Definition of dear in English:

dear

adjective dɪədɪr

1Regarded with deep affection.
亲爱的
a dear friend
亲爱的朋友。
he is very dear to me
他是我心爱的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- A country especially dear to me, as my wife's homeland.
- The land where the plane had landed, everything belonging to it was intensely dear to me, ‘he wrote.’
- Early this morning, that bar, which was very dear to me, my family and my friends, burned to the ground.
- They like to hold on tightly to what they value as near and dear to them.
- What a shame dear ol ' TinTin couldn't make it this time!
- Naomi… my dear youngest sister… farewell for now, " he murmured.
- It took me a long time to learn the value of friends and I now have many who are very dear to me.
- Yet there are surely more things close and dear to the human heart than are dreamed of in Carver's fiction.
- She'd hate to leave her friends… they were so dear to her.
- She is talented and very dear to me, but our concepts of music are totally different.
- I gave everything of myself in support of the beliefs I held so dear.
- She joined a whole secret league of the hunters after being separated from a friend very dear to her.
- Francesca supposed she was lucky to have avoided losing anyone dear to her.
- And there was charity attached to it, something that was dear to his heart.
- I admittedly was pretty uneducated about this disease but it has piqued my interest in the last few months as these clients are close relatives of someone very dear to me.
- She went quietly about her daily life and was held in fond regard by her dear friends.
- I was nervous, certainly; afraid I might lose something dear to me.
- Let the honor of your friend be as dear to you as your own (Ethics of the Fathers 2: 15).
- Likewise, we want our lives to reflect those values and goals which are dear to us, and it is a source of pleasure to us when this is so.
- "Some dear friends from a Verdi opera were kind enough to donate these.
Synonyms
beloved, loved, much loved, darling, adored, cherished, precious
esteemed, respected, worshipped
close, intimate, confidential, bosom, boon, favourite, best
precious, treasured, valued, prized, cherished, special, favourite, favoured
1. 1.1 Used in speech as a polite or affectionate form of address.
  用于亲密或友好的称呼亲爱的
  Martin, my dear fellow
  Example sentencesExamples
  My apologies, dear sir, and thank you for revealing truth to me!
  Dear reader, to all of these questions I can provide no answers.
  "Gee, nice to see you too dear brother, " Benji said grinning.
  "So brother dear… " I started, propping myself on my pillow.
  "Are you suggesting, dear sir, that we spoke to a ghost?
  "It is so good to see you, as well, brother dear.
  Today, dear reader, I have two words for you: night sweats.
  No, dear friend… such things happen, and they happen right here in Mumbai.
  "No… No please dear god… " she cried.
  There engraved on the trunk was this… "Here, dear friend, I stand."
  An excellent idea, dear fellow, to not have a television.
  I congratulate you, my dear fellow, I really do.
  But disappear not in my ocean of thoughts, for I will always love you dear Unc.
  Never fear dear reader, I am alive and well.
  "Well, for one thing, mother dear, I'm not a dog.
  Please dear reader, read the last paragraph once more.
  Please dear God let Pakistan win some medals this time.
  Charles, my dear fellow, you've no idea how wonderful that made me feel.
  Thank you for staying here dear sirs, hope you had a nice time, please do visit us again.
  "Dinner is ready sister dear, " Mikael announces, poking his head around the door.
  Synonyms
  beloved, loved, much loved, darling, adored, cherished, precious
2. 1.2 Used in the polite form of address at the start of a letter.
  Example sentencesExamples
  If the letter began ‘Dear Sir’ or ‘Dear Madam’, you should sign off ‘Yours faithfully’.
  "Dear friends world over, Nepal is closed for the time being.
  The letter opened, "Dear Mother and Dad," and described the recent activity of the 7th Marines.
  By the way, I thought I remembered that right at the end of "Thirteen Days", JFK was dictating a letter beginning "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Anderson.
  The letter began, "Dear Sir, This year I spent my summer holidays on the Isle of Lylt."
  Dear Friend: First, I want to tip my hat to you.
  Dear BI Career Consultants: How can we measure the true impact of technology on learning and student success?
3. 1.3 Endearing; sweet.
  可爱的，美好的
  a dear little puppy
  可爱的小狗儿。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Inevitably, she decided that a newly painted windowsill would be the better for dear little paw-prints and was duly shouted at.
  Or perhaps she felt that I am a simpleton who would welcome such kittens in his inbox, and that when I saw its dear little ears I would be happy.
  You wouldn't believe how much I spend each week on assorted nuts and seeds to feed the dear little birds, not forgetting the cost of bird boxes and bird tables, some of which these days have proper tiled roofs and are as big as a house.
  One of them gave me the most poisonous looks, but later she came to me and said ‘what a dear little child.’
  What happened to the dear little boy who used to play with you in the street?
  That was the year James was born, and we bought our first new car, a dear little red Mini.
  I've seen it happen more than once to some very dear, sweet people, and it's really heartbreaking to watch.
  They both smiled at him a good deal, and one of them referred to me as ‘your dear little girl.’
  I have some advice for members out of this dear little book, which is called The Little Book of Calm.
  It's still a dumb haircut even on his dear little genius head.
  Here I might be in trouble with the law again, for my dear little Jack Russell terrier Polly has had her tail docked.
  We delivered our little dog into the tender care of the vet, and we needed to know that, whatever the outcome for our dear little dog Sally, we had the provisions set out in the Veterinarians Bill.
  I'm staying at a dear little guesthouse a bit of a way out for a couple of days and perhaps we could meet at one of the fringe meetings Boris will be addressing?
  In the course of the last half hour the sheep have been efficiently caught by Dr Biswell, and I have fired a nasty looking white gloop down their dear little throats with a syringe.
  But Jimmy Grimble smells like a sweet and innocuous film from the get-go, thus we know someone's going to get their comeuppance, and it isn't dear little Jimmy.
  How could Garfield be so cruel to that dear little mouse?
  It would seem that Sammy's dear little darling sister has struck again.
  But eventually, even a Labrador's jaw will tire, at which point the dear little animal will inevitably leave the thing where it can most conveniently be fallen over by someone carrying a full mug of hot liquid.
  It was quite a pleasant excursion for the dear little thing.
  It wasn't that Uncle Henry's house wasn't pretty, but I did miss my dear little swing.
  Synonyms
  endearing, adorable, lovable, appealing, engaging, charming, enchanting, captivating, winsome, winning, attractive, lovely, nice, pleasant, delightful, angelic, sweet, darling
  North American cunning
  Italian &amp Spanish simpatico
  French sympathique
  German sympatisch
  informal adorbs
  dated taking
2British Expensive.
昂贵的
five pounds—that's a bit dear!
五英镑——有点贵！
Example sentencesExamples
- His wife dying, his children scattered, he has paid a dear price for his act of defiance.
- The end result will lead to sharp cuts in pensions, endowments and other investment returns for its members, who will now have to pay a dear price for a series of catastrophic management blunders.
- Customers think organic food is too dear.
- He had extraordinary luck; he met a dealer with just what he needed, although he paid a dear price for them.
- I don't use the blank rune any longer, but before the Age of the Internet when information was dear and costly, I used it and didn't have a problem with it.
- We are ready to pay a very dear price for this peace.
- The passenger was not happy with the Metrolink service, and said ticket prices were very dear.
- Premiums are dear, typically in the range of $1 million per $25 million coverage.
- Tax payers are getting tired of always having to pay the dear price for the conduct of irresponsible and insensitive members of the public.
- They say these payments make it too dear to shoot films in the republic.
- She was forced to pay the £4 taxi fare from her benefits, which soon became too dear.
- A Philadelphia customer admired the company's cut glass but hesitated to buy any because it was ‘most extravagantly dear.’
- But Americans had to pay a dear price for that questionable privilege.
Synonyms
expensive, costly, high-cost, high-priced, highly priced, big-budget, overpriced, exorbitant, extortionate
immoderate, extravagant, lavish, valuable
British upmarket, over the odds
informal pricey, steep, stiff

