precious

adjective

/ˈpreʃəs/

rare and worth a lot of money珍奇的；珍稀的
- a precious vase稀世花瓶
- The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds.王冠上镶嵌着稀世宝石，有钻石、红宝石和绿宝石。
- precious metals珍贵金属(如金、银、铂)
see also precious metal, precious stone, semi-precious
Synonyms valuable
valuable
- precious
- priceless
- irreplaceable
These words all describe something that is worth a lot of money or very important to somebody.
- valuable worth a lot of money:
  The thieves took three pieces of valuable jewellery.窃贼盗走了三件贵重的首饰。
- precious rare and worth a lot of money; loved or valued very much:
  a precious Chinese vase, valued at half a million pounds价值 50 万英镑的稀世中国花瓶
  precious memories of our time together我们共度时光的珍贵回忆
- priceless extremely valuable; loved or valued very much:
  a priceless collection of antiques价值连城的古文物收藏
- irreplaceable too valuable or special to be replaced指因贵重或独特而不能替代的
Patterns
- valuable/precious/priceless/irreplaceable possessions
- valuable/precious/priceless antiques/jewels/jewellery
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- very
- incredibly
- …
preposition
- to
valuable or important and not to be wasted宝贵的；珍贵的
- 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。
- You're wasting precious time!你在浪费宝贵的时间！
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- very
- incredibly
- …
preposition
- to
loved or valued very much受珍爱的；被珍惜的 synonym treasured
- precious memories/possessions珍贵的回忆／财物
- precious to somebody You are infinitely precious to me.你是我的无价之宝。
- My family is the most precious thing I have in my life.我的家庭在我生命中最为珍贵。
- They managed to salvage a few precious possessions from the fire.他们设法从大火中抢救出一些珍贵物品。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- very
- incredibly
- …
preposition
- to
[only before noun] (informal) used to show you are angry that another person thinks something is very important（表示气愤）宝贝似的
- I didn't touch your precious car!我没碰你那辆宝贝车！
(disapproving) (especially of people and their behaviour尤指人及其行为) very formal, exaggerated and not natural in what you say and do道貌岸然的；矫揉造作的 synonym affected

词源Middle English: from Old French precios, from Latin pretiosus ‘of great value’, from pretium ‘price’.

词汇	precious
释义	precious adjective /ˈpreʃəs/ /ˈpreʃəs/ rare and worth a lot of money珍奇的；珍稀的 a precious vase稀世花瓶 The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds.王冠上镶嵌着稀世宝石，有钻石、红宝石和绿宝石。 precious metals珍贵金属(如金、银、铂) see also precious metal, precious stone, semi-precious Synonyms valuablevaluable precious priceless irreplaceable These words all describe something that is worth a lot of money or very important to somebody. valuable worth a lot of money: The thieves took three pieces of valuable jewellery.窃贼盗走了三件贵重的首饰。 precious rare and worth a lot of money; loved or valued very much: a precious Chinese vase, valued at half a million pounds价值 50 万英镑的稀世中国花瓶 precious memories of our time together我们共度时光的珍贵回忆 priceless extremely valuable; loved or valued very much: a priceless collection of antiques价值连城的古文物收藏 irreplaceable too valuable or special to be replaced指因贵重或独特而不能替代的 Patterns valuable/precious/priceless/irreplaceable possessions valuable/precious/priceless antiques/jewels/jewellery Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become seem … adverb extremely very incredibly … preposition to valuable or important and not to be wasted宝贵的；珍贵的 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。 You're wasting precious time!你在浪费宝贵的时间！ Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become seem … adverb extremely very incredibly … preposition to loved or valued very much受珍爱的；被珍惜的 synonym treasured precious memories/possessions珍贵的回忆／财物 precious to somebody You are infinitely precious to me.你是我的无价之宝。 My family is the most precious thing I have in my life.我的家庭在我生命中最为珍贵。 They managed to salvage a few precious possessions from the fire.他们设法从大火中抢救出一些珍贵物品。 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become seem … adverb extremely very incredibly … preposition to [only before noun] (informal) used to show you are angry that another person thinks something is very important（表示气愤）宝贝似的 I didn't touch your precious car!我没碰你那辆宝贝车！ (disapproving) (especially of people and their behaviour尤指人及其行为) very formal, exaggerated and not natural in what you say and do道貌岸然的；矫揉造作的 synonym affected 词源Middle English: from Old French precios, from Latin pretiosus ‘of great value’, from pretium ‘price’. precious adverb /ˈpreʃəs/ /ˈpreʃəs/ (informal) precious little/few used to emphasize the fact that there is very little of something or that there are very few of something（强调极少或太少） There's precious little to do in this town.这个镇上没有多少可做的事。 Precious few people can afford those prices.很少有人能承受这样的价格。词源Middle English: from Old French precios, from Latin pretiosus ‘of great value’, from pretium ‘price’.
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