爱好 [- hào]①(具有浓厚的兴趣并积极参加) like; love; be fond of; catch [hit; take] sb.'s fancy; please one's fancy; after one's fancy; have love for [of]; take pleasure in; have a taste in; be to one's taste; take [have] a liking for [to]; have one's likes; affect; have a predilection for; have a partiality for [to]; have a preference for sth. to sth.; be partial to; be in favour with sb.; enjoy favour; favour; be in one's favour; be keen on; be keen about; be interested in; ride a hobby; relish; revel in; have a passion for doing sth.; be a friend of sth.; be all for sth.; be enthusiastic over sth.; do sth. with enthusiasm; drink in; care about; bend one's mind to; be content to; enjoy; be pleased with; take delight in; have an appetite for; dote on [upon]; be cracked about sb.; have one's heart in sth.; appeal to; be mad on; strike one's fancy; have a fancy for; take a fancy to [for]; have a fondness for; be a favourite of [with] sb.; get [take] interest in; go in for; have a bent for; be glad of sth.; be in one's line; be high on sth.; have a weakness for sth.; be keen on:•¶爱好和平 love peace; be peace-loving
•¶爱好京剧 be keen on Beijing opera
•¶爱好体育运动 have a love for sports
•¶ 我做这件事不是为了报酬， 而是出于爱好。 I didn't do it for reward; I did it for love.
•¶ 他爱好他的厨师工作。 He is high on his job as a cook.
②(喜爱)interest; hobby; appetite; one's liking:•¶ 你在文娱方面有什么爱好 ? What kind of recreation do you go in for?
•¶ 读书是我唯一值得一提的爱好。 Reading is the only hobby I can speak of.
•¶ 他一生有两大爱好： 音乐和绘画。 He has two great interests in life: music and painting.
•¶ 在家享受一个宁静美好的晚上是我的爱好。 A nice， quiet evening at home — that's my cup of tea.
•¶ 打高尔夫球并非他的爱好。 Golf isn't his cup of tea.