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单词 priceless
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Definition of priceless in English:

priceless

adjective ˈprʌɪsləsˈpraɪsləs
  • 1So precious that its value cannot be determined.

    贵重的;无价的;无法估价的;稀世之珍的

    priceless works of art

    艺术珍品。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of the world's rarest cars is a Vauxhall built at Luton, the priceless Silver Bullet.
    • Of course, it would be illegal to bring home priceless original museum specimens, even if we could afford them.
    • We are likely to need the services of these people, whom we term unskilled and yet whose skills are in reality priceless, for some time to come.
    • People may be able to win a new laptop computer, free airline tickets or cash, but the actual gift to mankind is priceless.
    • Each new generation has been orally handed down the priceless musical heritage like all other Indian art forms.
    • Several priceless collections of mementoes from Ibiza and Corfu were damaged beyond repair.
    • Know that a thing or an action which may seem of little value to oneself, may be a priceless treasure to another.
    • He put the mug down carefully on a coaster on the antique bedside table, next to a priceless vase holding rare flowers.
    • Among the thousands of priceless paintings is the Mona Lisa, perhaps the most famous painting in the world.
    • The current cottage museum is rapidly deteriorating and is no longer fit to house priceless Burns manuscripts and artefacts.
    • There's no question that these precious and priceless mountains will eventually end up in public ownership.
    • Tim Corum, head of collections with Leeds museums, said the home was a priceless treasure for the city.
    • The limestone statue is priceless and all of these items are irreplaceable.
    • The tree ornaments were collected through the years and some were priceless treasures.
    • The Ardagh Chalice and many other priceless objects in the National Museum are decorated with enamel.
    • What the donor saw here was that their sacrifice, their priceless gift, could save someone else's life.
    • Vincent van Gogh was a failure, but today, his paintings are priceless works of art.
    • Books are priceless treasures that will never become old or obsolete, no matter the advances in technology.
    • The wealth of the family is legendary and stories abound of their priceless jewellery and works of art.
    • The legendary Faberge created a trove of treasures for the Tsars that endure as priceless examples of the craftsman's art.
    Synonyms
    of incalculable value/worth, of inestimable value/worth, of immeasurable value/worth, invaluable, beyond price, without price, worth its weight in gold, worth a king's ransom
    rare, irreplaceable, incomparable, unparalleled, expensive, costly, high-priced, at a premium, rich, dear, choice, fine, exquisite, treasured, prized, precious, cherished
  • 2informal Very amusing.

    darling, you're priceless!

    亲爱的,你太逗了!

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fauteaux's portrayal of Billy yielded some particularly priceless moments.
    • The Bugs Bunny-esque reincarnation machine is a priceless bit of imagination.
    • Watching Nod driving on the wrong side of the road would be absolutely priceless.
    • In the end it didn't matter and the look on his face was priceless as you could clearly see the shock and the moment it registered for him.
    • The ads in the comic are priceless, much more interesting than the comic itself.
    • The expression on the captain's face when he heard such blasphemy was priceless.
    • The Brian Tamaki interview may not have amounted to much, but the running commentary was priceless.
    • Dana was still making her call when the shots went off, so the shocked look on her face was beyond priceless.
    • The look on his face was absolutely priceless.
    Synonyms
    hilarious, extremely amusing, very funny, comic, comical, riotous, uproarious, screamingly/hysterically funny, too funny for words, side-splitting, rib-tickling, absurd, ridiculous
    informal a scream, a hoot
    dated killing, killingly funny

Derivatives

  • pricelessly

  • adverb
    • It was a moment you couldn't wrap up and tie in a ribbon, both fleeting and ageless, freely given and pricelessly received.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The handful of folks there didn't have any idea what was going down or who any of us were, but they witnessed a pricelessly rare jam session that night.
      • In retrospect, Leonard Cohen's Death of a Lady's Man from '77 is pricelessly charming.
      • She manages to deliver a pricelessly awful line during the climax with an utterly straight face.
  • pricelessness

  • nounˈprʌɪsləsnəsˈpraɪsləsnəs
    • You might be surprised to hear that I've even had people with terrible problems acknowledge the pricelessness of their blessings.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The first of the big public environmental disputes occurred in the 1960s, when the celebrated purity and scientific pricelessness of Lake Baikal appeared to be threatened by new wood-processing plants.
      • Second, was this sale based on the fame and creativity of a ‘painting master,’ or the pricelessness and exalted status of a ‘religious master?’
      • If I could add something it would be that this was the year that revealed to me in all its pricelessness, the treasure of friends.

