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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 对某人很珍贵
  3. 3. adjective [esp BRIT] (expensive) 昂贵的
  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
    在某人心目中非常重要

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

dear [dɪr] [dɪə]
  1. 1. adjective 可爱的，亲爱的
    Dear Mom, I hope you are well.
    亲爱的妈妈，我希望你身体健康。
  2. 2. adjective 尊敬的 [在书信中表示客套，常与职衔、称呼或名字连用]
    Dear Sir
    亲爱的先生
  3. 3. adjective 高价的，昂贵的
    At the full price it's far too dear.
    全价太贵了。
  4. 4. adjective 要价高的
  5. 5. adjective 诚恳的；真诚的
    our dearest wish
    我们最良好的愿望
  6. 6. adverb 疼爱地，亲爱地
  7. 7. adverb 高价地，昂贵地
  8. 8. noun 可爱的人，亲爱的人，心上人，亲爱的，宠儿[常作亲切的称呼语]
  9. 9. noun 可亲可爱的人，惹人喜爱的人；温情脉脉的人，令人感激的人
  10. 10. interjection 呵! 哎呀![表示忧伤、惊奇、怜悯等]
    Oh dear! I forgot my purse in the car!
    天呀！我把钱包忘在车上了。

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
See more results for dear in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

Dear Sir
亲爱的先生 → dear
my dear Mr.Brown
亲爱的布朗先生 → my
Dear Sir
亲爱的先生 → sir
Dear sir
尊敬的先生
Dear Mom, I hope you are well.
亲爱的妈妈，我希望你身体健康。 → dear
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。 → attach
Dear Sir/Madam, we are honored to invite you to our ceremony.
亲爱的先生／女士，我们非常荣幸地邀请您参加我们的仪式。
She's my dear aunt.
她是我亲爱的姑妈。
At the full price it's far too dear.
全价太贵了。 → dear
It's always been near and dear to his heart.
他一直把它记在心上。
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