【不规则形式】 dearer, dearest
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~ (to sb)
亲爱的；宝贵的；珍视的
loved by or important to sb
He's one of my dearest friends.
他是我最亲密的一位朋友。
Her daughter is very dear to her.
她的女儿是她心爱的宝贝。
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Dear
（用于信函抬头的名字或头衔前）亲爱的
used at the beginning of a letter before the name or title of the person that you are writing to
Dear Sir or Madam
亲爱的先生 / 女士
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[not usually before noun] (BrE) 昂贵；价格高
expensive; costing a lot of money
Everything's so dear now, isn't it?
现在什么东西都那么贵，是不是？
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dear old/little…
(BrE) （表示亲昵喜爱）亲爱的
used to describe sb in a way that shows affection
Dear old Sue! I knew she'd help.
亲爱的休啊！我知道她会帮忙的。
Their baby's a dear little thing.
他们的宝宝真是个小乖乖。
习语
hold sb/sth dear
(formal) 非常关心；十分看重；极为珍视
to care very much for sb/sth; to value sb/sth highly
He had destroyed everything we held dear.
他把我们珍视的一切都给毁了。
close/dear/near to sb's heart
为某人所重视关心；为某人所爱
having a lot of importance and interest for sb
for dear life
for your life
尽最大努力；拼命；尽快
as hard or as fast as possible
She was holding on to the rope for dear life.
她死命抓着那根绳子。
your nearest and dearest
(informal) 至亲；至爱；最亲密的亲友
your close family and friends
（惊奇、不安、烦恼、担忧等时说）啊，哎呀，糟糕，天哪
used in expressions that show that you are surprised, upset, annoyed or worried
Oh dear ! I think I've lost my purse!
糟糕，我可能把钱包给丢了！
Oh dear ! What a shame.
天哪，太可惜啦！
Dear me ! What a mess!
哎呀，真是一团糟！
Dear oh dear ! What are you going to do now?
哎呀呀，你现在怎么办呢？
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(BrE, informal) 仁慈的人；可爱的人
a kind person
Isn't he a dear?
他不是很可爱吗？
Be a dear and fetch me my coat.
劳驾把外套给我拿来。
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（称呼所爱的人）亲爱的
used when speaking to sb you love
Would you like a drink, dear?
喝点什么吗，亲爱的？
Come here, my dear.
上这儿来，亲爱的。
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（对较年轻的人或孩子说话时用）亲爱的，乖乖
used when speaking to sb in a friendly way, for example by an older person to a young person or a child
What's your name, dear?
你叫什么名字，亲爱的？
(BrE) 高价地；昂贵地
at a high price
to buy cheap and sell dear
贱买贵卖
习语
cost sb dear
使饱尝苦头；使付出沉重的代价
to make sb suffer a lot
That one mistake has cost him dear over the years.
那一个差错使他多年来付出了沉重的代价。
