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单词 treasure
释义

treasurenoun

uk/ˈtreʒ.ər/us/ˈtreʒ.ɚ/

treasure noun (VALUABLE THINGS)

B2 [ U ] very valuable things, usually in the form of a store of precious metals, precious stones, or money:

Stories about pirates often include a search for buried treasure.
When they opened up the tomb they found treasure beyond their wildest dreams.
treasures C2 [ plural ]

very valuable things, especially pieces of art:

stolen art treasures
The museum houses many priceless treasures.

More examples

  • Talk of treasure and lost cities had fired their imaginations.
  • X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.
  • He goes round fields and beaches with his metal detector, hoping to find buried treasure.
  • They're diving for sunken treasure.
  • The three men went to the Bahamas, on the trail of a sunken 17th-century galleon full of treasure.

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Jewellery

  • badge
  • bead
  • beaded
  • bindi
  • bling
  • charm bracelet
  • choker
  • clip-on
  • coronet
  • crown
  • filigree
  • fob
  • knuckleduster
  • paste
  • pearl
  • precious stone
  • semiprecious
  • tiepin
  • trinket
  • wedding ring

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Large amounts of money
The visual arts in general

treasure noun (PERSON)

[ C ] mainly UK informal someone who is very helpful and valuable to you:

I don't know what I'd have done without Lizzie when I was ill - she was an absolute treasure.

[ C ] mainly UK old-fashioned informal a friendly way of talking to someone, especially a child:

Come on, treasure, let's go and see Granny.

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People having good qualities

  • advertisement
  • altruism
  • angel
  • be the salt of the earth idiom
  • brick
  • bunch
  • dear
  • enchant
  • enchantress
  • gem
  • jewel
  • not be as black as you are painted idiom
  • paragon
  • poppet
  • rough diamond
  • saint
  • salt
  • softie
  • sweetheart
  • sweetie

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Affectionate terms of address

treasureverb [ T ]

uk/ˈtreʒ.ər/us/ˈtreʒ.ɚ/

C2 to take great care of something because you love it or consider it very valuable:

I will always treasure those memories of my dad.
This pen that my grandfather gave me is one of my most treasured possessions.

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Loving and in love

  • absence
  • absence makes the heart grow fonder idiom
  • adoring
  • affection
  • apple
  • carry
  • dear
  • fondly
  • have (got) it bad idiom
  • head over heels (in love) idiom
  • infatuated
  • infatuation
  • lose
  • puppy love
  • romance
  • romantic
  • serious
  • smitten
  • stuck
  • sweep sb off their feet idiom

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