Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3264
darling
亲爱的；心爱的人
核心释义
a person who is very dear to one; used as an affectionate form of address
- 1.
常用作亲昵称呼:非常亲爱的人。
Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
- 2.
心爱的人
a special loved one
- 3.
善良、可爱等因而讨人喜欢的人；宠物、心上人；也可指可爱迷人的动物或事物。
A person who is kind, sweet, etc., and thus lovable; a pet, a sweetheart; also, an animal or thing which is cute and lovable.
- 4.
达令河,墨累河支流
an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River
- 5.
最受喜爱的人或事物。
A favourite.
可爱的人（或动物、东西）；宝贝儿；宠儿；特别喜爱的人（或物）；达令河（澳大利亚墨累河支流）；常用作亲昵称呼:非常亲爱的人。；心爱的人
用法In use
She called her daughter her little darling.
用法提示：名词，指亲爱的人。
He brought flowers for his darling.
用法提示：名词，指心爱的人。
The actress was the darling of the audience.
用法提示：名词，指受喜爱的人。
Darling, [sentence]
常用于亲密关系中打招呼或引起注意。
Darling, I'm home.
亲爱的，我回来了。
[possessive] darling
所有格 + darling 表示心爱的人。
You are my darling.
你是我的亲爱的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- my darling
- 我的亲爱的
- Good night, my darling.晚安，我的亲爱的。
- darling husband
- 亲爱的丈夫
- She kissed her darling husband goodbye.她吻别了她亲爱的丈夫。
- darling daughter
- 宝贝女儿
- Their darling daughter just started school.他们的宝贝女儿刚上学。
- darling of the family
- 家中的宝贝
- As the youngest, she is the darling of the family.作为最小的孩子，她是家中的宝贝。
- darling child
- 心爱的孩子
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把darling拆成dar（亲爱的）和ling（小），记住它是心爱的小宝贝。
语境与语域Context & Register
affectionate contexts: addressing a loved one, intimate settings note_zh: 通常用于情侣或家人之间的温馨称呼，比较常见于亲密关系中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending with -ling: 'starling' rhymes with 'darling' in American English (both /ˈstɑːrlɪŋ/ and /ˈdɑːrlɪŋ/). Other words like 'duckling', 'gosling', 'yearling', 'changeling', 'underling' share the '-ling' suffix but have different vowels. Also note that 'daring' (/ˈdɛrɪŋ/) looks similar but does not have an 'l' and sounds different.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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