dearly
adv
1 very much 非常地: He loves his mother dearly. 他極愛他的母親.
She would dearly like to get that job. 她非常想得到那份工作.
2 (fig rhet 比喻, 修辭) with great loss, damage, etc (損失、 損壞等)極大地
She paid dearly for her mistake, ie It caused her many problems. 她為自己的錯誤付出極大代價.
Victory was dearly bought, eg because many soldiers died. 勝利來之不易(如因犧牲了很多士兵).
3 (idm 習語) sell one's life dearly => sell.