dear

B2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #427 ★★★☆☆

n. 亲爱的人 a. 亲爱的, 昂贵的, 严重的, 急迫的 interj. 啊 adv. 深爱地, 高价地

发音

AU /dɪə/
US /dɛː/
UK /dɪə/
US /dɪɹ/
NZ /diə/
SCOT /diːɹ/

词形变化

dears 复数 dears deared dearing dears 三单 dearing 现在分词 deared 过去式 deared 过去分词 dearer 比较级 more dear 比较级 dearest 最高级 most dear 最高级

别名

deare deere

教材释义与例句

名词

亲爱的人

You can call someone dear as a sign of affection

副词

高价地；疼爱地

感叹词

哎呀

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    A very kind, loving person.

    My little cousin is such a dear, always drawing me pictures.

  2. 2.

    A beloved person.

  3. 3.

    An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife.

    Pass me the salt, would you dear?

  4. 4.

    An elderly person, especially a woman.

v.
  1. 1.

    To endear.

    废旧
adj. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    High in price; expensive.

    爱尔兰 英国

    The dearer the jewel, the greater the love expressed.

    This water is sold for 50 cents per ton, which is not dear under the circumstances.

  2. 2.

    Loved; lovable.

    亲爱的

  3. 3.

    Lovely; kind.

  4. 4.

    Loving, affectionate, heartfelt

    Such dear embrace tenderly comforts even in this dear sorrow.

  5. 5.

    Precious to or greatly valued by someone.

    The dearer the giver, the dearer the trinket he brings!

  6. 6.

    A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.

    Dear Sir/Madam/Miss, please notice our offices will be closed during the following bank holidays:[…].

    Dearest Joseph/son:...

  7. 7.

    A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.

    亲爱的

    My dear friend, I feel better as soon as you come sit beside my sickbed!

  8. 8.

    An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.

    My dear man, you ought to think twice about who you're trying to blackmail.

  9. 9.

    Noble.

    废旧
  10. 1.

    Fierce.

    废旧

    The Christens found the heathens dear, as the lion doth the bear.

  11. 2.

    Severe, or severely affected; sore.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Dearly; at a high price.

interj. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Indicating surprise, pity, or disapproval.

    Dear, dear! Whatever were they thinking?

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

love baby honey darling sweetheart sweetie beloved lamb dearest dearie

上位词 2

innocent lover
形容词

同义词 10

good darling near beloved costly earnest heartfelt devout pricey high-priced

近义相关 4

close loved expensive sincere
副词

同义词 2

dearly affectionately

相关短语

for dear life 为了逃命, 拼命地, 不顾死活地 Dear John letter dear Sir Dear John letters dear me dear Lord dear sirs dear heart dear hearts Dear Abby 恋爱问答信箱, 女子信箱专栏 dear God Dear Joy dear diary Dear Leader

词源

From Middle English dere, from Old English dīere (“of great value or excellence, expensive, beloved”), from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz (“dear, precious, expensive”). Cognate with Scots dere, deir (“of great value or worth, highly valued, precious, beloved”), Saterland Frisian djuur (“precious, dear, costly, expensive”), Dutch duur (“costly, precious”), German teuer (“costly, precious”), German Low German düür, Danish dyr (“expensive”), Swedish dyr (“expensive”), Norwegian dyr (“expensive”), Icelandic dýr (“expensive”), Yiddish טייַער (tayer, “precious, expensive”).

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