| 单词 | precious |
| 释义 | adjectiveadverbpre·ciousBrE /ˈpreʃəs/ NAmE /ˈpreʃəs/ adjective rare and worth a lot of money 珍奇的；珍稀的◆ a precious vase 稀世花瓶◆ The crown was set with precious jewels —diamonds , rubies and emeralds . 王冠上镶嵌着稀世宝石，有钻石、红宝石和绿宝石。 ➡ see also precious metal, precious stonevaluableprecious ⬥ priceless ⬥ irreplaceableThese words all describe sth that is worth a lot of money or very important to sb.以上各词均用以形容物品值钱、宝贵。valuable worth a lot of money指值钱的、贵重的：◆The thieves took three pieces of valuable jewellery.窃贼盗走了三件贵重的首饰。precious rare and worth a lot of money; loved or valued very much指珍稀的、珍贵的、宝贵的：◆a precious Chinese vase, valued at half a million pounds价值 50 万英镑的稀世中国花瓶◆precious memories of our time together我们共度时光的珍贵回忆priceless extremely valuable; loved or valued very much指无价的、极珍贵的、极宝贵的：◆a priceless collection of antiques价值连城的古文物收藏irreplaceable too valuable or special to be replaced指因贵重或独特而不能替代的Patternsvaluable/precious/priceless/irreplaceable possessionsvaluable/precious/priceless antiques/jewels/jewelleryvaluable or important and not to be wasted 宝贵的；珍贵的◆ Clean water is a precious commodity in that part of the world . 在世界的那个地方，洁净的水是宝贵的东西。◆ You're wasting precious time ! 你在浪费宝贵的时间！loved or valued very much 受珍爱的；被珍惜的SYN treasured◆ precious memories /possessions 珍贵的回忆/财物[only before noun ](informal ) used to show you are angry that another person thinks sth is very important （表示气愤）宝贝似的◆ I didn't touch your precious car ! 我没碰你那辆宝贝车！(disapproving ) (especially of people and their behaviour 尤指人及其行为) very formal , exaggerated and not natural in what you say and do 道貌岸然的；矫揉造作的SYN affected▸ pre·cious·ness BrE /ˈpreʃəsnəs/ NAmE /ˈpreʃəsnəs/ noun [U ]◆ the preciousness of an old friendship 悠久友谊的可贵◆ His writings reveal an unattractive preciousness of style . 他的文章流露出不讨好的做作风格。 ➡ see also preciositypre·ciousBrE /ˈpreʃəs/ NAmE /ˈpreʃəs/ adverb (informal ) ~little /few used to emphasize the fact that there is very little of sth or that there are very few of sth （强调极少或太少）◆ There's precious little to do in this town . 这个镇上没有多少可做的事。 |
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