precious
英['preʃəs]
美['preʃəs]
- adj. 宝贵的;珍贵的;矫揉造作的
- adv. 极其
- n. <口>宝贝,心爱的人
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详细释义
- 宝贵的,珍贵的,贵重的,昂贵的,高价的
- 珍爱的,宝贝的
- 可爱的
- 矫揉造作的
- <贬>过分精雕细琢的,过分讲究的
- <口>十足的
- <口>不值钱的
- 珍奇的,珍稀的
- 受珍爱的,被珍惜的
- 宝贝似的
- <口>很,非常,极,极其地
- 强调极少或太少
- <口>宝贝,心爱的人
- 可爱的人
adj. (形容词)
- 宝贵的,珍贵的,贵重的,珍爱的 of great value, especially because very expensive or much loved
- 矫揉造作的 too concerned with perfection or unimportant details unnaturally delicate
adj. (形容词)
英英释义
Adjective:
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characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for;
"a cherished friend"
"children are precious"
"a treasured heirloom"
"so good to feel wanted"
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of high worth or cost;
"diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"
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held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature;
"a valued friend"
"precious memories"
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obviously contrived to charm;
"an insufferably precious performance"
"a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
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extremely;
"there is precious little time left"
双语例句
- 1. Precious few homebuyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments.
- 极少数购房者会注意到他们月还款额的减少。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently.
- 银行最近没几件值得庆贺的事。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious.
- 在国外呆了4个月后,在家的每一刻都是宝贵的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. You don't care about anything but yourself and your precious face.
- 你什么都不关心,除了你自己和你那张娇贵的脸。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. There was precious little about the cricket to animate the crowd.
- 板球比赛能激起观众热情的地方很少。
来自柯林斯例句
- You should make good use of every precious minute to study.
你应很好利用宝贵的每一分钟去学习。 - Pandas are precious creatures.
熊猫是珍贵的动物。 - That old book is my most precious possession.
那本旧书是我最珍贵的财产。 - He is a rather precious young man.
他是一个惺惺作态的年轻男子。 - Precious few people can afford prices like that.
没有什麽人出得起那个价钱。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作副词 (adv.)
- Gold, silver and platinum are precious metals.
金、银、白金是贵金属。 - Diamonds, rubies and emeralds are included with precious stones.
钻石、红宝石和绿宝石都属于宝石。 - She owned many precious antiques.
她拥有很多珍贵的古董。 - He poured a few drops of the precious liquid into the glass.
他往杯子里倒了几滴这种珍贵的液体。 - That old toy is my most precious possession.
那个旧玩具是我最珍爱的家产。 - He has sent me most precious gifts.
他送给我极其珍贵的礼物。 - The original Declaration of Independence is a precious document kept in Washington.《
独立宣言》原件是华盛顿的一份珍贵文件。 - My precious darling!
我的心肝宝贝! - She is a precious child.
她是位可爱的孩子。 - She was a precious, old-fashioned lady in her 90's.
她是一个90多岁的、过分讲究的旧式老太太。 - “Stop using that pen, it is mine.”“Take you precious pen, then!”
“别用那支笔,那是我的。”“那就把你的这支宝贝笔拿走吧。” - A precious friend you have been.
你真是个宝贝朋友。 - He is a precious fool.
他是个十足的傻瓜。 - They have made a precious mess of their work.
他们把工作搞得一团糟。 - He has got into a precious mess.
他已陷入困境。 - Don't be in such a precious hurry.
不要这么匆忙。 - The TV set costs a precious sight more than you think.
这台电视机的价格比你想的贵得多。 - My time is precious; I can only give you a few minutes.
我的时间是宝贵的,我只能见你几分钟。 - Your friendship is most precious to me.
你的友谊对我来说是非常珍贵的。 - Time is precious to us.
时间对我们来说非常宝贵。 - My life is more precious to me than my property.
生命对我来说比财产更珍贵。 - Grain is too precious to waste.
粮食十分珍贵,不可浪费。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作定语
~+ n.
用法讲解
adj. (形容词)
- precious指的是事物内在的价值,常常由于稀有而宝贵,即“宝贵的,珍贵的,贵重的,珍爱的”,这种珍贵无法用钱衡量,失掉后无法补偿。precious可修饰具体名词,也可修饰抽象名词,还可修饰人和人的感情。有时也用于反语,有讽刺意味,这时无比较级和最高级形式。
- precious也可指语言风格或举止“过于矫揉造作的,过分讲究的”,常用于贬义。
- precious在口语中还可表示“十足的”“完全的”,用于加强语气。
adj. (形容词)
- precious, valuable
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- 这两个词的共同意思是“贵重的”。其区别是:
- precious指任何无法用钱衡量的珍贵的东西,尤其适用于失掉后无法补偿的东西,还可用于人的感情方面; valuable指任何值钱的或可以带来巨额利润的、非常有用的或受人珍视的东西。例如:
- The land is quite valuable.这块地很值钱。
- We have already taken up too much of your valuable time.我们占用了你许多的宝贵时间。
- He is a valuable partner.他是个很难得的伙伴。
- valuable,precious
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- 这两个形容词均含“贵重的,有价值的”之意。
- valuable指有相当价值,可高价出售的,或有用、有益的东西。
- precious指因稀罕、不易得到而很值钱,或因本身的品质而具有极大的价值。
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
- precious aid 宝贵的援助
- precious book 珍贵的书
- precious experience 宝贵的经验
- precious find 珍贵的发现
- precious gift 珍贵的礼物
- precious images 挖空心思的想象
- precious knowledge 宝贵的知识
- precious medicines 贵重的药物
- precious memento 珍贵纪念品
- precious metals 贵金属
- precious moments 珍贵的时刻
- precious gems 宝石
- precious qualities 宝贵品质
- precious specimens 珍贵的标本
- precious stones 宝石
- precious words 金玉良言
- precious young man 惺惺作态的年轻男子
- precious to sb 对某人来说很重要
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