precious 音标拼音: [pr'ɛʃəs]
a . 宝贵的,珍贵的,过于精致的,珍爱的
宝贵的,珍贵的,过於精致的,珍爱的
precious adv 1 :
extremely ; "
there is precious little time left " [
synonym :
{
precious }, {
preciously }]
adj 1 :
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for ;
"
a cherished friend "; "
children are precious "; "
a treasured heirloom "; "
so good to feel wanted " [
synonym :
{
cherished }, {
precious }, {
treasured }, {
wanted }]
2 :
of high worth or cost ; "
diamonds ,
sapphires ,
rubies ,
and emeralds are precious stones "
3 :
held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature ; "
a valued friend "; "
precious memories "
[
synonym : {
valued }, {
precious }]
4 :
obviously contrived to charm ; "
an insufferably precious performance "; "
a child with intolerably cute mannerisms "
[
synonym : {
cute }, {
precious }]
Precious \
Pre "
cious \,
a . [
OF .
precious ,
precius ,
precios ,
F .
pr ['
e ]
cieux ,
L .
pretiosus ,
fr .
pretium price ,
worth ,
value .
See {
Price }.]
1 .
Of great price ;
costly ;
as ,
a precious stone . "
The precious bane ." --
Milton .
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2 .
Of great value or worth ;
very valuable ;
highly esteemed ;
dear ;
beloved ;
as ,
precious recollections .
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She is more precious than rules . --
Prov .
iii .
15 .
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Many things which are most precious are neglected only because the value of them lieth hid . --
Hooker .
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Note :
Also used ironically ;
as ,
a precious rascal .
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3 .
Particular ;
fastidious ;
overnice ;
overrefined .
Cf .
{
Pr ['
e ]
cieuse }, {
Preciosity }.
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Lest that precious folk be with me wroth . --
Chaucer .
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Elaborate embroidery of precious language .
--
Saintsbury .
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Webster 1913 Suppl .]
{
Precious metals },
the uncommon and highly valuable metals ,
esp .
gold and silver .
{
Precious stones },
gems ;
jewels .
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173 Moby Thesaurus words for "
precious ":
Gongoresque ,
Gongoristic ,
Marinistic ,
absolute ,
admired ,
adored ,
affected ,
alembicated ,
angel ,
arrant ,
artful ,
artificial ,
babe ,
baby ,
baby -
doll ,
beloved ,
beyond price ,
buttercup ,
cherished ,
cherub ,
chichi ,
chick ,
chickabiddy ,
choice ,
choosy ,
classical ,
complete ,
consummate ,
costly ,
crass ,
darling ,
dear ,
dearly beloved ,
deary ,
decided ,
definitive ,
doll ,
downright ,
duck ,
duckling ,
effete ,
egregious ,
elaborate ,
elaborated ,
elegant ,
esteemed ,
euphemistic ,
euphuistic ,
exact ,
expensive ,
exquisite ,
fastidious ,
favorite ,
finicky ,
flagrant ,
formalistic ,
fussy ,
glaring ,
golden ,
good as gold ,
goody good -
good ,
goody -
goody ,
gross ,
hallowed ,
held dear ,
high -
priced ,
hon ,
honey ,
honey bunch ,
honey child ,
hyperelegant ,
idolized ,
inestimable ,
intolerable ,
invaluable ,
irreplaceable ,
la -
di -
da ,
lamb ,
lambkin ,
love ,
loved ,
lover ,
mannered ,
methodical ,
meticulous ,
mincing ,
namby -
pamby ,
nice ,
of great price ,
orderly ,
ostentatious ,
out -
and -
out ,
outright ,
overdone ,
overelaborate ,
overelegant ,
overnice ,
overprecise ,
overrefined ,
particular ,
pedantic ,
perfect ,
persnickety ,
pet ,
petkins ,
picky ,
popular ,
positive ,
precieuse ,
precieux ,
precious heart ,
precise ,
precisian ,
precisianistic ,
precisionist ,
precisionistic ,
pretentious ,
priceless ,
pricey ,
prized ,
profound ,
pronounced ,
proper ,
punctilious ,
puristic ,
rank ,
rare ,
recherche ,
regular ,
revered ,
rich ,
scrupulous ,
shattering ,
shocking ,
showy ,
simpering ,
snookums ,
sophisticated ,
squeamish ,
stark ,
stark -
staring ,
studied ,
sugar ,
superlative ,
surpassing ,
sweet ,
sweetheart ,
sweetie ,
sweetkins ,
sweets ,
the veriest ,
thorough ,
thoroughgoing ,
total ,
treasured ,
unbearable ,
unconscionable ,
undeniable ,
unequivocal ,
unmitigated ,
unnatural ,
unqualified ,
unrelieved ,
unspoiled ,
utter ,
valuable ,
valued ,
venerable ,
venerated ,
well -
beloved ,
well -
liked ,
white -
haired ,
worthy
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Precious (film) - Wikipedia In 1987, 16-year-old Claireece Precious Jones lives in New York City 's Harlem neighborhood with her unemployed mother, Mary, who subjects her to constant physical, sexual, and verbal abuse Precious has also been raped by her now-absent father, Carl, resulting in two pregnancies
PRECIOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of PRECIOUS is of great value or high price How to use precious in a sentence
Precious Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary A precious metal is an expensive metal (such as gold) that is used especially for jewelry
PRECIOUS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com PRECIOUS definition: of high price or great value; very valuable or costly See examples of precious used in a sentence
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire - Metacritic Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece “Precious” Jones, a sixteen-year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want She’s pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically
PRECIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary PRECIOUS definition: 1 of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important: 2 behaving in a very formal and… Learn more
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire movie review The comedian Mo'Nique plays Mary, Precious’ chain-smoking couch potato of a mother, treating her daughter like a domestic servant and turning a blind eye on years of abuse
Precious (2009) - IMDb Because of her current pregnancy, Precious' principal transfers her into an alternative school, where sympathetic teacher Miss Blu Rain tries to convince her that she can have a future if she learns how to read and write, and Precious starts to believe her
Precious - Full Cast Crew - TV Guide In 1987 Harlem, 16-year-old Claireece Jones, who goes by her middle name, Precious, is illiterate, overweight, and pregnant--for the second time, by the same man: her biological father, who has
PRECIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If something is precious to you, you regard it as important and do not want to lose it