n. (用作稱呼)親愛的;心愛的人;倍受寵愛的人;親切友好的的人;
adj. 倍受喜愛的,可愛的,迷人的;
?? dear(親愛的)+ling(表示縮小的名詞后綴)→親愛的人
"What's the matter, darling?"
怎么啦,親愛的?
近義:tootsie, sweetheart, cupcake, sweetie, honey, love
反義:homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
adj. 驚愕的,受震驚的;
v. 使…震驚( shock的過去式和過去分詞 );使受電擊;使…感到厭惡[恐懼];
"The local community was shocked by the murders."
當地社會對這些謀殺案感到震驚。
近義:appalled, horrified, astounded, overwhelmed, awestruck, baffled
反義:apathetic, impassible, imperturbable, indifferent, insensible, ardorless