单词 | darling |
释义 | darling (dɑːʳlɪŋ ) Word forms: darlings 1. countable noun B2 You call someone darling if you love them or like them very much. [feelings] Thank you, darling. Oh darling, I love you. 2. vocative noun In some parts of Britain, people call other people darling as a sign of friendliness. [feelings] 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Some people use darling to describe someone or something that they love or like very much. [informal] To have a darling baby boy was the greatest gift I could imagine. What a darling film–everyone adored it. 4. countable noun If you describe someone as a darling, you are fond of them and think that they are nice. [informal] He's such a darling. 5. countable noun [with poss] The darling of a group of people is someone who is especially liked by that group. Rajneesh was the darling of a prosperous family. Synonyms: favourite, pet, spoilt child, apple of your eye Collocations: little darling Little darling, here comes the sun, as they say. Times, Sunday Times The little darling outgrew the gift before her first birthday. Times, Sunday Times So what do you do when, on back-toschool day, your little darling declares she has belly ache? The Sun So who could be the next little darling of the screen? Times, Sunday Times Share some 'secret' knowledge about your relationship with her little darling. The Sun When she became a media darling, political pundits predicted electoral disaster but the voters thought otherwise. Times, Sunday Times His frank, potentially offensive remarks make him an instant media darling and re-energize his campaign. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The media darlings are getting married this summer. Times, Sunday Times It hasn't escaped his attention, either, that some of the digital media darlings that promised to revolutionise the publishing industry are retrenching after burning through their venture capital start-up cash. Times, Sunday Times The bands eclectic brand of soulful rock/electronica avoided easy comparisons and elevated them to the status of media darlings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 亲爱的人, 心爱的 Japanese: いとしい人, 最愛の |
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