一、詳細(xì)釋義:


adj.

貴重的;寶貴的


例句:

How can they smuggle the precious packet past the guards?

他們何以能偷帶著貴重的包裹走過警衛(wèi)人員而不被發(fā)現(xiàn)呢?


例句:

He has sent me most precious gifts.

他送給我極為珍貴的禮物。


珍愛的,寶貝的


例句:

The car is really precious to him.

這部車對他來說是個寶貝。


例句:

For their precious capital they put up no fight.

他們沒有為保衛(wèi)自己珍愛的首都而戰(zhàn)。


【貶】(指語言、風(fēng)格等)過于講究的,矯揉造作的


例句:

His writings reveal a precious style.

他的文章流露出不討好的做作風(fēng)格。


【口】十足的;完全的


例句:

He is a precious scoundrel!

他簡直就是個流氓!


例句:

He is a precious miser.

他是個十足的吝嗇鬼。


adv.

【口】極其;非常,很


例句:

I have precious little to say.

我?guī)缀鯚o話可說。


例句:

There's precious little to do with the project.

這項工程沒多少事要做了。


n.

【口】(用作表示親昵的稱呼語)親愛的人,寶貝


例句:

What did you say, precious?

親愛的,你說什么呀?


例句:

She had clasped her arms about his neck, she was calling him darling, precious, loved one.

她的胳膊擁緊他的脖子,叫他親愛的,寶貝兒,和心肝兒。


二、詞義辨析:


valuable,precious

這兩個形容詞均含“貴重的,有價值的”之意。 valuable指有相當(dāng)價值,可高價出售的,或有用、有益的東西。 precious指因稀罕、不易得到而很值錢,或因本身的品質(zhì)而具有極大的價值。


三、相關(guān)短語:


precious stone

n.寶石


precious metal

貴金屬


四、參考例句:


Pandas are precious creatures.

熊貓是珍貴的動物。


Diamonds are precious stones.

鉆石是一種寶石。


What did you say, precious?

親愛的,你說什么呀?


He is a precious miser.

他是個十足的吝嗇鬼。


He is a precious scoundrel!

他簡直就是個流氓!


The car is really precious to him.

這部車對他來說是個寶貝。


Wisdom is more precious than wealth.

智慧比財富更寶貴。


Don't idle away your precious time.

不要把大好時光浪費掉。


His writings reveal a precious style.

他的文章流露出不討好的做作風(fēng)格。


He has sent me most precious gifts.

他送給我極為珍貴的禮物。