too quiet and dignified for its liking. 1946 Times of India 5 July 10/2 Too many bombs are exploding in Cairo and Alexandria for their liking. 1978 G. B. Williams Pest Extermination Handbk. vi. 64 If the insect is large, or moving too much for her liking, she throws drops of unspun web on the insect. 2001 L. Rennison Knocked out by Nunga-nungas 150 I was a bit too close to Dave the Laugh for my liking. < as lemmas |
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