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dearest

/deer/US // dɪər //UK // (dɪə) //

最亲爱的,亲爱的,最近的,最亲近的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    dear·er, dear·est.

    • : beloved or loved: a dear friend.
    • : : Dear Sir.
    • : precious in one's regard; cherished: our dearest possessions.
    • : heartfelt; earnest: one's dearest wish.
    • : high-priced; expensive: The silk dress was too dear.
    • : charging high prices: That shop is too dear for my budget.
    • : excessive; high: a dear price to pay for one's independence.
    • : Obsolete. difficult to get; scarce.
    • : Obsolete. worthy; honorable.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person who is good, kind, or generous: You're a dear to help me with the work.
    • : a beloved one.
    • : an affectionate or familiar term of address, as to a child or romantic partner
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : dearly; fondly.
    • : at a high price: That painting cost me dear.
interj.感叹词 interjection
  1. 1
    • : : Oh dear, what a disappointment! Dear me! What's all that noise?

Phrases

  • dear me
  • for dear life
  • nearest and dearest

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Dearest ladies with families,” he begins, sitting in a suit in a well-decorated room.

  • Generally the states dearest to the current ruling class: New York, Illinois, California and New Jersey.

  • Dearest love to you, every day, always, dearest potato-pipe.

  • His subsequent marriages were primarily to form alliances with his nearest and dearest as well as with more remote followers.

  • But nearest and dearest to his heart is his humanitarian work.

  • I broke right into his story and seized the lapel of his waistcoat as though he were my dearest friend.

  • Do not make any display of affection for even your dearest friend; kissing in public, or embracing, are in bad taste.

  • We find Wilkes as a poseur on literature in one of these entertaining letters to “dearest Polly.”

  • At that time I had no desire to marry George of Blanchelande, but to-day it is my dearest wish that he should ask to marry me.

  • Further still, all our dearest interests lie beyond the domains of physical science, in the regions of faith.