dearer

英 [ˈdɪərə]

美 [ˈdɪrər]

adv.  高价地; 昂贵地
adj.  亲爱的; 宝贵的; 珍视的; (用于信函抬头的名字或头衔前)亲爱的; 昂贵; 价格高
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柯林斯词典

• ADJ 亲爱的;可爱的
  You usedearto describe someone or something that you feel affection for.
  1. Mrs Cavendish is a dear friend of mine...
     卡文迪什夫人是我的一位亲密朋友。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 对…来说心爱的;在…（心中）宝贵的
  If something isdear toyou ordear toyourheart, you care deeply about it.
  1. His family life was very dear to him...
     他很珍视自己的家庭生活。
  2. 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。
• ADJ (用于表示喜爱或带有屈尊俯就意味的称呼中）亲爱的;小…
  You usedearin expressions such as 'my dear fellow', 'dear girl', or 'my dear Richard' when you are addressing someone whom you know and are fond of. You can also use expressions like this in a rude way to indicate that you think you are superior to the person you are addressing.
  1. Of course, Toby, my dear fellow, of course...
     当然，托比，我亲爱的朋友，当然。
  2. Take as long as you like, dear boy.
     小伙子，随你花多长时间都行。
• ADJ (用于信函抬头的名字或头衔前）亲爱的，尊敬的
  Dearis written at the beginning of a letter, followed by the name or title of the person you are writing to.
  1. 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。
• CONVENTION 尊敬的先生/尊敬的女士(英国英语中用于正式信函的开头，美国英语中则用 Sir 或 Madam)
  In British English, you begin formal letters with 'Dear Sir' or 'Dear Madam'. In American English, you begin them with 'Sir' or 'Madam'.
  1. 'Dear sir,' she began.
     “尊敬的先生，”她开头写道。
• N-VOC (用于称呼喜爱的人）亲爱的
  You can call someonedearas a sign of affection.
  1. You're a lot like me, dear...
     亲爱的，你很多地方都很像我。
  2. '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。
• EXCLAM (表示伤心、失望或吃惊）啊呀，哎哟，天哪
  You can usedearin expressions such as 'oh dear', 'dear me', and 'dear,dear' when you are sad, disappointed, or surprised about something.
  1. 'Oh dear, oh dear.' McKinnon sighed. 'You, too.'
     “哎呀，哎呀！”麦金农叹息道，“你也一样。”
  2. 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。”
• N-COUNT 可爱的人;好人
  You can call someone adearwhen you are fond of them and think that they are nice.
  1. He's such a dear.
     他人真好。
• ADJ-GRADED 昂贵的;价高的
  If you say that something isdear, you mean that it costs a lot of money, usually more than you can afford or more than you think it should cost.
  1. CDs here are much dearer than in the States...
     这儿的 CD 价格比美国那边贵多了。
  2. They're too dear.
     它们的价格太高了。
• PHRASE 使…付出巨大代价;使…饱尝苦头
  If something that someone doescoststhemdear, they suffer a lot as a result of it.
  1. Such complacency is costing the company dear.
     这种自满情绪正使公司付出沉重代价。

双语例句

• Freedom is dearer to him than life.
  对他来说，自由比生命更宝贵。
• Dearer food has the capacity to do enormous good and enormous harm.
  更贵的食品能带来巨大的好处也能带来巨大的害处。
• His longing for me is dearer than my longing for Him.
  他对我的渴望比我对他的渴望要更亲切。
• Dearer food is a chance to break this dizzying cycle.
  涨价的食品对打破这个令人眩晕的循环是个机会。
• Give me them,& and the peace of mind, dearer than all!
  赐给它们-还有心灵的平静，这些胜过一切！
• Why are Saturday and Sunday dearer than the other days?
  为什么星期六和星期天的东西要比其他时候贵呢？
• And was there no one nearer and dearer than Susan, to uphold the striving heart in its anguish?
  难道就没有一个比苏珊更贴近更亲爱的人来支持那颗在极度痛苦中在努力奋斗的心了吗？
• What if world conquest gets dearer?
  但如果征服世界的成本变得更加昂贵了呢？
• He says resigning has given him more time to pursue issues dearer to his heart.
  他表示，辞去职位让他有更多时间去做那些他最想做的事情。
• Food here is cheaper than in Britain; clothing, on the other hand, is dearer.
  这里的食物比英国便宜，但衣物较贵。