Definition of priceless in US English:

priceless

adjectiveˈprīsləsˈpraɪsləs
  • 1So precious that its value cannot be determined.

    贵重的;无价的;无法估价的;稀世之珍的

    priceless works of art

    艺术珍品。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The wealth of the family is legendary and stories abound of their priceless jewellery and works of art.
    • Tim Corum, head of collections with Leeds museums, said the home was a priceless treasure for the city.
    • Books are priceless treasures that will never become old or obsolete, no matter the advances in technology.
    • Among the thousands of priceless paintings is the Mona Lisa, perhaps the most famous painting in the world.
    • Several priceless collections of mementoes from Ibiza and Corfu were damaged beyond repair.
    • People may be able to win a new laptop computer, free airline tickets or cash, but the actual gift to mankind is priceless.
    • Of course, it would be illegal to bring home priceless original museum specimens, even if we could afford them.
    • One of the world's rarest cars is a Vauxhall built at Luton, the priceless Silver Bullet.
    • The Ardagh Chalice and many other priceless objects in the National Museum are decorated with enamel.
    • Know that a thing or an action which may seem of little value to oneself, may be a priceless treasure to another.
    • What the donor saw here was that their sacrifice, their priceless gift, could save someone else's life.
    • Each new generation has been orally handed down the priceless musical heritage like all other Indian art forms.
    • The current cottage museum is rapidly deteriorating and is no longer fit to house priceless Burns manuscripts and artefacts.
    • There's no question that these precious and priceless mountains will eventually end up in public ownership.
    • The tree ornaments were collected through the years and some were priceless treasures.
    • We are likely to need the services of these people, whom we term unskilled and yet whose skills are in reality priceless, for some time to come.
    • He put the mug down carefully on a coaster on the antique bedside table, next to a priceless vase holding rare flowers.
    • The limestone statue is priceless and all of these items are irreplaceable.
    • Vincent van Gogh was a failure, but today, his paintings are priceless works of art.
    • The legendary Faberge created a trove of treasures for the Tsars that endure as priceless examples of the craftsman's art.
    Synonyms
    of incalculable value, of incalculable worth, of inestimable value, of inestimable worth, of immeasurable value, of immeasurable worth, invaluable, beyond price, without price, worth its weight in gold, worth a king's ransom
    1. 1.1informal Used to express great and usually affectionate amusement.
      〈非正式〉极为有趣的,极为可笑的
      darling, you're priceless!

      亲爱的,你太逗了!

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Dana was still making her call when the shots went off, so the shocked look on her face was beyond priceless.
      • The Brian Tamaki interview may not have amounted to much, but the running commentary was priceless.
      • Fauteaux's portrayal of Billy yielded some particularly priceless moments.
      • The look on his face was absolutely priceless.
      • In the end it didn't matter and the look on his face was priceless as you could clearly see the shock and the moment it registered for him.
      • The ads in the comic are priceless, much more interesting than the comic itself.
      • The Bugs Bunny-esque reincarnation machine is a priceless bit of imagination.
      • The expression on the captain's face when he heard such blasphemy was priceless.
      • Watching Nod driving on the wrong side of the road would be absolutely priceless.
      Synonyms
      hilarious, extremely amusing, very funny, comic, comical, riotous, uproarious, hysterically funny, screamingly funny, too funny for words, side-splitting, rib-tickling, absurd, ridiculous
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