Word familyadjectivedearestdearboughtdearnoundearlingdearnessadverbdearly
dear·est /ˈdɪərɪst $ ˈdɪr-/ noun spoken
TALK TO somebodyLOVEused when speaking to someone you love 最亲爱的〔用以称呼所爱的人〕
Examples from the Corpus
dearest• Sentimental visits home were punctuated by heated and bitter political arguments with my nearest and dearest.• I am keeping the light, dearest.• Pray for me, dearest, I shall be home sooner than we think.• You are my dearest, my darling, my dear one.• Let yourself go, my dearest.• Oh, my dearest, dearest, Riley!• He'd inscribed the book, ` To dearest Polly.• The secret truth, dearest, is that I can not bear dating.• Well, dearest, I was a little worried.