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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)

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。

双语例句


1. 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。

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2. The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently.
银行最近没几件值得庆贺的事。

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3. 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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4. 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。

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5. There was precious little about the cricket to animate the crowd.
板球比赛能激起观众热情的地方很少。

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