noun dɪədɪr

1Used as an affectionate or friendly form of address.
用于亲密或友好的称呼亲爱的
don't you worry, dear
别担心，亲爱的。
Example sentencesExamples
- "Sorry, Dear, " smiled Izumi, contradicting her husband.
- ‘Well, be careful where you go, my dears,’ she warned.
- Make sure you don't spoil your dinner, dears.
- I restated my plight and asked: who might you be, my dear?
- Then, she looked at my friend and said, ‘But you need a bigger pair, my dear.’
- On hearing our lament for a country gone frankly insane, she simply suggested, ‘Well, dears, why don't you move here?
- ‘You're awfully late, dear,’ Prince Alfonso was heard to mutter in English.
- Well dear are you sure you'll be okay if I send you alone?
- "He'll be fine, don't worry dear, " Trudy confirmed.
- A young nurse put me to bed and said: ‘Would you like a nice cuppa tea, dear?’
- "Ok dear, I'll leave you here with Cassandra while I go finish some preparations.
- Never let it be said that I don't have high expectations of you, my dears.
- "I hope you know how much we love you dear, " she said as she hugged her daughter.
- I'll do anything, for you, dear, anything, 'cause you mean everything to me.
- After a moment had passed she smiled and said, " Of course, dear!"
- It was fine, dear, but please do be polite to your sister and let her finish.
- "Now dear, it is quite alright to cry in situations like these.
- I thought you'd want what I want - sorry, my dear.
- "Good morning dear, " they both said as the three exchanged kisses.
- So he says to the first, ‘How much do you love me, my dear?’
Synonyms
darling, dearest, love, beloved, loved one, sweetheart, sweet, precious, treasure
informal sweetie, sugar, honey, baby, babe, pet, sunshine, poppet
archaic sweeting
1. 1.1 A sweet or endearing person.
  可爱的人，心爱的人
  Harry's a dear
  Example sentencesExamples
  Oh, he is such a dear.
  Sanjuro, I am sure you are much more mature than my own son, so could you be a good sweet dear and pass me that bundt cake pan?
  The poor old dear was probably out of her mind with worry by now.
  But Sara didn't know how she could cheer the little dear's father.
  Yes unfortunately she died sometime in the night, poor old dear.
  And people look as if the poor old dear has said something obscene.
  Synonyms
  lovable person, adorable person, endearing person
  darling, sweetheart, pet, angel, gem, treasure
  informal star

adverb dɪədɪr

British

At a high cost.
昂贵地
they buy property cheaply and sell dear
他们贱买贵卖。
Example sentencesExamples
- If nothing else, Sircam and Nimda have established one thing: when it comes to viruses, ignorant staff can cost your company dear.
- But the combination of political spin and media hype cost investors dear.
- Motoring organisations have been worried by new legislation, which is awaiting its second reading in the European Parliament, that could cost motorists dear.
- Buy cheap and sell dear, and that goes for people and the results of their labour.
- Fraud Squad officers from North Yorkshire police say they have encountered reports of several ‘scams’ which have cost local people dear.
- The continuing dispute has, however, still cost the company dear.
- An immature and petulant display by the centre-back cost his side dear as the game progressed.
- The decline in service standards - which unions blame on a shortage of trained staff - are likely to cost the company dear.
- Common sense (which is a surprisingly rare commodity) tells us we should buy cheap and sell dear.
- Yet this costs the bank dear, because it carefully screens out companies which would like a Co-op account but which breach its guidelines.
- Then came the long years of the cold war which saw the Soviet Union continue to blindly follow communism even though that pursuit cost it and its people dear.
- If a merchant is one who buys cheap and sells dear, Kirch broke that golden rule by buying dear with money he didn't have.
Synonyms
at a high price, at an excessive price, at an exorbitant price, at high cost, at great cost

exclamation dɪədɪr

Used in expressions of surprise, dismay, or sympathy.
用于表示吃惊、沮丧或同情天哪
oh dear, I've upset you
哦，天哪，我让您心烦了。
Example sentencesExamples
- She started painting when she was told she was box office poison, and she thought, Oh, dear, it's going to be a long, sad period of life, and I've got to do something or I'll go crazy.
- They described Jackson as ‘a bespectacled Australian’ - oh dear!
- Yes - the number had been disconnected - oh dear!
- If you're a card-holder then you might be thinking ‘Oh dear!’
- I've had conversations with Kofi in the run-up to war, thinking oh, dear, there will be a transcript of this and people will hear what I'm saying.
- And she said, oh, dear, to think I am to blame for that.
- Then they went and ruined it all by upgrading to a new site - oh dear!
- A few miles further on they will drive calmly past the carnage they have caused, and remark primly to each other ‘Oh dear!’

Phrases

for dear life

see life

Derivatives

dearness

noun ˈdɪərnəsˈdɪrnəs

This development forced contemporary observers into positing an economic link between the perceived dearness of commodities in parts of Europe and the massive dissemination of New World gold and silver.
Example sentencesExamples
- The proportion of the dearness which the increased quantity of money brings about in the State will depend on the turn which this money will impart to consumption and circulation.
- The dearness of provisions, the scarcity of fuel, and above all the failure of spinning work for the women and children have put it almost out of the power of the village poor to live by their industry.
- Of plentifulness of labour for hire, the cause is dearness of land: cheapness of land is the cause of scarcity of labour for hire.
- What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value.

Origin

Old English dēore, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dier 'beloved', also to Dutch duur and German teuer 'expensive'.

Old English dēore is Germanic in origin and related to Dutch dier ‘beloved’, also to Dutch duur and German teuer ‘expensive’, showing that the word has long had the two senses it still has. Darling (Old English) was a pet form of ‘dear’, while dearth (Middle English) started out as a time when things were expensive through scarcity.

