英语词汇“dear”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

dear

释义

much loved; precious or cherished

a dear friend

used as a polite form of address in letters

Dear Sir

sweet; appealing

expensive

for dear life

desperately; as if to escape death

I clung on for dear life

dearness noun

[Old English dēore]

used as an affectionate form of address

a loved one; a sweetheart

used as a familiar or affectionate form of address

a lovable person

For I should be a perfect dear on fifty thousand pounds a year — A P Herbert

at a high cost; dearly

Neglecting his family cost him dear

used to express annoyance or dismay

Oh dear

[prob short for dear God or dear Lord]

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