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precious
[英] [ˈpreʃəs] [美] [ˈprɛʃəs] 生词本

adj.

adv.

n.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 宝贵的；珍贵的；贵重的 If you say that something such as a resource is precious, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly. 

  • 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。

  • A family break allows you to spend precious time together...

    家庭度假会让你们一起度过宝贵的时光。

  • Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource.

    水正成为日益珍贵的资源。

2. ADJ-GRADED 珍奇的；珍稀的 Precious objects and materials are worth a lot of money because they are rare. 

  • ...jewellery and precious objects belonging to her mother.

    她妈妈的珠宝和珍奇物品

3. ADJ-GRADED 值得珍视的；可贵的；重要的 If something is precious to you, you regard it as important and do not want to lose it. 

  • Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie...

    家庭的支持对乔茜来说尤为可贵。

  • Mary left her most precious possession — a small bookcase — to her niece.

    玛丽把她最珍视的财产——一个小书架，留给了她的侄女。

4. ADJ 宝贝似的（强调对别人珍视的东西表示厌恶） People sometimes use precious to emphasize their dislike for things which other people think are important. 

  • 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。

5. ADJ-GRADED 矫揉造作的；一本正经的 If you describe someone as precious, you mean that they behave in a formal and unnatural way. 

  • Actors, he decided, were too precious and neurotic.

    他认定演员们太做作，并且都神经兮兮的。

6. PHRASE 一点点；极少 If you say that there is precious little of something, you are emphasizing that there is very little of it, and that it would be better if there were more. Precious few has a similar meaning. 

  • The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently...

    银行最近没几件值得庆贺的事。

  • 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。

Adjective

1. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for;

  • "a cherished friend"
  • "children are precious"
  • "a treasured heirloom"
  • "so good to feel wanted"

2. of high worth or cost;

  • "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"

3. obviously contrived to charm;

  • "an insufferably precious performance"
  • "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"
Adverb

1. extremely;

  • "there is precious little time left"

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  • 1.珍稀濒危水生野生动物
  • 2.rare and endangered aquatic animal 在自然水域中生息繁衍，有重要科学价值、经济价值或生态价值，种群数量稀少，且濒临灭绝的水生野生动物。
1. A few very minutes later,I was able to hurry away with precious chalkmarks on my baggage.
几分钟后，我终于提着那上面画有珍贵的粉笔标记的行李慌慌张张地走开了。

来自《用法词典》

2. A prodigal who returns is more precious than gold.
浪子回头金不换。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. Be careful of the material; it's too precious to waste.
仔细这些材料，它太不易搞到，不可浪费。

来自《用法词典》

4. Don't fritter away your precious time.
大好时光，不可等闲度过。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. Don't idle away your precious time.
别闲磨大好时光！

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6. Each life is precious.
生命都是宝贵的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. He allowed me to waste those two precious years in loafing about at home.
他准许我在家闲待着，把那宝贵的两年混过去。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. He allowed me to waste those two precious years in loafing around at home.
他准许我在家闲待着，把那宝贵的两年混过去。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. He has sent me most precious gifts.
他送给我极其珍贵的礼物。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. He showed all his precious pictures to his friends.
他把自己所有的珍贵图画都拿出来给朋友们看。

来自《用法词典》

11. I feel unworthy of the precious gift you have bestowed on me.
厚赐受之有愧。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

12. It was very old and precious even then.
即使在当时，它也是非常古老、非常珍贵的了。

来自《用法词典》

13. Jade is a precious stone.
玉是宝石。

来自《简明英汉词典》

14. Luckily our precious records were saved from the fire.
幸运地，我们这些珍贵的记录从火灾中抢救了出来。

来自《简明英汉词典》

15. Marble is a precious stone.
大理石是一种珍贵的石料。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. Night hours in spring are extremely precious.
春宵一刻值千金。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17. Precious few people can afford prices like that.
没有什么人出得起那个价钱。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. Rain in spring is as precious as oil.
春雨如膏。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

19. 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。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. Speed is precious in war.
兵贵神速。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》