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  • Derivatives : n  dearness ; adv  dearly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

dear [dɪər]
  1. 1. adjective [+friend] [ house] [ car] 亲爱的
  2. 2. adjective to be dear to sb某人珍贵
  3. 3. adjective [esp BRIT] (expensive) 昂贵
  4. 4. noun (my) dear 亲爱的
  5. 5. int oh dear/dear dear/dear me! 呵/哎呀
    Dear Sir/Madam
    亲爱的先生/女士
    Dear Mr/Mrs X
    亲爱的X先生/夫人
    Dear Peter/Jane
    亲爱的彼得/简
    to be dear to sb's heart
    某人心目非常重要

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

dear [dɪər]
  1. 1. adjective 亲爱的心爱的
    May he grant more peace of mind to my dear husband!
    希望这能给予亲爱的丈夫更多内心的平静吧!
  2. 2. adjective 亲密的,亲近
    My dear friend, I was sincerely moved by your letter.
    亲爱的朋友,我真的你的来信深深打动了。
    My sisters and brothers are near and dear.
    我的兄弟姐妹们关系极其亲密
  3. 3. adjective 诚挚的,衷心
    Please accept my dearest condolences for your loss.
    对于您的损失接受诚挚慰问
  4. 4. adjective 昂贵的,高价的
    That watch costed him a dear fortune.
    那块手表花去他很大一笔钱。
  5. 5. n.[c] 亲爱的人,可爱的人
    Please don't drink too much tonight dear!
    亲爱的今晚可别喝太多!
  6. 6. n.[c] 好孩子,乖宝宝
    My dear is out shopping for my birthday present right now.
    我的爱人出去给我买生日礼物了。
  7. 7. adverb 深情地,挚爱地
    She loved her dog very dearly.
    非常自己的狗。
  8. 8. adverb 高价地,昂贵地
    Our team paid dearly for the mistakes.
    我们团队这些错误付出巨大的代价
    This cost him dear.
    这花了他很多钱

Collins English-English Dictionary

dear [dɪə]
  1. 1. adj beloved; precious
  2. 2. adj used in conventional forms of address preceding a title or name, as in Dear Sir or my dear Mr Smith
  3. 3. adj [postpositive; foll by to] important; close
    a wish dear to her heart
  4. 4. adj highly priced
  5. 5. adj charging high prices
  6. 6. adj appealing or pretty
    what a dear little ring!
  7. 7. interj used in exclamations of surprise or dismay, such as Oh dear! and dear me!
  8. 8. n [often used in direct address] someone regarded with affection and tenderness; darling
  9. 9. adv dearly
    his errors have cost him dear
  10. 10. adv [Etymology] Old English deore; related to Old Norse dyrr

Examples

my dear Mr.Brown
亲爱的布朗先生
Dear sir
尊敬的先生
Dear Mrs. Eves, I'm sending attached your receipt.
亲爱的伊夫太太,我给您发了封信,收据以附件形式附上了。
She's my dear aunt.
她是我亲爱的姑妈。
It's always been near and dear to his heart.
他一直把它记在心上。

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