dear|dearer|dearest

这辆自行车对我来说很珍贵，因为它是我爷爷的。

This bicycle is very ___dear to me because it was my grandpa's.

她是一位非常亲爱的朋友。

She was a very ___dear friend.

他是我最亲爱的朋友之一。

He's one of my ___dearest friends.

对于一个作家来说，没有什么比表达思想的自由更珍贵的了。

Nothing is ___dearer to a writer than the freedom to express his thoughts.