precious

中英词典：precious

形容词

名词

词语辨析

Precious和valuable都可以表示“珍贵的”或者“宝贵的”，但precious更多地强调情感价值，而valuable更多地强调经济价值。

词汇扩充

其他含义：precious metal（贵金属）；precious stone（宝石）；preciousness（珍贵；宝贵）

近义词

valuable、priceless

反义词

worthless、common

柯林斯词典

形容词

If you say that something such as a resource is precious, you mean that it is valuable and should not be wasted or used badly.

If you describe something as precious, you mean that it is greatly loved or valued by someone.

If you describe someone as precious, you mean that they behave in a formal and unnatural way that is intended to impress people.

名词

If you refer to someone as a precious, you mean that they behave in a formal, unnatural way.

牛津词典

形容词

Of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.

Highly valued and important.

Used as an affectionate form of address.

Dearly loved; cherished.

Affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice.

名词

A person who behaves in an affected or excessively delicate way.

用法

形容词

1. That diamond necklace is precious to her.（那条钻石项链对她来说很珍贵。）
2. Time is precious.（时间是宝贵的。）
3. She has a precious collection of antique furniture.（她有一套珍贵的古董家具。）
4. Don't be so precious about your hair.（不要对你的头发过分讲究。）
5. Look at the precious little baby.（看这个可爱的小宝贝。）

名词

6. Don't be such a precious.（不要表现得这么做作。）

(以上例句参考自Collins和Oxford词典)

例句

1. That ring is made of precious stones.（那个戒指是由宝石制成的。）
2. She is my most precious friend.（她是我最珍贵的朋友。）
3. Time is precious, don't waste it.（时间是宝贵的，不要浪费。）
4. His precious collection of rare coins was stolen.（他那珍贵的稀有硬币收藏被偷了。）
5. Don't be so precious about your possessions.（对你的财物别这么过分珍惜。）
6. She gave me a precious gift.（她给了我一份珍贵的礼物。）
7. He is such a precious child.（他是个非常可爱的孩子。）
8. She became precious about her appearance as she got older.（随着年龄的增长，她变得对自己的外貌过分讲究。）
9. Don't be such a precious.（别那么做作了。）
10. She treated the vase as if it were precious.（她对待那个花瓶就像它是珍品一样。）
11. I'll always treasure these precious memories.（我会永远珍视这些美好的回忆。）
12. He was a precious little boy with big blue eyes.（他是个有着大蓝眼睛的可爱男孩。）
13. She is a precious gem in our team.（她是我们团队中的一颗宝石。）
14. He's a bit precious about his car.（他对他的车有点过于珍视。）
15. She is a precious girl who deserves the best.（她是个值得拥有最好的可爱女孩。）
16. He always speaks with precious words and gestures.（他总是说话和做手势都很做作。）
17. She is my precious.（她是我的亲爱的。）
18. He is a precious person who always tries to impress others.（他是个总是试图给别人留下印象的做作的人。）
19. Don't waste your precious time on meaningless things.（不要把你宝贵的时间浪费在无意义的事情上。）
20. She has a precious collection of vintage cars.（她有一套珍贵的复古汽车收藏。）
21. She treats her books as if they were precious gems.（她对待她的书就像它们是珍贵的宝石一样。）