| 单词 | darling |
| 释义 | darling (once / 774 pages) nadj Use the word darling for someone you love or care for deeply. Your sweet old grandmother probably calls you darling. You can describe someone as being your darling, or address them that way: "I missed you so much while I was working on that fishing boat, darling!" Another way to use the word is for a generally lovable person: "Everyone adores Timmy, he's such a darling." The Old English root is deorling, a diminutive of deor, "dear." WORD FAMILYdarling: darlingest, darlings USAGE EXAMPLESGlamorous Cypress Point, Alister Mackenzie's masterpiece woven through cypress, sand dunes and jagged coastline, wasn't always the darling of America's 100 Greatest. Golf Digest(Jan 02, 2017) The Public Theater’s annual festival of innovative live arts returns with a roster of hometown favorites and visiting darlings, including several site-specific shows. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) It was unusual behavior for a woman who was once a news media darling. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a special loved one Syn|Hypo|Hyper dearie, deary, ducky, favorite, favourite, pet chosen one who is the object of choice; who is given preference macushla(an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling mollycoddlea pampered darling; an effeminate man teacher's petthe teacher's favorite student lover a person who loves someone or is loved by someone 2adj dearly loved Syn beloved, dear loved held dear Darling (once / 2497 pages) n WORD FAMILY Darling: Darlings USAGE EXAMPLESI recited “Darling Nikki” for two years like a prayer. The New Yorker(Dec 27, 2016) Soon after, she got the idea to compile the documents into a book called “My Darling: A World War II Scrapbook.” Washington Times(Dec 18, 2016) Scott Darling stopped 33 shots, upping his record to 7-2-2. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) n an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River Syn|Exp Darling River river a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) |
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