Rhymes

adhere, Agadir, Anglosphere, appear, arrear, auctioneer, austere, balladeer, bandolier, Bashkir, beer, besmear, bier, blear, bombardier, brigadier, buccaneer, cameleer, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, charioteer, cheer, chevalier, chiffonier, clavier, clear, Coetzee, cohere, commandeer, conventioneer, Cordelier, corsetière, Crimea, deer, diarrhoea (US diarrhea), domineer, Dorothea, drear, ear, electioneer, emir, endear, engineer, fear, fleer, Freer, fusilier, gadgeteer, Galatea, gazetteer, gear, gondolier, gonorrhoea (US gonorrhea), Greer, grenadier, hand-rear, hear, here, Hosea, idea, interfere, Izmir, jeer, Judaea, Kashmir, Keir, kir, Korea, Lear, leer, Maria, marketeer, Medea, Meir, Melilla, mere, Mia, Mir, mishear, mountaineer, muleteer, musketeer, mutineer, near, orienteer, pamphleteer, panacea, paneer, peer, persevere, pier, Pierre, pioneer, pistoleer, privateer, profiteer, puppeteer, racketeer, ratafia, rear, revere, rhea, rocketeer, Sapir, scrutineer, sear, seer, sere, severe, Shamir, shear, sheer, sincere, smear, sneer, sonneteer, souvenir, spear, sphere, steer, stere, summiteer, Tangier, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, veneer, Vere, Vermeer, vizier, volunteer, Wear, weir, we're, year, Zaïre

Definition of dear in US English:

dear

adjectivedirdɪr

1Regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone.
亲爱的
a dear friend
亲爱的朋友。
he is very dear to me
他是我心爱的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- Francesca supposed she was lucky to have avoided losing anyone dear to her.
- She is talented and very dear to me, but our concepts of music are totally different.
- A country especially dear to me, as my wife's homeland.
- The land where the plane had landed, everything belonging to it was intensely dear to me, ‘he wrote.’
- She'd hate to leave her friends… they were so dear to her.
- I gave everything of myself in support of the beliefs I held so dear.
- And there was charity attached to it, something that was dear to his heart.
- I was nervous, certainly; afraid I might lose something dear to me.
- Let the honor of your friend be as dear to you as your own (Ethics of the Fathers 2: 15).
- Naomi… my dear youngest sister… farewell for now, " he murmured.
- Likewise, we want our lives to reflect those values and goals which are dear to us, and it is a source of pleasure to us when this is so.
- What a shame dear ol ' TinTin couldn't make it this time!
- Early this morning, that bar, which was very dear to me, my family and my friends, burned to the ground.
- I admittedly was pretty uneducated about this disease but it has piqued my interest in the last few months as these clients are close relatives of someone very dear to me.
- She joined a whole secret league of the hunters after being separated from a friend very dear to her.
- Yet there are surely more things close and dear to the human heart than are dreamed of in Carver's fiction.
- "Some dear friends from a Verdi opera were kind enough to donate these.
- She went quietly about her daily life and was held in fond regard by her dear friends.
- It took me a long time to learn the value of friends and I now have many who are very dear to me.
- They like to hold on tightly to what they value as near and dear to them.
Synonyms
beloved, loved, much loved, darling, adored, cherished, precious
precious, treasured, valued, prized, cherished, special, favourite, favoured
1. 1.1 Used in speech as a way of addressing a person in a polite way.
  用于礼貌称呼某人亲爱的
  Martin, my dear fellow
  Example sentencesExamples
  My apologies, dear sir, and thank you for revealing truth to me!
  "Well, for one thing, mother dear, I'm not a dog.
  Please dear reader, read the last paragraph once more.
  But disappear not in my ocean of thoughts, for I will always love you dear Unc.
  Please dear God let Pakistan win some medals this time.
  "So brother dear… " I started, propping myself on my pillow.
  Today, dear reader, I have two words for you: night sweats.
  "No… No please dear god… " she cried.
  Thank you for staying here dear sirs, hope you had a nice time, please do visit us again.
  "Dinner is ready sister dear, " Mikael announces, poking his head around the door.
  Charles, my dear fellow, you've no idea how wonderful that made me feel.
  "Gee, nice to see you too dear brother, " Benji said grinning.
  Never fear dear reader, I am alive and well.
  "Are you suggesting, dear sir, that we spoke to a ghost?
  An excellent idea, dear fellow, to not have a television.
  Dear reader, to all of these questions I can provide no answers.
  I congratulate you, my dear fellow, I really do.
  "It is so good to see you, as well, brother dear.
  There engraved on the trunk was this… "Here, dear friend, I stand."
  No, dear friend… such things happen, and they happen right here in Mumbai.
  Synonyms
  beloved, loved, much loved, darling, adored, cherished, precious
2. 1.2 Used as part of the polite introduction to a letter, especially in a formula denoting the degree of formality involved.
  Dear Sir or Madam
  尊敬的先生或女士。
  Example sentencesExamples
  By the way, I thought I remembered that right at the end of "Thirteen Days", JFK was dictating a letter beginning "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Anderson.
  "Dear friends world over, Nepal is closed for the time being.
  The letter began, "Dear Sir, This year I spent my summer holidays on the Isle of Lylt."
  Dear Friend: First, I want to tip my hat to you.
  If the letter began ‘Dear Sir’ or ‘Dear Madam’, you should sign off ‘Yours faithfully’.
  Dear BI Career Consultants: How can we measure the true impact of technology on learning and student success?
  The letter opened, "Dear Mother and Dad," and described the recent activity of the 7th Marines.
3. 1.3 Endearing; sweet.
  可爱的，美好的
  a dear little puppy
  可爱的小狗儿。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It wasn't that Uncle Henry's house wasn't pretty, but I did miss my dear little swing.
  I've seen it happen more than once to some very dear, sweet people, and it's really heartbreaking to watch.
  They both smiled at him a good deal, and one of them referred to me as ‘your dear little girl.’
  Or perhaps she felt that I am a simpleton who would welcome such kittens in his inbox, and that when I saw its dear little ears I would be happy.
  It would seem that Sammy's dear little darling sister has struck again.
  In the course of the last half hour the sheep have been efficiently caught by Dr Biswell, and I have fired a nasty looking white gloop down their dear little throats with a syringe.
  I'm staying at a dear little guesthouse a bit of a way out for a couple of days and perhaps we could meet at one of the fringe meetings Boris will be addressing?
  It's still a dumb haircut even on his dear little genius head.
  How could Garfield be so cruel to that dear little mouse?
  Inevitably, she decided that a newly painted windowsill would be the better for dear little paw-prints and was duly shouted at.
  You wouldn't believe how much I spend each week on assorted nuts and seeds to feed the dear little birds, not forgetting the cost of bird boxes and bird tables, some of which these days have proper tiled roofs and are as big as a house.
  But Jimmy Grimble smells like a sweet and innocuous film from the get-go, thus we know someone's going to get their comeuppance, and it isn't dear little Jimmy.
  Here I might be in trouble with the law again, for my dear little Jack Russell terrier Polly has had her tail docked.
  What happened to the dear little boy who used to play with you in the street?
  That was the year James was born, and we bought our first new car, a dear little red Mini.
  One of them gave me the most poisonous looks, but later she came to me and said ‘what a dear little child.’
  But eventually, even a Labrador's jaw will tire, at which point the dear little animal will inevitably leave the thing where it can most conveniently be fallen over by someone carrying a full mug of hot liquid.
  We delivered our little dog into the tender care of the vet, and we needed to know that, whatever the outcome for our dear little dog Sally, we had the provisions set out in the Veterinarians Bill.
  It was quite a pleasant excursion for the dear little thing.
  I have some advice for members out of this dear little book, which is called The Little Book of Calm.
  Synonyms
  endearing, adorable, lovable, appealing, engaging, charming, enchanting, captivating, winsome, winning, attractive, lovely, nice, pleasant, delightful, angelic, sweet, darling
2British Expensive.
昂贵的
Example sentencesExamples
- She was forced to pay the £4 taxi fare from her benefits, which soon became too dear.
- They say these payments make it too dear to shoot films in the republic.
- We are ready to pay a very dear price for this peace.
- He had extraordinary luck; he met a dealer with just what he needed, although he paid a dear price for them.
- His wife dying, his children scattered, he has paid a dear price for his act of defiance.
- I don't use the blank rune any longer, but before the Age of the Internet when information was dear and costly, I used it and didn't have a problem with it.
- But Americans had to pay a dear price for that questionable privilege.
- Premiums are dear, typically in the range of $1 million per $25 million coverage.
- Tax payers are getting tired of always having to pay the dear price for the conduct of irresponsible and insensitive members of the public.
- The passenger was not happy with the Metrolink service, and said ticket prices were very dear.
- A Philadelphia customer admired the company's cut glass but hesitated to buy any because it was ‘most extravagantly dear.’
- The end result will lead to sharp cuts in pensions, endowments and other investment returns for its members, who will now have to pay a dear price for a series of catastrophic management blunders.
- Customers think organic food is too dear.
Synonyms
expensive, costly, high-cost, high-priced, highly priced, big-budget, overpriced, exorbitant, extortionate
1. 2.1 (of money) available as a loan only at a high rate of interest.
  （资金）利息高的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The theory is that depression in the export industries, coupled if necessary with dear money and credit restriction, diffuse themselves evenly and fairly rapidly throughout the whole community.
  A ledu official informed him the farm development loan he had signed with the bank was ‘very dear money’.
  Right now, Britain's housing market is being hit by dear money.
  But it was not until 1996 that Payne was informed by an agricultural adviser that the farming development loan was ‘very dear money’.

