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. 宝贵的;珍贵的;贵重的
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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。
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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。
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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. 珍奇的;珍稀的
SYN valuable, expensive, rare, fine
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. 值得珍视的;可贵的;重要的
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Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie. [+ to]
家庭的支持对乔茜来说尤为可贵。
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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 [ADJ n] 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. 宝贝似的(强调对别人珍视的东西表示厌恶) [informal, emphasis]
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. 矫揉造作的;一本正经的 [disapproval]
SYN affected, artificial, fastidious, twee [British , informal]
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. 一点点;极少 [emphasis]
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