单词 | precious |
释义 | precious¹ 1.(beloved, cherished)+ friend, gift, possession, moment挚爱的;珍爱的 our precious and dear country我们亲爱的祖国 It is every parent's nightmare to lose a precious child.失去亲爱的孩子是每一个父母的噩梦。 2.(valuable)+ object, jewels贵重的;昂贵的 Among the most precious objects in the collection is a thirteenth-century silver goblet.藏品中最昂贵的是一个13世纪的银质高脚杯。 3.(held in high esteem, valued)+ resource, time珍贵的;宝贵的 Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource.水正成为日益珍贵的资源。 Salt is nearly as precious as gold in many places.在很多地方, 盐几乎和金子一样珍贵。 precious time宝贵的时间 A family holiday allows you to spend precious time together.家庭度假会让你们一起度过宝贵的时光。 This wastes precious time.这是在浪费宝贵的时间。 to be precious to sb对某人而言很珍贵 Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie.家人的支持对乔茜而言尤为珍贵。 My life is more precious to me than my property.对我而言, 我的生命比财产更宝贵。 4.<贬>(affected)矫揉造作的 He has a slightly precious prose style.他散文的风格有些矫揉造作。 Actors, he decided, were too precious and neurotic.他认定演员们太做作, 并且都神经兮兮的。 5.<贬>(expressing scorn)宝贝似的(强调对他人珍视东西的厌恶) You don't care about anything but yourself and your precious face.你什么都不关心, 除了你自己和你那张宝贝脸蛋。 I'm sick of hearing about your precious new car.听你说你的宝贝新车让我感到恶心。 your precious dog你的宝贝狗 precious²precious few/little极少;非常少 That is a theory that precious few would have cared to embrace.那是一个只有极少数人愿意接受的理论。 We've had precious few days off recently.我们最近只有很少的几天假。 Precious few home-buyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments.只会有极少数购房者会注意到每月的还款额减少了。 We've had precious little to celebrate recently.最近我们没什么可庆祝的。 There was precious little evidence.只有少得可怜的证据。 |
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