noundirdɪr

1Used as an affectionate or friendly form of address.
用于亲密或友好的称呼亲爱的
don't you worry, dear
别担心，亲爱的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Never let it be said that I don't have high expectations of you, my dears.
- "He'll be fine, don't worry dear, " Trudy confirmed.
- "Ok dear, I'll leave you here with Cassandra while I go finish some preparations.
- ‘Well, be careful where you go, my dears,’ she warned.
- So he says to the first, ‘How much do you love me, my dear?’
- "Sorry, Dear, " smiled Izumi, contradicting her husband.
- After a moment had passed she smiled and said, " Of course, dear!"
- A young nurse put me to bed and said: ‘Would you like a nice cuppa tea, dear?’
- I restated my plight and asked: who might you be, my dear?
- Make sure you don't spoil your dinner, dears.
- Well dear are you sure you'll be okay if I send you alone?
- I'll do anything, for you, dear, anything, 'cause you mean everything to me.
- Then, she looked at my friend and said, ‘But you need a bigger pair, my dear.’
- On hearing our lament for a country gone frankly insane, she simply suggested, ‘Well, dears, why don't you move here?
- ‘You're awfully late, dear,’ Prince Alfonso was heard to mutter in English.
- "Good morning dear, " they both said as the three exchanged kisses.
- I thought you'd want what I want - sorry, my dear.
- "Now dear, it is quite alright to cry in situations like these.
- It was fine, dear, but please do be polite to your sister and let her finish.
- "I hope you know how much we love you dear, " she said as she hugged her daughter.
Synonyms
darling, dearest, love, beloved, loved one, sweetheart, sweet, precious, treasure
1. 1.1 A sweet or endearing person.
  可爱的人，心爱的人
  Example sentencesExamples
  Oh, he is such a dear.
  Sanjuro, I am sure you are much more mature than my own son, so could you be a good sweet dear and pass me that bundt cake pan?
  And people look as if the poor old dear has said something obscene.
  Yes unfortunately she died sometime in the night, poor old dear.
  The poor old dear was probably out of her mind with worry by now.
  But Sara didn't know how she could cheer the little dear's father.
  Synonyms
  lovable person, adorable person, endearing person

adverbdirdɪr

British

At a high cost.
昂贵地
they buy property cheaply and sell dear
他们贱买贵卖。
Example sentencesExamples
- The decline in service standards - which unions blame on a shortage of trained staff - are likely to cost the company dear.
- Buy cheap and sell dear, and that goes for people and the results of their labour.
- Common sense (which is a surprisingly rare commodity) tells us we should buy cheap and sell dear.
- Motoring organisations have been worried by new legislation, which is awaiting its second reading in the European Parliament, that could cost motorists dear.
- Yet this costs the bank dear, because it carefully screens out companies which would like a Co-op account but which breach its guidelines.
- Fraud Squad officers from North Yorkshire police say they have encountered reports of several ‘scams’ which have cost local people dear.
- But the combination of political spin and media hype cost investors dear.
- An immature and petulant display by the centre-back cost his side dear as the game progressed.
- The continuing dispute has, however, still cost the company dear.
- Then came the long years of the cold war which saw the Soviet Union continue to blindly follow communism even though that pursuit cost it and its people dear.
- If a merchant is one who buys cheap and sells dear, Kirch broke that golden rule by buying dear with money he didn't have.
- If nothing else, Sircam and Nimda have established one thing: when it comes to viruses, ignorant staff can cost your company dear.
Synonyms
at a high price, at an excessive price, at an exorbitant price, at high cost, at great cost

exclamationdirdɪr

Used in expressions of surprise, dismay, or sympathy.
用于表示吃惊、沮丧或同情天哪
oh dear, I've upset you
哦，天哪，我让您心烦了。
Example sentencesExamples
- And she said, oh, dear, to think I am to blame for that.
- I've had conversations with Kofi in the run-up to war, thinking oh, dear, there will be a transcript of this and people will hear what I'm saying.
- They described Jackson as ‘a bespectacled Australian’ - oh dear!
- She started painting when she was told she was box office poison, and she thought, Oh, dear, it's going to be a long, sad period of life, and I've got to do something or I'll go crazy.
- A few miles further on they will drive calmly past the carnage they have caused, and remark primly to each other ‘Oh dear!’
- If you're a card-holder then you might be thinking ‘Oh dear!’
- Then they went and ruined it all by upgrading to a new site - oh dear!
- Yes - the number had been disconnected - oh dear!

