precious

['preʃəs]

adj.宝贵的, 珍贵的, 矫揉造作的
adv.极其

a.

1. 贵重的, 宝贵的, 珍贵的

He has sent me most precious gifts.

他送给我极为珍贵的礼物。

Time is precious.

时间是宝贵的。

2. 可爱的, 珍爱的, 宝贝的

His children are very precious to him.

他极疼爱自己的孩子。

3. 【贬】过分精雕细琢的; 矫揉造作的

4. 【口】十足的[B]

He is a precious miser.

他是个十足的吝啬鬼。

5. 【口】不值钱的[B]

ad.

【口】很, 非常

You'll get precious little sympathy from her.

你不会得到她多少同情的。

n.

【口】(用作称呼)宝贝, 心爱的人

词形变化

副词: preciously | 名词: preciousness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.贵重的; 珍贵的

expensive  costly  dear  valuable  priceless  prized  cherished  adored  admired  special  loved  

同义参见:

beloved  favorite  prime  adorable  invaluable  darling  

反义:

a.贵重的; 宝贵的

cheap  inexpensive  valueless  worthless  base  

英英释义

形容词 precious:

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

同义词：cherished, treasured, wanted

of high worth or cost

obviously contrived to charm

同义词：cute

副词 precious:

extremely

同义词：preciously

补充

preciousprecious英:[ˈpreʃəs] 美:[ˈprɛʃəs]adj.1.宝贵的, 珍贵的, 贵重的, 珍爱的He has sent me most precious gifts.他送给我极其珍贵的礼物。Each life is precious.生命都是宝贵的。2.矫揉造作的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。adv.1.〈口〉很, 非常Precious few people can afford prices like that.没有什么人出得起那个价钱。

例句

1. It is every parent's nightmare to lose a precious child.失去亲爱的孩子是每一个父母的噩梦。 2. Among the most precious objects in the collection is a thirteenth-century silver goblet.藏品中最昂贵的是一个13世纪的银质高脚杯。 3. Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource.水正成为日益珍贵的资源。 4. Salt is nearly as precious as gold in many places.在很多地方, 盐几乎和金子一样珍贵。 5. A family holiday allows you to spend precious time together.家庭度假会让你们一起度过宝贵的时光。 6. This wastes precious time.这是在浪费宝贵的时间。 7. Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie.家人的支持对乔茜而言尤为珍贵。 8. My life is more precious to me than my property.对我而言, 我的生命比财产更宝贵。 9. He has a slightly precious prose style.他散文的风格有些矫揉造作。 10. 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。 11. 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宝贝脸蛋。 12. I'm sick of hearing about your precious new car.听你说你的宝贝新车让我感到恶心。 13. your precious dog你的宝贝狗 14. That is a theory that precious few would have cared to embrace.那是一个只有极少数人愿意接受的理论。 15. We've had precious few days off recently.我们最近只有很少的几天假。 16. precious few home-buyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments.只会有极少数购房者会注意到每月的还款额减少了。 17. We've had precious little to celebrate recently.最近我们没什么可庆祝的。 18. There was precious little evidence.只有少得可怜的证据。 19. precious works of art.艺术珍品。 20. my time's precious.我的时间很宝贵。 21. look after my daughter—she's very precious to me.好好照顾我女儿——她是我的宝贝。 22. you and your precious schedule—you've got to lighten up!.你和你那宝贝日程表——你真该放松点了。 23. a precious lot you know about dogs!.你对狗了解得真够多的。 24. his exaggerated, precious manner.他那夸张，故作风雅的举止。 25. don't be frightened, my precious.宝贝，别怕。 26. police still know precious little about the dead man.警察对那死去的男子仍然所知无几。 27. In overcrowded Hong Kong, every small piece of land is precious.在过度拥挤的香港，每一小块土地都是很宝贵的。 28. The painting was very precious to her.这幅画是她很珍爱的。 29. diamonds and other precious stones钻石和其他宝石 30. precious jewels/jewelry稀世珍宝 31. We can save precious time by taking this shortcut.我们可以抄近路节省宝贵时间。 32. They were able to be together for only a few precious hours/days.他们只有宝贵的几小时/天时间能待在一起。 33. precious resources宝贵资源 34. precious memories珍贵的记忆 35. the family's most precious moments这个家庭最重要的时刻 36. a very precious [=dear] friend亲爱的朋友 37. Aren't those children precious?那些孩子不是很可爱吗？ 38. The sometimes precious writing makes the book difficult to read.有时过分讲究的写作使这本书读起来很困难。 39. precious manners矫揉造作的举止 40. a somewhat preciously written book语言有些过分考究的书 41. We have preciously [=precious] little time left.我们的宝贵时间只剩下很少一点了。 42. The preciousness of the writing annoys me.这篇文章很做作，让我有些恼火。 43. She had precious little to say.她几乎没什么可说的。 44. There are precious few hours of sunlight left.没剩多少日照时间了。