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| /ˈpreʃəs/ |
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| 1 | worth a lot of money 贵重的；珍贵的；宝贵的 |
| a precious jewel 贵重的珠宝 |
| historic houses with rare and precious contents 拥有许多奇珍异宝的古屋 |
| | 1a | loved or valued by someone 珍爱的；珍视的 | | a precious memory 珍藏的记忆 | | Her daughter is the most precious thing in the world to her. 对于她来说，她女儿就是世界上最宝贵的东西。 | |
| | 1b | rare or very necessary and not to be wasted 宝贵的；可贵的 | | Human skills are the nation’ s most precious resource. 人的技术是国家最宝贵的资源。 | | We’ re wasting precious time sitting around here! 我们坐在这里是在浪费宝贵的时间！ | |
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| 2 | only before noun spoken used for showing that you are angry with someone for caring too much about someone or something 宝贝，宝贝似的（用于对某人过于在意某人或某物表示反感） |
| You and your precious husband did nothing for me. 你和你的宝贝丈夫什么事都没有帮我做。 |
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| 3 | behaving as if something is more important or serious than it really is 做作的；矫揉造作的 |
| Pop stars used to be a lot less precious about advertising products. 过去走红的明星们为产品作广告时远非如此地惺惺作态。 |
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