1 precious /ˈprɛʃəs/ adjective Learner's definition of PRECIOUS
[more precious; most precious]
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: rare and worth a lot of money貴重的;珍貴的 ◊ A precious metal is an expensive metal (such as gold) that is used especially for jewelry.貴金屬(尤用於做珠寶首飾的昂貴金屬,如黃金)
— see also semiprecious 2
: very valuable or important : too valuable or important to be wasted or used carelessly寶貴的;珍貴的 3
: greatly loved, valued, or important珍貴的;重要的 4
US, informal : having a very pleasing and usually youthful appearance or quality : cute可愛的;討人喜歡的 5
formal + disapproving : having a too careful, precise, or polite quality that seems false or annoying(言行)矯揉造作的,過分講究的
— preciousness
noun [noncount] 2 precious /ˈprɛʃəs/ adverb
2 precious
/ˈprɛʃəs/
adverb
Learner's definition of PRECIOUS