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precious
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of PRECIOUS
[more precious; most precious]
1
: rare and worth a lot of money贵重的；珍贵的
- diamonds and other precious stones钻石和其他宝石
- precious jewels/jewelry稀世珍宝
◊ A precious metal is an expensive metal (such as gold) that is used especially for jewelry.贵金属（尤用于做珠宝首饰的昂贵金属，如黄金）
— see also semiprecious 2
: very valuable or important : too valuable or important to be wasted or used carelessly宝贵的；珍贵的
- We can save precious time by taking this shortcut.我们可以抄近路节省宝贵时间。
- They were able to be together for only a few precious hours/days.他们只有宝贵的几小时/天时间能待在一起。
- precious resources宝贵资源
3
: greatly loved, valued, or important珍贵的；重要的
- precious memories珍贵的记忆
- the family's most precious moments这个家庭最重要的时刻
- a very precious [=dear] friend亲爱的朋友
4
US, informal : having a very pleasing and usually youthful appearance or quality : cute可爱的；讨人喜欢的
- Aren't those children precious?那些孩子不是很可爱吗？
5
formal + disapproving : having a too careful, precise, or polite quality that seems false or annoying（言行）矫揉造作的，过分讲究的
- The sometimes precious writing makes the book difficult to read.有时过分讲究的写作使这本书读起来很困难。
- precious manners矫揉造作的举止
— preciously
adverb- a somewhat preciously written book语言有些过分考究的书
- We have preciously [=precious] little time left.我们的宝贵时间只剩下很少一点了。
— preciousness
noun [noncount]- The preciousness of the writing annoys me.这篇文章很做作，让我有些恼火。
2 precious /ˈprɛʃəs/ adverb
2 precious
/ˈprɛʃəs/
adverb
Learner's definition of PRECIOUS
: very or extremely非常；极其
- She had precious little to say.她几乎没什么可说的。
- There are precious few hours of sunlight left.没剩多少日照时间了。
preciousness noun
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective That so many of China's cleverest and most creative men and women had to sell their books and their most precious carvings and family seals to keep themselves alive, while corpulent nationalists and their friends dined well in local banquet halls, gave them some right to schadenfreude. 
Simon Winchester, The Man Who Loved China, 2008 Of course, the war pronounces on us all. Some precious glee we seek is absent, the season less substantial, less likeable. Richard Ford, Wall Street Journal, 14-15 June 2008 The world is, as usual, a frightening place to enter for all save the precious few impaired by inherited security. David Mamet, True and False, 1997 … and, though to him those precious moments at the end of each day had symbolized the realization of his every hope, to her they had meant not a goddamn thing. Philip Roth, American Pastoral, 1997 diamonds and other precious stones We can save precious time by taking this shortcut. They were able to be together for only a few precious hours. the family's most precious moments Adverb She had precious little to say. There are precious few hours of sunlight left. See More
Simon Winchester, The Man Who Loved China, 2008 Of course, the war pronounces on us all. Some precious glee we seek is absent, the season less substantial, less likeable. Richard Ford, Wall Street Journal, 14-15 June 2008 The world is, as usual, a frightening place to enter for all save the precious few impaired by inherited security. David Mamet, True and False, 1997 … and, though to him those precious moments at the end of each day had symbolized the realization of his every hope, to her they had meant not a goddamn thing. Philip Roth, American Pastoral, 1997 diamonds and other precious stones We can save precious time by taking this shortcut. They were able to be together for only a few precious hours. the family's most precious moments Adverb She had precious little to say. There are precious few hours of sunlight left. See More Recent Examples on the Web Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022 In addition to her precious Cornelia James gloves, Launer handbags and Barbour jackets, some brands graced with the royal warrant include Burberry, Pringle of Scotland knitwear, Hunter boots and Cartier. Rory Satran, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 In solitary confinement, human touch becomes as precious as water in the desert. James Burns, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022 The Broncos turned those precious seconds into a field goal as the clock expired, winning as a 7.5-point underdog. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Handmade with porcelain, these delicate little succulent earrings would look so precious on a plant lover's lobes. Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 7 Sep. 2022 Long live the fig—and long live its precious little fig wasps. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 7 Sep. 2022 That leaves it with precious little room for error. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Frustrated by her own experience as a busy person giving up precious weeknights to unsuccessful dates, Forbes 30 Under 30 winner Lizz Warner founded Gleam in 2019. Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 6 Sep. 2022 See More
Adjective
Labor Day is behind us, school is back in session, and the warm days of summer are dwindling down to a precious few. Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022 In addition to her precious Cornelia James gloves, Launer handbags and Barbour jackets, some brands graced with the royal warrant include Burberry, Pringle of Scotland knitwear, Hunter boots and Cartier. Rory Satran, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 In solitary confinement, human touch becomes as precious as water in the desert. James Burns, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022 The Broncos turned those precious seconds into a field goal as the clock expired, winning as a 7.5-point underdog. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2022 Handmade with porcelain, these delicate little succulent earrings would look so precious on a plant lover's lobes. Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 7 Sep. 2022 Long live the fig—and long live its precious little fig wasps. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 7 Sep. 2022 That leaves it with precious little room for error. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022 Frustrated by her own experience as a busy person giving up precious weeknights to unsuccessful dates, Forbes 30 Under 30 winner Lizz Warner founded Gleam in 2019. Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 6 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective and Adverb
Middle English, from Anglo-French precios, from Latin pretiosus, from pretium price — more at price entry 1
First Known Use
Adjective
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
1595, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of precious was in the 13th century adjective
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