precious是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important -- 珍貴的，寶貴的

  • a precious gift 珍貴的禮物

  • a precious moment/memory 寶貴的時刻／記憶

  • Clean water is a precious commodity in many parts of the world. 在世界上很多地方潔淨的水是昂貴的商品。

  • You're so precious to me. 你對我來說就是珍寶。

• 1 behaving in a very formal and unnatural way by giving too much attention to details that are not important and trying too hard to be perfect -- 過分講究的，做作的

  • He's so precious about his work that he never gets anything done. 他對自己的工作太講究了，反而甚麼都做不成。

  • Don't you hate the precious way she speaks, pronouncing each single consonant so precisely. 她講話做作的樣子真讓人討厭，每個子音都發得那麼準確。

• 2 used to express dislike and/or anger -- （表示討厭和／或惱怒）寶貝似的

  • You and your precious car - it's all you're interested in! 你心裡只有你和你那輛寶貝車！

• 3 very -- 極其，非常（同 very）

  • Lots of people will start, but precious few will finish. 許多人即將開始去做，但極少數能完成。

  • Be careful - you'll be precious little help if you come back injured. 小心——如果你受了傷回來就幫不上甚麼忙了。