darling

dar·ling1 /ˈdɑːlɪŋ $ ˈdɑːr-/ S3 noun

1 TALK TO somebody spoken used when speaking to someone you love 亲爱的，宝贝〔称呼心爱的人〕

Look, darling, there’s Mary.

看呀，亲爱的，玛丽来了。

2 [countableC]NICE someone who is very nice 好人，乐于助人的人

You really are a darling, Barney.

巴尼，你可真是个好人。

3 the darling of something POPULARthe most popular person or thing in a particular group or area of activity …的红人，…的宠儿〔某一团体或领域中最受欢迎的人或事物〕

She’s the darling of the fashion world.

她是时装界的红人。

Examples from the Corpus

the darling of something• I was born six months later and immediately became the darling of my doting grandmother.• Read in studio Five young men with a passion for music are all set to become the darlings of the pop world.• A new bureaucracy, the darling of the administration that establishes it, has a missionary zeal about its function.• Tech is the darling of growth managers.• The husband is described as a yacht-sailing tycoon who is the darling of the New York tabloid newspapers.• In 1986, Dixons was the darling of the City.• Viennese-born Stroheim never was the darling of the studios because he was so ruthlessly extravagant.• Reno was the darling of the New York club scene.• Archibol and Banks were the darlings of the new generation of patriots on the island.

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darling• He's such a darling.• Breeze darling, 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 comparative media darling.• 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.

darling2 adjectiveadj [only before noun]

1 LIKE somebody OR somethingused of someone you love very much 心爱的

my two darling daughters

我那两个宝贝女儿

2 spoken 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！

Examples from the Corpus

darling• Those pants are darling.• This is my darling little sister.

Origin darling1

Old English deorling, from deore “dear”

dar·ling1 noundarling2 adjectiveadj

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