Origin

Old English dēore, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dier ‘beloved’, also to Dutch duur and German teuer ‘expensive’.

词汇	dear
释义	Definition of dear in English: dear adjective dɪədɪr 1Regarded with deep affection. 亲爱的 a dear friend 亲爱的朋友。 he is very dear to me 他是我心爱的人。 Example sentencesExamples A country especially dear to me, as my wife's homeland. The land where the plane had landed, everything belonging to it was intensely dear to me, ‘he wrote.’ Early this morning, that bar, which was very dear to me, my family and my friends, burned to the ground. They like to hold on tightly to what they value as near and dear to them. What a shame dear ol ' TinTin couldn't make it this time! Naomi… my dear youngest sister… farewell for now, " he murmured. It took me a long time to learn the value of friends and I now have many who are very dear to me. Yet there are surely more things close and dear to the human heart than are dreamed of in Carver's fiction. She'd hate to leave her friends… they were so dear to her. She is talented and very dear to me, but our concepts of music are totally different. I gave everything of myself in support of the beliefs I held so dear. She joined a whole secret league of the hunters after being separated from a friend very dear to her. Francesca supposed she was lucky to have avoided losing anyone dear to her. And there was charity attached to it, something that was dear to his heart. I admittedly was pretty uneducated about this disease but it has piqued my interest in the last few months as these clients are close relatives of someone very dear to me. She went quietly about her daily life and was held in fond regard by her dear friends. I was nervous, certainly; afraid I might lose something dear to me. Let the honor of your friend be as dear to you as your own (Ethics of the Fathers 2: 15). Likewise, we want our lives to reflect those values and goals which are dear to us, and it is a source of pleasure to us when this is so. "Some dear friends from a Verdi opera were kind enough to donate these. Synonyms beloved, loved, much loved, darling, adored, cherished, precious esteemed, respected, worshipped close, intimate, confidential, bosom, boon, favourite, best precious, treasured, valued, prized, cherished, special, favourite, favoured 1.1 Used in speech as a polite or affectionate form of address. 用于亲密或友好的称呼亲爱的 Martin, my dear fellow Example sentencesExamples My apologies, dear sir, and thank you for revealing truth to me! Dear reader, to all of these questions I can provide no answers. "Gee, nice to see you too dear brother, " Benji said grinning. "So brother dear… " I started, propping myself on my pillow. "Are you suggesting, dear sir, that we spoke to a ghost? "It is so good to see you, as well, brother dear. Today, dear reader, I have two words for you: night sweats. No, dear friend… such things happen, and they happen right here in Mumbai. "No… No please dear god… " she cried. There engraved on the trunk was this… "Here, dear friend, I stand." An excellent idea, dear fellow, to not have a television. I congratulate you, my dear fellow, I really do. But disappear not in my ocean of thoughts, for I will always love you dear Unc. Never fear dear reader, I am alive and well. "Well, for one thing, mother dear, I'm not a dog. Please dear reader, read the last paragraph once more. Please dear God let Pakistan win some medals this time. Charles, my dear fellow, you've no idea how wonderful that made me feel. Thank you for staying here dear sirs, hope you had a nice time, please do visit us again. "Dinner is ready sister dear, " Mikael announces, poking his head around the door. Synonyms beloved, loved, much loved, darling, adored, cherished, precious 1.2 Used in the polite form of address at the start of a letter. Example sentencesExamples If the letter began ‘Dear Sir’ or ‘Dear Madam’, you should sign off ‘Yours faithfully’. "Dear friends world over, Nepal is closed for the time being. The letter opened, "Dear Mother and Dad," and described the recent activity of the 7th Marines. By the way, I thought I remembered that right at the end of "Thirteen Days", JFK was dictating a letter beginning "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Anderson. The letter began, "Dear Sir, This year I spent my summer holidays on the Isle of Lylt." Dear Friend: First, I want to tip my hat to you. Dear BI Career Consultants: How can we measure the true impact of technology on learning and student success? 1.3 Endearing; sweet. 可爱的，美好的 a dear little puppy 可爱的小狗儿。 Example sentencesExamples Inevitably, she decided that a newly painted windowsill would be the better for dear little paw-prints and was duly shouted at. Or perhaps she felt that I am a simpleton who would welcome such kittens in his inbox, and that when I saw its dear little ears I would be happy. You wouldn't believe how much I spend each week on assorted nuts and seeds to feed the dear little birds, not forgetting the cost of bird boxes and bird tables, some of which these days have proper tiled roofs and are as big as a house. One of them gave me the most poisonous looks, but later she came to me and said ‘what a dear little child.’ What happened to the dear little boy who used to play with you in the street? That was the year James was born, and we bought our first new car, a dear little red Mini. I've seen it happen more than once to some very dear, sweet people, and it's really heartbreaking to watch. They both smiled at him a good deal, and one of them referred to me as ‘your dear little girl.’ I have some advice for members out of this dear little book, which is called The Little Book of Calm. It's still a dumb haircut even on his dear little genius head. Here I might be in trouble with the law again, for my dear little Jack Russell terrier Polly has had her tail docked. We delivered our little dog into the tender care of the vet, and we needed to know that, whatever the outcome for our dear little dog Sally, we had the provisions set out in the Veterinarians Bill. I'm staying at a dear little guesthouse a bit of a way out for a couple of days and perhaps we could meet at one of the fringe meetings Boris will be addressing? In the course of the last half hour the sheep have been efficiently caught by Dr Biswell, and I have fired a nasty looking white gloop down their dear little throats with a syringe. But Jimmy Grimble smells like a sweet and innocuous film from the get-go, thus we know someone's going to get their comeuppance, and it isn't dear little Jimmy. How could Garfield be so cruel to that dear little mouse? It would seem that Sammy's dear little darling sister has struck again. But eventually, even a Labrador's jaw will tire, at which point the dear little animal will inevitably leave the thing where it can most conveniently be fallen over by someone carrying a full mug of hot liquid. It was quite a pleasant excursion for the dear little thing. It wasn't that Uncle Henry's house wasn't pretty, but I did miss my dear little swing. Synonyms endearing, adorable, lovable, appealing, engaging, charming, enchanting, captivating, winsome, winning, attractive, lovely, nice, pleasant, delightful, angelic, sweet, darling North American cunning Italian &amp Spanish simpatico French sympathique German sympatisch informal adorbs dated taking 2British Expensive. 昂贵的 five pounds—that's a bit dear! 五英镑——有点贵！ Example sentencesExamples His wife dying, his children scattered, he has paid a dear price for his act of defiance. The end result will lead to sharp cuts in pensions, endowments and other investment returns for its members, who will now have to pay a dear price for a series of catastrophic management blunders. Customers think organic food is too dear. He had extraordinary luck; he met a dealer with just what he needed, although he paid a dear price for them. I don't use the blank rune any longer, but before the Age of the Internet when information was dear and costly, I used it and didn't have a problem with it. We are ready to pay a very dear price for this peace. The passenger was not happy with the Metrolink service, and said ticket prices were very dear. Premiums are dear, typically in the range of $1 million per $25 million coverage. Tax payers are getting tired of always having to pay the dear price for the conduct of irresponsible and insensitive members of the public. They say these payments make it too dear to shoot films in the republic. She was forced to pay the £4 taxi fare from her benefits, which soon became too dear. A Philadelphia customer admired the company's cut glass but hesitated to buy any because it was ‘most extravagantly dear.’ But Americans had to pay a dear price for that questionable privilege. Synonyms expensive, costly, high-cost, high-priced, highly priced, big-budget, overpriced, exorbitant, extortionate immoderate, extravagant, lavish, valuable British upmarket, over the odds informal pricey, steep, stiff noun dɪədɪr 1Used as an affectionate or friendly form of address. 用于亲密或友好的称呼亲爱的 don't you worry, dear 别担心，亲爱的。 Example sentencesExamples "Sorry, Dear, " smiled Izumi, contradicting her husband. ‘Well, be careful where you go, my dears,’ she warned. Make sure you don't spoil your dinner, dears. I restated my plight and asked: who might you be, my dear? Then, she looked at my friend and said, ‘But you need a bigger pair, my dear.’ On hearing our lament for a country gone frankly insane, she simply suggested, ‘Well, dears, why don't you move here? ‘You're awfully late, dear,’ Prince Alfonso was heard to mutter in English. Well dear are you sure you'll be okay if I send you alone? "He'll be fine, don't worry dear, " Trudy confirmed. A young nurse put me to bed and said: ‘Would you like a nice cuppa tea, dear?’ "Ok dear, I'll leave you here with Cassandra while I go finish some preparations. Never let it be said that I don't have high expectations of you, my dears. "I hope you know how much we love you dear, " she said as she hugged her daughter. I'll do anything, for you, dear, anything, 'cause you mean everything to me. After a moment had passed she smiled and said, " Of course, dear!" It was fine, dear, but please do be polite to your sister and let her finish. "Now dear, it is quite alright to cry in situations like these. I thought you'd want what I want - sorry, my dear. "Good morning dear, " they both said as the three exchanged kisses. So he says to the first, ‘How much do you love me, my dear?’ Synonyms darling, dearest, love, beloved, loved one, sweetheart, sweet, precious, treasure informal sweetie, sugar, honey, baby, babe, pet, sunshine, poppet archaic sweeting 1.1 A sweet or endearing person. 可爱的人，心爱的人 Harry's a dear Example sentencesExamples Oh, he is such a dear. Sanjuro, I am sure you are much more mature than my own son, so could you be a good sweet dear and pass me that bundt cake pan? The poor old dear was probably out of her mind with worry by now. But Sara didn't know how she could cheer the little dear's father. Yes unfortunately she died sometime in the night, poor old dear. And people look as if the poor old dear has said something obscene. Synonyms lovable person, adorable person, endearing person darling, sweetheart, pet, angel, gem, treasure informal star adverb dɪədɪr British At a high cost. 昂贵地 they buy property cheaply and sell dear 他们贱买贵卖。 Example sentencesExamples If nothing else, Sircam and Nimda have established one thing: when it comes to viruses, ignorant staff can cost your company dear. But the combination of political spin and media hype cost investors dear. Motoring organisations have been worried by new legislation, which is awaiting its second reading in the European Parliament, that could cost motorists dear. Buy cheap and sell dear, and that goes for people and the results of their labour. Fraud Squad officers from North Yorkshire police say they have encountered reports of several ‘scams’ which have cost local people dear. The continuing dispute has, however, still cost the company dear. An immature and petulant display by the centre-back cost his side dear as the game progressed. The decline in service standards - which unions blame on a shortage of trained staff - are likely to cost the company dear. Common sense (which is a surprisingly rare commodity) tells us we should buy cheap and sell dear. Yet this costs the bank dear, because it carefully screens out companies which would like a Co-op account but which breach its guidelines. Then came the long years of the cold war which saw the Soviet Union continue to blindly follow communism even though that pursuit cost it and its people dear. If a merchant is one who buys cheap and sells dear, Kirch broke that golden rule by buying dear with money he didn't have. Synonyms at a high price, at an excessive price, at an exorbitant price, at high cost, at great cost exclamation dɪədɪr Used in expressions of surprise, dismay, or sympathy. 用于表示吃惊、沮丧或同情天哪 oh dear, I've upset you 哦，天哪，我让您心烦了。 Example sentencesExamples She started painting when she was told she was box office poison, and she thought, Oh, dear, it's going to be a long, sad period of life, and I've got to do something or I'll go crazy. They described Jackson as ‘a bespectacled Australian’ - oh dear! Yes - the number had been disconnected - oh dear! If you're a card-holder then you might be thinking ‘Oh dear!’ I've had conversations with Kofi in the run-up to war, thinking oh, dear, there will be a transcript of this and people will hear what I'm saying. And she said, oh, dear, to think I am to blame for that. Then they went and ruined it all by upgrading to a new site - oh dear! A few miles further on they will drive calmly past the carnage they have caused, and remark primly to each other ‘Oh dear!’ Phrases for dear life see life Derivatives dearness noun ˈdɪərnəsˈdɪrnəs This development forced contemporary observers into positing an economic link between the perceived dearness of commodities in parts of Europe and the massive dissemination of New World gold and silver. Example sentencesExamples The proportion of the dearness which the increased quantity of money brings about in the State will depend on the turn which this money will impart to consumption and circulation. The dearness of provisions, the scarcity of fuel, and above all the failure of spinning work for the women and children have put it almost out of the power of the village poor to live by their industry. Of plentifulness of labour for hire, the cause is dearness of land: cheapness of land is the cause of scarcity of labour for hire. