| 单词 | precious |
| 释义 | precious (adverb) precious 2 ENTRIES FOUND: precious (adjective) precious (adverb) 1 precious /ˈprɛʃəs/ adjective 1 precious /ˈprɛʃəs/ adjective Learner's definition of PRECIOUS [more precious; most precious] 1 : rare and worth a lot of money贵重的；珍贵的 diamonds and other precious stones钻石和其他宝石 precious jewels/jewelry稀世珍宝 ◊ A precious metal is an expensive metal (such as gold) that is used especially for jewelry.贵金属（尤用于做珠宝首饰的昂贵金属，如黄金） — see also semiprecious 2 : very valuable or important : too valuable or important to be wasted or used carelessly宝贵的；珍贵的 We can save precious time by taking this shortcut.我们可以抄近路节省宝贵时间。 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。 precious resources宝贵资源 3 : greatly loved, valued, or important珍贵的；重要的 precious memories珍贵的记忆 the family's most precious moments这个家庭最重要的时刻 a very precious [=dear] friend亲爱的朋友 4 US, informal : having a very pleasing and usually youthful appearance or quality : cute可爱的；讨人喜欢的 Aren't those children precious?那些孩子不是很可爱吗？ 5 formal + disapproving : having a too careful, precise, or polite quality that seems false or annoying（言行）矫揉造作的，过分讲究的 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。 precious manners矫揉造作的举止 — preciously adverb a somewhat preciously written book语言有些过分考究的书 We have preciously [=precious] little time left.我们的宝贵时间只剩下很少一点了。 — preciousness noun [noncount] The preciousness of the writing annoys me.这篇文章很做作，让我有些恼火。 2 precious /ˈprɛʃəs/ adverb 2 precious /ˈprɛʃəs/ adverb Learner's definition of PRECIOUS : very or extremely非常；极其 She had precious little to say.她几乎没什么可说的。 There are precious few hours of sunlight left.没剩多少日照时间了。 |
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