单词详解 

1. adj.

A. 珍贵的；珍视的 (greatly loved )

I lost everything that was dear to me during the war. 战争中我所珍惜的一切都失去了。

B. 价格昂贵的；昂贵的 (be expensive)

Vegetable is dear at this time of year. 一年中的这个时候蔬菜价格贵。

C. 亲爱的 (a dear friend or relative is very important to you and you love them a lot)

You are my dearest friend. 你是我最亲爱的朋友。

2. n.

亲爱的人，可爱的人 (used when speaking to someone you love)

How did the interview go, dear? 亲爱的，面试进行得怎么样？

相关词组

1. dear friend 亲密朋友

He is a dear friend. 他是我亲爱的朋友。

2. for dear life 拼命地，不顾死活地

She ran for dear life toward his house. 她拼命地向他的房子跑去。

3. near and dear 极亲密的

You are a friend who is near and dear to me. 你是我最亲近的朋友。

相关单词

复数：dears

同义词：loving, expensive, rich, costly

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词语辨析：dear, expensive, costly

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。

词语详解

1. 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。

As things go now, fruit is dear. 在现在的情况下，水果价格贵。

2. 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。

Housewives think vegetables are very expensive. 家庭主妇们认为蔬菜太贵了。

3. costly: 指物品价格高，通常是因物品稀少或珍贵所致。

We all think taking a passenger ship is a costly way to travel.

我们都认为坐游轮是昂贵的旅行方法。