dearly
adv
1 very much 非常地: He loves his mother dearly. 他极爱他的母亲.
She would dearly like to get that job. 她非常想得到那份工作.
2 (fig rhet 比喻, 修辞) with great loss, damage, etc (损失、 损坏等)极大地
She paid dearly for her mistake, ie It caused her many problems. 她为自己的错误付出极大代价.
Victory was dearly bought, eg because many soldiers died. 胜利来之不易(如因牺牲了很多士兵).
3 (idm 习语) sell one's life dearly => sell.
Pierre and I borrowed the money and bought the necklace. During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay back the money we had borrowed. That's why I now look so old. Well, after all these years we've at last paid back all the money.