precious
precious 英 [ˈpreʃəs] 美 [ˈprɛʃəs]
adj. 宝贵的；珍贵的；
a precious vase 稀世花瓶
You're wasting precious time! 你在浪费宝贵的时间！
- To call something precious is to describe it as highly valued. Think of a gemstone when you call your baby sister precious.
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- adj. 宝贵的；珍贵的；
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1. a precious vase
稀世花瓶
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2. You're wasting precious time!
你在浪费宝贵的时间！
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3. precious memories, precious possessions
珍贵的回忆╱财物
- precious (adj.) mid-13c., from Old French precios "precious, costly, honorable, of great worth" (11c., Modern French précieux), from Latin pretiosus "costly, valuable," from pretium "value, worth, price" (see price (n.)). Meaning "over-refined" in English first recorded late 14c. In Johnson's day, it also had a secondary inverted sense of "worthless." Related: Preciously; preciousness.
- precious (n.) "beloved or dear person or object," 1706, from precious (adj.).
pre·cious / ˈpreʃəs ; NAmE ˈpreʃəs / adjective , adverb adjective 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。 ☞see also precious metal , precious stone ☞synonyms at valuable 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！ 3 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 4 [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！ 5 ( disapproving) (especially of people and their behaviour 尤指人或行为 ) 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 / ˈpreʃəsnəs ; NAmE ˈpreʃəsnəs / noun [uncountable ] ◆ 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。 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。 pre·cious / ˈpreʃəs ; NAmE ˈpreʃəs / pre·cious·ness / ˈpreʃəsnəs ; NAmE ˈpreʃəsnəs /
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