LIKE somebody OR somethingto continue to like someone even when they do not behave well 偏爱某人,对某人有好感
She’s always had a soft spot for Grant.
她对格兰特一向心软。
Examples from the Corpus
have a soft spot for somebody• I do have a soft spot for Britain's best-selling car, the FordFiesta.• Although I have a soft spot for him after his super-game Hennessy win, he does not appeal greatly as 7-2 favourite.• The reasonwhy I have a soft spot for this notebook, he wrote.