dearly

1. ADV If you love someone dearly, you love them very much. 深深地[正式] [ADV with v]

She loved her father dearly. 她深深地愛(ài)著她的父親。

2. ADV If you would dearly like to do or have something, you would very much like to do it or have it. 熱切地[正式] [ADV before v]

I would dearly love to marry. 我熱切地想結(jié)婚。

3. PHRASE If you pay dearly for doing something or if it costs you dearly, you suffer a lot as a result. 付出很高的代價(jià)[正式]

He drank too much and is paying dearly for the pleasure. 他飲酒過(guò)度，正爲(wèi)一時(shí)之樂(lè)付出極大的代價(jià)。