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pre·cious /ˈpreʃəs/ a. | ad. | n.
I a.
1. 贵重的；珍贵的，宝贵的
precious wood 贵重木材
Salt is as precious as gold in many places. 盐在很多地方同黄金一样珍贵。
She owned many precious antiques. 她有许多珍贵的古董。
They have lost precious working time. 他们失去了宝贵的工作时间。
2. 受到珍爱的，心爱的
a precious friend 心爱的朋友
a precious child 宝贝孩子
3. 得到珍视的，可贵的
To me our friendship is a very precious thing. 对我来说，我们之间的友谊是非常可贵的。
the precious quality of objectivity 难能可贵的客观性
4. 〈贬〉过分讲究的；做作的
Was I being precious about this thing? 对这件事我是在小题大作吗?
precious manners 矫揉造作的举止
5. 〈口〉极糟的；十足的
He made a precious mess of it. 他把事情弄得一团糟。
a precious scoundrel 十足的恶棍
a precious liar 谎言大王
6. 〈口〉〈讽〉宝货似的，宝贝的
You can keep your precious raffle-tickets. 你可以把你那些宝货彩票保存着。
I'm sick and tired of your precious brother. 对你的宝贝兄弟我真是受够了。
II ad.
〈口〉极其，非常
I have precious little money left. 我只有很少一点儿钱了。
He took precious good care of these paintings. 他对这些画照管得非常仔细。
Precious few people would agree with you. 不会有多少人同意你的。
III n.
〈口〉亲爱的，宝贝
[< OFr precios < L pretiōsus valuble < pretium price, value] |