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precious

adjective
/ˈpreʃəs/
/ˈpreʃəs/
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  1. 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。
    • precious metals珍贵金属(如 金、银、铂)
    see also precious metal, precious stone, semi-precious
    Synonyms valuablevaluable
    • precious
    • priceless
    • irreplaceable
    These words all describe something that is worth a lot of money or very important to somebody.
    • valuable worth a lot of money:
      • 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:
      • 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:
      • 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
    Patterns
    • valuable/​precious/​priceless/​irreplaceable possessions
    • valuable/​precious/​priceless antiques/​jewels/​jewellery
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • very
    • incredibly
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
  2. valuable 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!
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • very
    • incredibly
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
  3. loved or valued very much受珍爱的;被珍惜的 synonym treasured
    • precious memories/possessions珍贵的回忆/财物
    • precious to somebody You are infinitely precious to me.你是我的无价之宝。
    Extra Examples
    • My family is the most precious thing I have in my life.我的家庭在我生命中最为珍贵。
    • They managed to salvage a few precious possessions from the fire.他们设法从大火中抢救出一些珍贵物品。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • very
    • incredibly
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
  4. [only before noun] (informal) used to show you are angry that another person thinks something 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!
  5. (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 synonym affected
  6. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French precios, from Latin pretiosus ‘of great value’, from pretium ‘price’.

precious

adverb
/ˈpreʃəs/
/ˈpreʃəs/
(informal)
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  1. precious little/few used to emphasize the fact that there is very little of something or that there are very few of something(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。
    • Precious few people can afford those prices.很少有人能承受这样的价格。
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French precios, from Latin pretiosus ‘of great value’, from pretium ‘price’.

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