Dearly

(ad.)

1. very much

非常地

e.g. He loves his mother dearly.

他极爱他的母亲。

e.g. She would dearly like to get that job.

她非常想得到那份工作。

2. (fig.) with great loss, damage, etc.

（损失、损坏等）极大地

e.g. She paid dearly for her mistake, i.e. It caused her many problems.

她为自己的错误付出极大代价。

e.g. Victory was dearly bought, e.g. because many soldiers died.

胜利来之不易（如因牺牲了很多士兵）

e.g. They said that England was paying dearly for having been the first country to experience the industrial revolution.

他们说英国因是第一个经历工业革命的国家，所以代价巨大。

3. (idm.) sell one's life dearly

kill or wound a number of one's enemies before being killed

杀伤若干敌人后死去

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