dear
英 /dɪə/ 美 /dɪr/
- adj. 亲爱的；珍爱的loved or valued very much
- adj. 昂贵的costing a lot of money
- int. 哎呀；天哪used to express surprise, worry, or disappointment
This little garden is very dear to my grandmother.
祖母十分珍爱这座小花园。
Places that are dear to local residents deserve consideration when urban redevelopment plans are prepared.
制定城市改造计划时，应顾及当地居民珍爱的场所。
搭配
a dear friend 挚友dear to someone 为某人所珍爱oh dear 哎呀
辨析提示
dear表“贵”主要用于英式口语；称呼常用Dear。
词族
dearly (adv.)
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