darling• He's such a darling.• Breezedarling, you really must try to grow up.• Coach Barry Switzer is another Dallas darling.• Hello darling. Did you have a good day?• But he talked a hell of a fight, and continued to be a comparativemediadarling.• Don't give up hope, my darling.• You're a fine woman when you're roused, my darling.• You will, won't you, my darling?• I know it, old darling.• Oh, my poor, poor darling.
darling2adjectiveadj [only before noun]
1LIKE somebody OR somethingused of someone you love very much 心爱的
my two darling daughters
我那两个宝贝女儿
2spoken used when you think someone or something is attractive 惹人喜爱的,迷人的
What a darling little house!
多么漂亮的小屋啊!
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darling• Those pants are darling.• This is my darling little sister.
darling ♦︎ honey ♦︎ love ♦︎ baby ♦︎ sweetheart ♦︎ dear ♦︎ sweetie ♦︎ loved one ♦︎ babe ♦︎ belovedThese are all words for addressing or describing sb that you like or care about very much.这些词均用于称呼或描述非常喜欢或关心的人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆thank you, hello, yes, etc. darling / honey / love / baby / sweetheart / dear / sweetie / babe◆my darling / love / baby / sweetheart / dear / beloved■darling [countable] (especially BrE, informal, spoken) a way of addressing sb that you love亲爱的;宝贝儿◆What's the matter, darling?怎么啦,亲爱的?◆I love you too, my darling.我也爱你,亲爱的。 see also darling ⇨ dearadj.■honey ˈhʌni [countable] (especially NAmE, informal, spoken) a way of addressing sb that you love or like very much亲爱的;宝贝儿◆Have you seen my keys, honey?你见过我的钥匙吗,宝贝儿?■love[countable] a person that you love心爱的人;亲爱的◆Take care, my love.保重,我的爱人。◆He was the love of my life(= the person I loved most).他是我一生中最爱的人。■baby [countable] (especially NAmE, informal, spoken) a way of addressing sb that you love, especially in a romantic way宝贝儿,心肝儿(尤用于情侣之间)◆Come on baby, let's dance!来吧,宝贝儿,咱们跳舞吧!ⓘ Baby can be offensive if used by a man to a woman that he does not know.如果男子用baby来称呼素不相识的女子会有冒犯之嫌。■sweetheart ˈswiːthɑːt; NAmEˈswiːthɑːrt [singular] (informal, spoken) a way of addressing sb that you love or like very much亲爱的;宝贝儿;甜心◆Do you want a drink, sweetheart?想喝一杯吗,亲爱的?ⓘ Sweetheart is used especially by a man to a woman or by a woman to a child. * sweetheart尤用于男子对女子或女子对孩子的称呼。■dear [countable] (becomingold-fashioned, informal, spoken) a way of addressing sb that you like or love亲爱的◆Come here, my dear.过来吧,亲爱的。ⓘ Dear is used especially by older people. * dear尤为年纪较大的人所用。 see also dear ⇨ dearadj.■sweetie [singular] (especially NAmE, informal, spoken) a way of addressing sb that you love or like very much亲爱的◆Oh, sweetie. Don't cry.哦,亲爱的,别哭。◆If you ask me, sweetie, you're making a big mistake.亲爱的,如果你问我,我说你是大错特错了。ⓘ In British English sweetie is mostly used by a woman to a child; in American English it is also used between female friends.在英式英语中,sweetie主要用于女子对孩子的称呼;在美式英语中也用于女性朋友之间相称。■ˈloved one (ratherinformal, especiallywritten) a person you care about very much, especially a member of your family所爱的人,至爱的人(尤指家庭成员)◆He longed to be at home with his loved ones.他渴望回家与亲人团聚。ⓘ Loved one is the only term in this group that cannot be used as a way of addressing sb. * loved one是本组词汇中唯一不能用于称呼的词◆Are you all right, loved one?■babe [countable] (informal, spoken) a way of addressing a close friend or sb that you love宝贝儿;心肝儿◆Hi, babe, how are you doing?嗨,宝贝儿,近来怎么样?ⓘ Babe is used especially by young people. It can be offensive if used by a man to a woman he does not know. The word babes is also used, but this is less frequent. * babe尤用于年轻人之间。男子若用babe来称呼素不相识的女子会有冒犯之嫌。也可用babes,但较少用。■belovedbɪˈlʌvɪd (old useorliterary) a person who is loved very much by sb, especially in a romantic way心爱的人;爱慕的人◆It was a gift from her beloved.那是她心爱的人送给她的礼物。 see also beloved ⇨ dearadj.