be fond of (doing) somethingLIKE somebody OR somethingto like something, especially something you have liked for a long time 喜欢（做）某事，爱好某物〔尤指长期喜爱之物〕 I’m not overly fond of cooking. 我不怎么喜欢烹饪。
I’d grown fond of the place and it was difficult to leave. 我已渐渐爱上这个地方，舍不得离开了。
grown fond of• I'd grown fond of Burlington and it was difficult to leave.• He had grown fond of her in the last few days.• He had grown fond of this place, and now, soon, he was to leave it.
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