dear
英 [dɪə]
美[dɪr]
- adj. 亲爱的；尊敬的；昂贵的
- adv. 高价地；疼爱地
- int. 哎呀
- n. 亲爱的人
- n. (Dear)人名；(英、西)迪尔
词态变化
复数: dears;比较级: dearer;最高级: dearest;
中文词源
dear 亲爱的
.来自古英语deore,珍贵的，昂贵的。引申义亲爱的，珍重的。比较汉语成语物以稀为贵。
英英释意
- 1. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- 2. a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)
英文词源
- dear
- dear: [OE] Dear is one of the English language’s more semantically stable words. By the 11th century it had already developed its two major present-day senses, ‘much-loved’ and ‘expensive’, which are shared by its Germanic relative, German teuer (Dutch has differentiated dier ‘much loved’ from duur ‘expensive’). All these words go back to a prehistoric West and North Germanic *deurjaz, whose ultimate origin is not known.
In the 13th century an abstract noun, dearth, was derived from the adjective. It seems likely that this originally meant ‘expensiveness’ (although instances of this sense, which has since disappeared, are not recorded before the late 15th century). This developed to ‘period when food is expensive, because scarce’, and eventually to ‘scarcity’ generally.
=> dearth - dear (adj.)
- Old English deore "precious, valuable, costly, loved, beloved," from Proto-Germanic *deurjaz (cognates: Old Saxon diuri, Old Norse dyrr, Old Frisian diore, Middle Dutch dure, Dutch duur, Old High German tiuri, German teuer), ultimate origin unknown. Used interjectorily since 1690s. As a polite introductory word to letters, it is attested from mid-15c. As a noun, from late 14c., perhaps short for dear one, etc.
同义词辨析
dear, expensive, costly
这些形容词都表示物品价格"高的，昂贵的"之意。
dear： 侧重指要价过高，或远高于公道、合理的价格，其反义词是cheap。
expensive： 指物品的价格超过了它本身所值，或超过了购买者的支付能力。
costly： 指物品价格高，通常是因物品稀少或珍贵所致。
考试真题
- Anything interesting in the paper today, dear?
2015年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文
词组搭配
for dear life
见 life
实用场景例句
- He's one of my dearest friends.
- 他是我最亲密的一位朋友。
牛津词典
- Her daughter is very dear to her.
- 她的女儿是她心爱的宝贝。
牛津词典
- Dear Sir or Madam
- 亲爱的先生 / 女士
牛津词典
- Dear Mrs Jones
- 亲爱的琼斯太太
牛津词典
- Everything's so dear now, isn't it?
- 现在什么东西都那么贵，是不是？
牛津词典
- Dear old Sue! I knew she'd help.
- 亲爱的休啊！我知道她会帮忙的。
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- Their baby's a dear little thing.
- 他们的宝宝真是个小乖乖。
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- He had destroyed everything we held dear.
- 他把我们珍视的一切都给毁了。
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- Oh dear ! I think I've lost my purse!
- 糟糕，我可能把钱包给丢了！
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- Oh dear ! What a shame.
- 天哪，太可惜啦！
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- Dear me ! What a mess!
- 哎呀，真是一团糟！
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- Dear oh dear ! What are you going to do now?
- 哎呀呀，你现在怎么办呢？
牛津词典
- Isn't he a dear?
- 他不是很可爱吗？
牛津词典
- Be a dear and fetch me my coat.
- 劳驾把外套给我拿来。
牛津词典
- 'Dear sir,' she began.
- “尊敬的先生，”她开头写道。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- You're a lot like me, dear...
- 亲爱的，你很多地方都很像我。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Good night, my dears,' she called to us as we closed her door behind us.
- “晚安，我亲爱的孩子们，”我们关上她的房门时她对我们说道。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Oh dear, oh dear.' McKinnon sighed. 'You, too.'
- “哎呀，哎呀！”麦金农叹息道，“你也一样。”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Outside, Bruce glanced at his watch: 'Dear me, nearly one o'clock.'
- 出了门，布鲁斯瞥了一眼自己的手表，“天哪，快一点了。”
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He's such a dear.
- 他人真好。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- CDs here are much dearer than in the States...
- 这儿的 CD 价格比美国那边贵多了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They're too dear.
- 它们的价格太高了。
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- Such complacency is costing the company dear.
- 这种自满情绪正使公司付出沉重代价。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Dear Peter, I have been thinking about you so much during the past few days...
- 亲爱的彼得，过去的这几天里我一直都在想你。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Take as long as you like, dear boy.
- 小伙子，随你花多长时间都行。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Mrs Cavendish is a dear friend of mine...
- 卡文迪什夫人是我的一位亲密朋友。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- At last I am back at my dear little desk.
- 我终于回到了我那张可爱的小桌子旁。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His family life was very dear to him...
- 他很珍视自己的家庭生活。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- This is a subject very dear to the hearts of academics up and down the country.
- 这个话题举国上下的学者都非常关切。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Of course, Toby, my dear fellow, of course...
- 当然，托比，我亲爱的朋友，当然。
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