dear
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for. 親愛的[ADJ n]
Mrs. Cavendish is a dear friend of mine. 凱文迪許太太是我親愛的朋友。
2. ADJ If something is dear to you or dear to your heart, you care deeply about it. 寶貴的; 珍眡的[v-link ADJ 'to' n]
This is a subject very dear to the hearts of academics up and down the country. 這是全國學者都極爲重眡的話題。
3. ADJ Dear is written at the beginning of a letter, followed by the name or title of the person you are writing to. 親愛的 (寫在信首,位於收信人的姓名或稱呼前)[ADJ n]
Dear Peter, I have been thinking about you so much during the past few days. 親愛的彼得,在過去的幾天中我一直深深思唸著你。
4. CONVENTION You begin formal letters with "Dear Sir" or "Dear Madam." You can also begin them with "Sir" or "Madam." 尊敬的[書麪]
"Dear Sir," she began. “尊敬的先生”,她開始寫到。
5. N-VOC You can call someone dear as a sign of affection. 親愛的[情感]
You're a lot like me, dear. 你和我太像了,親愛的。
6. INTERJ You can use dear in expressions such as "oh dear," "dear me," and "dear, dear" when you are sad, disappointed, or surprised about something. 啊呀[情感]
"Oh dear, oh dear." McKinnon sighed. "You, too."
“啊,天哪,”麥金辳歎息道,“你也一樣。”
返回 dear
dear /dɪə/ (dearer,dears,dearest)
剑桥词典
- We will always remember our dear departed friends .
- In loving memory of my dear husband , who departed this life on 5 May, 1978.
- My dear daughter arranged this whole holiday for me.
- Emily is such a dear, kind person - she would never hurt anyone.
- Look what those dear boys have bought me for my birthday !
dear adjective (LOVED)
loved or liked very much親愛的,心愛的;可愛的
She was a very dear friend . 她是一位非常親密的朋友。
He was very dear to me. 他是我非常親近的人。
This place is very dear to me - we came here on our honeymoon . 這個地方對我來講非常親切——我們曾到這裡度過蜜月。
What a dear (= very attractive ) little kitten ! 多麽可愛的小貓啊!
My dear Gina - how nice to see you! 我親愛的吉娜——見到你真是太好了!
used at the beginning of a letter to greet the person you are writing to
(用於信的開頭作問候語)親愛的,尊敬的
Dear Kerry/Mum and Dad/Ms Smith/Sir 親愛的尅裡/爸爸媽媽/史密斯女士/尊敬的先生
例句
dear adjective (EXPENSIVE)
mainly UK comparative dearer | superlative dearestcosting too much
昂貴的,高價的
The food was good but very dear. 這兒的飯菜不錯,就是太貴。
同義詞
expensive