| 单词 | precious |
| 释义 | precious (once / 142 pages) adjadv To call something precious is to describe it as highly valued. Think of a gemstone when you call your baby sister precious. Diamonds, emeralds and rubies are all precious stones and gold and silver are precious metals. If it is something valuable and treasured, it can be called precious too. Fresh water is a precious resource especially in desert countries. Many precious books and painting have been destroyed through fire and war. On a more personal note, guard your memories as they will always be precious to you. WORD FAMILYprecious: preciosity, preciousest, preciously, preciousness, semiprecious+/preciosity: preciosities USAGE EXAMPLESGold XAU= was sluggish, with the precious metal sliding about 0.1 percent to $1,150.82, after a flat start to the year on Monday. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Some critics find Mills’s work quirky or precious; some find it inert. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) If the result is great literature, it would be perverse to judge hearing voices an aberration requiring treatment rather than a precious gift. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj of high worth or cost diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones Syn valuable having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange 2adj held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature precious memories Syn valued worthy having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable 3adj characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for children are precious Syn cherished, treasured, wanted loved held dear 4adj obviously contrived to charm an insufferably precious performance Syn cute artful marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft 5adv extremely there is precious little time left Syn preciously |
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