名词

1. 喜爱；爱好；嗜好
If you have a liking for something or someone, you like them.

2. （不）合（某人的）意
If something is, for example, too fast for your liking, you would prefer it to be slower. If it is not fast enough for your liking, you would prefer it to be faster.

3. 合（某人的）意；对（某人）的胃口
If something is to your liking, it suits your interests, tastes, or wishes.

1. a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

e.g. I've always had a liking for reading
she developed a liking for gin