precious
英 ['preʃəs]
美['prɛʃəs]
- adj. 宝贵的;珍贵的;矫揉造作的
- n. (Precious)人名;(英)普雷舍斯,普雷舍丝(女名)
实用场景例句
- a precious vase
- 稀世花瓶
牛津词典
- The crown was set with precious jewels─diamonds, rubies and emeralds.
- 王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝——有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。
牛津词典
- Clean water is a precious commodity in that part of the world.
- 在世界的那个地方,洁净的水是宝贵的东西。
牛津词典
- You're wasting precious time!
- 你在浪费宝贵的时间!
牛津词典
- precious memories/possessions
- 珍贵的回忆 / 财物
牛津词典
- I didn't touch your precious car!
- 我没碰你那辆宝贝车!
牛津词典
- [不可数名词]the preciousness of an old friendship
- 悠久友谊的可贵
牛津词典
- His writings reveal an unattractive preciousness of style.
- 他的文章流露出不讨好的做作风格。
牛津词典
- There's precious little to do in this town.
- 这个镇上没有多少可做的事。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...jewellery and precious objects belonging to her mother.
- 她妈妈的珠宝和珍奇物品
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie...
- 家庭的支持对乔茜来说尤为可贵。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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娇贵的脸。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently...
- 银行最近没几件值得庆贺的事。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Precious few homebuyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments.
- 极少数购房者会注意到他们月还款额的减少。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.
- 它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产.
《简明英汉词典》
- Luckily our precious records were saved from the fire.
- 幸运地,我们这些珍贵的记录从火灾中抢救了出来.
《简明英汉词典》
- Night hours in spring are extremely precious.
- 春宵一刻值千金.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Don't fritter away your precious time.
- 大好时光,不可等闲度过.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- This precious mineral is found in many provinces.
- 许多省都有这种珍贵矿物.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Spring rain is as precious as oil.
- 春雨贵如油.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
同义词辨析
valuable, precious
这两个形容词均含"贵重的,有价值的"之意。
valuable: 指有相当价值,可高价出售的,或有用、有益的东西。
precious: 指因稀罕、不易得到而很值钱,或因本身的品质而具有极大的价值。