precious

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a. 宝贵的, 珍贵的, 过于精致的, 珍爱的

发音

US /ˈpɹɛʃ.əs/
UK /ˈpɹɛʃ.əs/

词形变化

preciouses 复数 preciouses more precious 比较级 preciousest most precious 最高级

别名

pretious presh preshus

教材释义与例句

名词

(Precious)人名；(英)普雷舍斯，普雷舍丝(女名)

形容词

宝贵的；珍贵的；矫揉造作的

something that is precious is valuable and important and should not be wasted or used without care

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone (or something) who is loved; a darling.

adj. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Of high value or worth.

    宝贵

    The crown had many precious gemstones. This building work needs site access, and tell the city council that I don't care about a few lorry tyre ruts across their precious grass verge.

  2. 2.

    Regarded with love or tenderness.

    The way my partner looks at me is just so precious.

  3. 3.

    Treated with too much reverence.

    贬义

    He spent hours painting the eyes of the portrait, which his fellow artists regarded as a bit precious.

  4. 4.

    Excessively complicated.

    媒体
  5. 5.

    Extremely protective or strict (about something).

    非正式

    Writers are often very precious about their work.

  6. 6.

    Blasted; damned.

    贬义 非正式
  7. 7.

    Contrived to be cute or charming.

    贬义
  8. 8.

    Thorough; utter.

    非正式

    a precious rascal

adv.
  1. 1.

    Very; an intensifier.

    There is precious little we can do.

    precious few pictures of him exist

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 5

wanted cute valued cherished treasured

近义相关 4

loved valuable worthy artful
副词

同义词 5

really very real most preciously

相关短语

precious metal 贵金属, 贵重金属 precious stone 宝石 precious metals (precious-metal 的复数) 贵金属, 贵重金属 precious stones precious little precious coral [网络] 贵珊瑚 Precious Blood precious few

词源

Inherited from Middle English precious, borrowed from Old French precios (“valuable, costly, precious, beloved, also affected, finical”), from Latin pretiōsus (“of great value, costly, dear, precious”), from pretium (“value, price”); see price.

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