| 词汇 | dearness |
| 释义 | dearness noun[ U ] old-fashioneduk /ˈdɪə.nəs/ us /ˈdɪr.nəs/ mainly UK the fact of being expensive: dearness ofIt is said that the war is the cause of the dearness of goods. At this time great disturbances arose, owing to the dearness of living. See also dearness allowance the fact of being loved by and important to someone: Your dearness to me grows daily. The poor are said to be suffering greatly from the dearness of bread. The greater cheapness of machinery and fuel is counteracted by the comparative dearness of food. She clasped her friend round the waist and told her of her dearness. Costing too much bottomless pit capital intensive cheap cheap at half the priceidiom cost an arm and a leg/a small fortuneidiom cost someone a pretty pennyidiom cost someone dearidiom costliness daylight robbery dear exorbitant gouge pretty price fixing price someone out price yourself out of the marketidiom prohibitive prohibitively prohibitory sight You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Loving and in love Related worddear |
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