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ADJ-GRADED
寶貴的；珍貴的；貴重的
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.
例句
After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious...
在國外呆了4個月后，在家的每一刻都是寶貴的。
A family break allows you to spend precious time together...
家庭度假會讓你們一起度過寶貴的時光。
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ADJ-GRADED
珍奇的；珍稀的
Precious objects and materials are worth a lot of money because they are rare.
例句
...jewellery and precious objects belonging to her mother.
她媽媽的珠寶和珍奇物品
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ADJ-GRADED
值得珍視的；可貴的；重要的
If something is precious to you, you regard it as important and do not want to lose it.
例句
Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie...
家庭的支持對喬茜來說尤為可貴。
Mary left her most precious possession — a small bookcase — to her niece.
瑪麗把她最珍視的財產——一個小書架，留給了她的侄女。
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ADJ
寶貝似的（強調對別人珍視的東西表示厭惡）
People sometimes use precious to emphasize their dislike for things which other people think are important.
例句
You don't care about anything but yourself and your precious face.
你什么都不關心，除了你自己和你那張嬌貴的臉。
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ADJ-GRADED
矯揉造作的；一本正經的
If you describe someone as precious, you mean that they behave in a formal and unnatural way.
例句
Actors, he decided, were too precious and neurotic.
他認定演員們太做作，并且都神經兮兮的。
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PHRASE
一點點；極少
If you say that there is precious little of something, you are emphasizing that there is very little of it, and that it would be better if there were more. Precious few has a similar meaning.
例句
The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently...
銀行最近沒幾件值得慶賀的事。
Precious few homebuyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments.
極少數購房者會注意到他們月還款額的減少。