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单词

precious

读音

ˈpreʃəs

美式 ˈpreʃəs

英式 ˈpreʃəs

词根

Precious 这个词源自拉丁词根 'preci-'，意为“价格”或“价值”。由 'preci-' 派生出的单词还有：preciate (估价)，appreciate (欣赏)，appreciation (尚识或者欣赏)

释义

["adj. 宝贵的；珍贵的；矫揉造作的\n n. (Precious)人名；(英)普雷舍斯，普雷舍丝(女名)\n \n [\n 比较级\n more precious\n 最高级\n most precious\n ]"]

例句

You're wasting precious time!

你在浪费宝贵的时间！

Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie.

家人的支持对乔茜尤为珍贵。

A family break allows you to spend precious time together.

一次家庭休假使你有机会和家人共度宝贵时光。

强化记忆

为了记住这个单词，你可以设想一位珠宝店的老板把每件宝石都当作非常珍贵的事物来看待，他说：“这些are my precious。”

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But really, every measurement it makesis precious,because it's teaching us about the relationship

What are we going to do about this,our precious land?Well, looking at honey DNA,

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But sometimes --sometimes even precious cargo.So our culture is flourishing,

His parents think sometimesit's a precious commodity,so they'll keep it in a cupboard.

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