dear ♦︎ beloved ♦︎ precious ♦︎ prized ♦︎ cherished ♦︎ darling ♦︎ treasured ♦︎ much lovedThese words all describe things or people that are very important or special to sb.这些词均表示事物或人是重要的、珍贵的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆beloved / prized / cherished / treasured / much loved by sb◆dear / precious to sb◆a / sb's dear / beloved / cherished / darling / much loved friend◆a / sb's dear / beloved / darling / much loved daughter / son◆a prized / cherished / treasured / much loved possession◆a precious / cherished / treasured memory◆dear / darling Henry / Sarah, etc.◆very dear / precious◆much beloved / prized / cherished / treasured / loved■dear (writtenorbecomingold-fashioned) loved by or important to sb亲爱的;宝贵的;珍视的◆He's one of my dearest friends.他是我最亲密的朋友之一。◆They lost everything that was dear to them.他们失去了所有宝贵的东西。ⓘ Dear can sound rather old-fashioned when used in spoken language, and can be rather literary in written language. In more everyday language, say one of my closest/best friends or everything that is important/special to me. * dear用在口语中显得颇为过时,在书面语中则带有文学味。在日常用语中,会说one of my closest/best friends(我最亲密的朋友之一)或everything that is important/special to me(我所有重要的/有特殊意义的东西)。 see also dear ⇨ darlingnoun■beloved bɪˈlʌvɪd (formal) loved very much by sb; very popular with sb深爱的;亲爱的;很受欢迎的◆in memory of our dearly beloved son, John为纪念我们的爱子-约翰◆They were glad to be back in their beloved Ireland.他们很高兴回到所热爱的爱尔兰。◆the deep purple flowers so beloved by artists深受艺术家青睐的深紫色花 see also beloved ⇨ darlingnoun■precious ˈpreʃəs loved or valued very much by sb受珍爱的;被珍惜的◆My family is the most precious thing I have in my life.我的家庭在我生命中最为珍贵。◆They managed to salvage a few precious possessions from the fire.他们设法从大火中抢救出一些珍贵物品。■prized [only before noun] very valuable or important to sb珍贵的;宝贵的◆I lost some of my most prized possessions in the fire.我在大火中失去了一些最珍贵的物品。ⓘ Prized is only used about things, not people. * prized仅用来形容事物,不用来形容人◆my prized daughter see also prize ⇨ appreciate■cherished ˈtʃerɪʃd loved very much and looked after by sb珍爱的;钟爱的;备受爱护的◆her most cherished possession她最珍爱的物品 see also cherish ⇨ appreciate■darling [only before noun] (informal) loved very much; very special or attractive备受喜爱的;可爱的;迷人的◆my darling daughter我的宝贝女儿◆'Darling Henry,' the letter began.“亲爱的亨利”,信的开头这样写道。ⓘ Darling is only used about people, not things. * darling仅用来形容人,不用来形容事物◆darling possessions/memories see also darling ⇨ darlingnoun■treasuredˈtreʒəd; NAmEˈtreʒərdvery valuable or important to sb珍爱的;珍视的◆This ring is my most treasured possession.这枚戒指是我最珍爱的物品。ⓘ Treasured is only used about things, not people. * treasured仅用来形容事物,不用来形容人◆my treasured daughter see also treasure ⇨ appreciate■much lovedvery special to sb深爱的;非常喜爱的◆the boys' much loved grandfather, James孙儿们敬爱的祖父-詹姆斯◆She is much loved in this town.她在这个镇上备受爱戴。