| 釋義 |
precious /'prefas; 'preJas/ adj 1 of great value and beauty: 貴重的; 寶貴畝： the ~ metals, gold, platinum; 貴峑屬 [ 金，細(xì);’ ~ stones, diamonds, rubies, etc. 寶石 (It 石，紅寶石等) 。 2 highly valued; dear: 珍愛(ài)的; 可愛(ài)的： Her children are very ~ to her. 她極疼爰她的孩子。 3 (colloq) (as in intensive) complete: (俗) (用于加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣) 完全的; 徹底的： a ~ fool. 大傻瓜。 It cost a ~ sight more than I could afford, much more. 它的楹格遠(yuǎn)超出我所能負(fù)擔(dān)的。 4 (of language, workmanship, etc) over-refined; affected. (指 3 語(yǔ)，手藝等) 過(guò)于講究的; 過(guò)于細(xì)心的; 矯揉造作的。 [j adv (colloq) very: (俗) 很; 甚： I have ~ little (- hardly any) money left. 我涅剩丁什么錢(qián)了。 ~ly adv ~ness n |