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darling

noun
🔊/ˈdɑːlɪŋ/
🔊/ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/
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  1. (informal) a way of addressing somebody that you love亲爱的；宝贝
    • What's the matter, darling?怎么啦，亲爱的？🔊🔊
    • I love you too, my darling.我也爱你，亲爱的。
  2. a person who is very friendly and kind亲切友好的人
    • You are a darling, Hugo.雨果，你真好。🔊🔊
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
  3. the darling of somebody/something a person who is especially liked and very popular备受宠爱的人；宠儿
    • She is the darling of the newspapers and can do no wrong.她是新闻界的大红人，不可能做错事的。🔊🔊
    4. Word OriginOld English dēorling (see dear, -ling).

darling

adjective
🔊/ˈdɑːlɪŋ/
🔊/ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/
[only before noun] (informal)
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  1. much loved; very attractive, special, etc.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。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDarling is used with these nouns:
    • sister
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  2. very pretty and pleasing亲切友好的人
    • What a darling little hat!多么可爱的小帽子！
    3. Word OriginOld English dēorling (see dear, -ling).