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value. Origin Old English dēore, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dier 'beloved', also to Dutch duur and German teuer 'expensive'. Old English dēore is Germanic in origin and related to Dutch dier ‘beloved’, also to Dutch duur and German teuer ‘expensive’, showing that the word has long had the two senses it still has. Darling (Old English) was a pet form of ‘dear’, while dearth (Middle English) started out as a time when things were expensive through scarcity. Rhymes adhere, Agadir, Anglosphere, appear, arrear, auctioneer, austere, balladeer, bandolier, Bashkir, beer, besmear, bier, blear, bombardier, brigadier, buccaneer, cameleer, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, charioteer, cheer, chevalier, chiffonier, clavier, clear, Coetzee, cohere, commandeer, conventioneer, Cordelier, corsetière, Crimea, deer, diarrhoea (US diarrhea), domineer, Dorothea, drear, ear, electioneer, emir, endear, engineer, fear, fleer, Freer, fusilier, gadgeteer, Galatea, gazetteer, gear, gondolier, gonorrhoea (US gonorrhea), Greer, grenadier, hand-rear, hear, here, Hosea, idea, interfere, Izmir, jeer, Judaea, Kashmir, Keir, kir, Korea, Lear, leer, Maria, marketeer, Medea, Meir, Melilla, mere, Mia, Mir, mishear, mountaineer, muleteer, musketeer, mutineer, near, orienteer, pamphleteer, panacea, paneer, peer, persevere, pier, Pierre, pioneer, pistoleer, privateer, profiteer, puppeteer, racketeer, ratafia, rear, revere, rhea, rocketeer, Sapir, scrutineer, sear, seer, sere, severe, Shamir, shear, sheer, sincere, smear, sneer, sonneteer, souvenir, spear, sphere, steer, stere, summiteer, Tangier, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, veneer, Vere, Vermeer, vizier, volunteer, Wear, weir, we're, year, Zaïre adj.1 phr. Definition of dear in US English: dear adjectivedirdɪr 1Regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone. 亲爱的 a dear friend 亲爱的朋友。 he is very dear to me 他是我心爱的人。 Example sentencesExamples Francesca supposed she was lucky to have avoided losing anyone dear to her. She is talented and very dear to me, but our concepts of music are totally different. A country especially dear to me, as my wife's homeland. The land where the plane had landed, everything belonging to it was intensely dear to me, ‘he wrote.’ She'd hate to leave her friends… they were so dear to her. I gave everything of myself in support of the beliefs I held so dear. And there was charity attached to it, something that was dear to his heart. I was nervous, certainly; afraid I might lose something dear to me. Let the honor of your friend be as dear to you as your own (Ethics of the Fathers 2: 15). Naomi… my dear youngest sister… farewell for now, " he murmured. Likewise, we want our lives to reflect those values and goals which are dear to us, and it is a source of pleasure to us when this is so. What a shame dear ol ' TinTin couldn't make it this time! Early this morning, that bar, which was very dear to me, my family and my friends, burned to the ground. I admittedly was pretty uneducated about this disease but it has piqued my interest in the last few months as these clients are close relatives of someone very dear to me. She joined a whole secret league of the hunters after being separated from a friend very dear to her. Yet there are surely more things close and dear to the human heart than are dreamed of in Carver's fiction. "Some dear friends from a Verdi opera were kind enough to donate these. She went quietly about her daily life and was held in fond regard by her dear friends. It took me a long time to learn the value of friends and I now have many who are very dear to me. They like to hold on tightly to what they value as near and dear to them. Synonyms beloved, loved, much loved, darling, adored, cherished, precious precious, treasured, valued, prized, cherished, special, favourite, favoured 1.1 Used in speech as a way of addressing a person in a polite way. 用于礼貌称呼某人亲爱的 Martin, my dear fellow Example sentencesExamples My apologies, dear sir, and thank you for revealing truth to me! "Well, for one thing, mother dear, I'm not a dog. Please dear reader, read the last paragraph once more. But disappear not in my ocean of thoughts, for I will always love you dear Unc. Please dear God let Pakistan win some medals this time. "So brother dear… " I started, propping myself on my pillow. Today, dear reader, I have two words for you: night sweats. "No… No please dear god… " she cried. Thank you for staying here dear sirs, hope you had a nice time, please do visit us again. "Dinner is ready sister dear, " Mikael announces, poking his head around the door. Charles, my dear fellow, you've no idea how wonderful that made me feel. "Gee, nice to see you too dear brother, " Benji said grinning. Never fear dear reader, I am alive and well. "Are you suggesting, dear sir, that we spoke to a ghost? An excellent idea, dear fellow, to not have a television. Dear reader, to all of these questions I can provide no answers. I congratulate you, my dear fellow, I really do. "It is so good to see you, as well, brother dear. There engraved on the trunk was this… "Here, dear friend, I stand." No, dear friend… such things happen, and they happen right here in Mumbai. Synonyms beloved, loved, much loved, darling, adored, cherished, precious 1.2 Used as part of the polite introduction to a letter, especially in a formula denoting the degree of formality involved. Dear Sir or Madam 尊敬的先生或女士。 Example sentencesExamples By the way, I thought I remembered that right at the end of "Thirteen Days", JFK was dictating a letter beginning "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Anderson. "Dear friends world over, Nepal is closed for the time being. The letter began, "Dear Sir, This year I spent my summer holidays on the Isle of Lylt." Dear Friend: First, I want to tip my hat to you. If the letter began ‘Dear Sir’ or ‘Dear Madam’, you should sign off ‘Yours faithfully’. Dear BI Career Consultants: How can we measure the true impact of technology on learning and student success? The letter opened, "Dear Mother and Dad," and described the recent activity of the 7th Marines. 1.3 Endearing; sweet. 可爱的，美好的 a dear little puppy 可爱的小狗儿。 Example sentencesExamples It wasn't that Uncle Henry's house wasn't pretty, but I did miss my dear little swing. I've seen it happen more than once to some very dear, sweet people, and it's really heartbreaking to watch. They both smiled at him a good deal, and one of them referred to me as ‘your dear little girl.’ Or perhaps she felt that I am a simpleton who would welcome such kittens in his inbox, and that when I saw its dear little ears I would be happy. It would seem that Sammy's dear little darling sister has struck again. In the course of the last half hour the sheep have been efficiently caught by Dr Biswell, and I have fired a nasty looking white gloop down their dear little throats with a syringe. I'm staying at a dear little guesthouse a bit of a way out for a couple of days and perhaps we could meet at one of the fringe meetings Boris will be addressing? It's still a dumb haircut even on his dear little genius head. How could Garfield be so cruel to that dear little mouse? Inevitably, she decided that a newly painted windowsill would be the better for dear little paw-prints and was duly shouted at. You wouldn't believe how much I spend each week on assorted nuts and seeds to feed the dear little birds, not forgetting the cost of bird boxes and bird tables, some of which these days have proper tiled roofs and are as big as a house. But Jimmy Grimble smells like a sweet and innocuous film from the get-go, thus we know someone's going to get their comeuppance, and it isn't dear little Jimmy. Here I might be in trouble with the law again, for my dear little Jack Russell terrier Polly has had her tail docked. What happened to the dear little boy who used to play with you in the street? That was the year James was born, and we bought our first new car, a dear little red Mini. One of them gave me the most poisonous looks, but later she came to me and said ‘what a dear little child.’ But eventually, even a Labrador's jaw will tire, at which point the dear little animal will inevitably leave the thing where it can most conveniently be fallen over by someone carrying a full mug of hot liquid. We delivered our little dog into the tender care of the vet, and we needed to know that, whatever the outcome for our dear little dog Sally, we had the provisions set out in the Veterinarians Bill. It was quite a pleasant excursion for the dear little thing. I have some advice for members out of this dear little book, which is called The Little Book of Calm. Synonyms endearing, adorable, lovable, appealing, engaging, charming, enchanting, captivating, winsome, winning, attractive, lovely, nice, pleasant, delightful, angelic, sweet, darling 2British Expensive. 昂贵的 Example sentencesExamples She was forced to pay the £4 taxi fare from her benefits, which soon became too dear. They say these payments make it too dear to shoot films in the republic. We are ready to pay a very dear price for this peace. He had extraordinary luck; he met a dealer with just what he needed, although he paid a dear price for them. His wife dying, his children scattered, he has paid a dear price for his act of defiance. I don't use the blank rune any longer, but before the Age of the Internet when information was dear and costly, I used it and didn't have a problem with it. But Americans had to pay a dear price for that questionable privilege. Premiums are dear, typically in the range of $1 million per $25 million coverage. Tax payers are getting tired of always having to pay the dear price for the conduct of irresponsible and insensitive members of the public. The passenger was not happy with the Metrolink service, and said ticket prices were very dear. A Philadelphia customer admired the company's cut glass but hesitated to buy any because it was ‘most extravagantly dear.’ The end result will lead to sharp cuts in pensions, endowments and other investment returns for its members, who will now have to pay a dear price for a series of catastrophic management blunders. Customers think organic food is too dear. Synonyms expensive, costly, high-cost, high-priced, highly priced, big-budget, overpriced, exorbitant, extortionate 2.1 (of money) available as a loan only at a high rate of interest. （资金）利息高的 Example sentencesExamples The theory is that depression in the export industries, coupled if necessary with dear money and credit restriction, diffuse themselves evenly and fairly rapidly throughout the whole community. A ledu official informed him the farm development loan he had signed with the bank was ‘very dear money’. Right now, Britain's housing market is being hit by dear money. But it was not until 1996 that Payne was informed by an agricultural adviser that the farming development loan was ‘very dear money’. noundirdɪr 1Used as an affectionate or friendly form of address. 用于亲密或友好的称呼亲爱的 don't you worry, dear 别担心，亲爱的。 Example sentencesExamples Never let it be said that I don't have high expectations of you, my dears. "He'll be fine, don't worry dear, " Trudy confirmed. "Ok dear, I'll leave you here with Cassandra while I go finish some preparations. ‘Well, be careful where you go, my dears,’ she warned. So he says to the first, ‘How much do you love me, my dear?’ "Sorry, Dear, " smiled Izumi, contradicting her husband. After a moment had passed she smiled and said, " Of course, dear!" A young nurse put me to bed and said: ‘Would you like a nice cuppa tea, dear?’ I restated my plight and asked: who might you be, my dear? Make sure you don't spoil your dinner, dears. Well dear are you sure you'll be okay if I send you alone? I'll do anything, for you, dear, anything, 'cause you mean everything to me. Then, she looked at my friend and said, ‘But you need a bigger pair, my dear.’ On hearing our lament for a country gone frankly insane, she simply suggested, ‘Well, dears, why don't you move here? ‘You're awfully late, dear,’ Prince Alfonso was heard to mutter in English. "Good morning dear, " they both said as the three exchanged kisses. I thought you'd want what I want - sorry, my dear. "Now dear, it is quite alright to cry in situations like these. It was fine, dear, but please do be polite to your sister and let her finish. "I hope you know how much we love you dear, " she said as she hugged her daughter. Synonyms darling, dearest, love, beloved, loved one, sweetheart, sweet, precious, treasure 1.1 A sweet or endearing person. 可爱的人，心爱的人 Example sentencesExamples Oh, he is such a dear. Sanjuro, I am sure you are much more mature than my own son, so could you be a good sweet dear and pass me that bundt cake pan? And people look as if the poor old dear has said something obscene. Yes unfortunately she died sometime in the night, poor old dear. The poor old dear was probably out of her mind with worry by now. But Sara didn't know how she could cheer the little dear's father. Synonyms lovable person, adorable person, endearing person adverbdirdɪr British At a high cost. 昂贵地 they buy property cheaply and sell dear 他们贱买贵卖。 Example sentencesExamples The decline in service standards - which unions blame on a shortage of trained staff - are likely to cost the company dear. Buy cheap and sell dear, and that goes for people and the results of their labour. Common sense (which is a surprisingly rare commodity) tells us we should buy cheap and sell dear. Motoring organisations have been worried by new legislation, which is awaiting its second reading in the European Parliament, that could cost motorists dear. Yet this costs the bank dear, because it carefully screens out companies which would like a Co-op account but which breach its guidelines. Fraud Squad officers from North Yorkshire police say they have encountered reports of several ‘scams’ which have cost local people dear. But the combination of political spin and media hype cost investors dear. An immature and petulant display by the centre-back cost his side dear as the game progressed. The continuing dispute has, however, still cost the company dear. Then came the long years of the cold war which saw the Soviet Union continue to blindly follow communism even though that pursuit cost it and its people dear. If a merchant is one who buys cheap and sells dear, Kirch broke that golden rule by buying dear with money he didn't have. If nothing else, Sircam and Nimda have established one thing: when it comes to viruses, ignorant staff can cost your company dear. Synonyms at a high price, at an excessive price, at an exorbitant price, at high cost, at great cost exclamationdirdɪr Used in expressions of surprise, dismay, or sympathy. 用于表示吃惊、沮丧或同情天哪 oh dear, I've upset you 哦，天哪，我让您心烦了。 Example sentencesExamples And she said, oh, dear, to think I am to blame for that. I've had conversations with Kofi in the run-up to war, thinking oh, dear, there will be a transcript of this and people will hear what I'm saying. They described Jackson as ‘a bespectacled Australian’ - oh dear! She started painting when she was told she was box office poison, and she thought, Oh, dear, it's going to be a long, sad period of life, and I've got to do something or I'll go crazy. A few miles further on they will drive calmly past the carnage they have caused, and remark primly to each other ‘Oh dear!’ If you're a card-holder then you might be thinking ‘Oh dear!’ Then they went and ruined it all by upgrading to a new site - oh dear! Yes - the number had been disconnected - oh dear! Origin Old English dēore, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dier ‘beloved’, also to Dutch duur and German teuer ‘expensive’.
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