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preciousness

/presh-uhs/US // ˈprɛʃ əs //UK // (ˈprɛʃəs) //

珍贵,珍贵性,宝贵,贵重物品

Related Words

beloved爱人,挚爱的,爱戴的,爱好者darling亲爱的,宝贝,宝贝儿,亲爱dear亲爱的,亲爱,亲,尊敬的inestimable不可估量的,不可估量,无可估量,无可估量的loved喜爱,所爱,所爱的,喜爱的pet宠物,爱抚,宠儿,爱宠adored崇拜的,爱慕,爱慕的,崇拜cherished珍贵的,珍惜的,珍惜,珍视idolized偶像化的,偶像化,崇拜的人,崇拜的prized珍贵的,受重视的,受宠的,珍贵treasured珍贵的,宝贵的,珍贵,宝藏的choice选择,选择权,选择题,抉择costly昂贵的,成本高,成本高的,费用高昂exquisite精致,玲珑剔透,精美的,精致的fine罚款,精细,精细的,细致high-priced高价,高价的,高价位,高价位的invaluable价值连城,价值连城的,非常宝贵的,非常有价值的priceless无价之宝,无价的,无价,无价证券rich丰富,丰富的,富有,富有的valuable有价值的,有价值,价值连城,价值

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
    • : highly esteemed for some spiritual, nonmaterial, or moral quality: precious memories.
    • : dear; beloved: a precious child.
    • : affectedly or excessively delicate, refined, or nice: precious manners.
    • : flagrant; gross: a precious fool.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a dearly beloved person; darling.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : extremely; very: She wastes precious little time.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inglory
Synonyms
brilliance辉煌,亮光,光芒,光彩夺目grandeur宏伟,气势,辉煌,宏伟壮观luster光泽,光泽度,光彩,光彩夺目majesty威严,庄严,尊严,庄严性splendor光辉,绚烂,辉煌,绚丽brightness亮度,光度,光明度,光亮度effulgence效益,辉度,辉光,辉映fineness细度,精度,精细度,纯度magnificence辉煌,壮丽,壮美,壮观pageantry庆典活动,庆典,庆典仪式,宴会pomp奢华,夸张,奢靡,壮观radiance光芒,光泽度,光泽,光彩resplendence辉煌,璀璨,璀璨夺目,辉光richness丰富性,丰富度,丰富程度,丰富的内容sublimity崇高性,崇高,崇高感,升华sumptuousness华贵,奢华,华美,奢华感gorgeousness绚丽多彩,华美,绚丽的色彩,华丽

Examples

  • My clients lost precious years with loved ones, plus jobs and educational opportunities.

  • James hauled anything regional and precious on board, as if later it would all prove to have been a myth if he didn’t carry some away as proof that it existed.

  • The government referred to the funds as “key clients” that provided “important sources of revenue and market intelligence” for the precious metals desk.

  • Now I cover my precious with this clear polycarbonate armor.

  • A precious metals dealer who sold overpriced gold and silver to older conservatives was sued by the US federal government and 30 states this week for alleged large-scale fraud.

  • What does the preciousness of our white flesh represent in contrast to burnt brown bodies created by our bombs?

  • He stripped it of its preciousness, embraced its commercial, mass appeal, and turned the designer into a celebrity.

  • Some of his preciousness is a veneer, however, for his fatalistic streak.

  • He would shake them with this horror, he would thrill them with this sense of the infinite preciousness and holiness of life!

  • It was under your ministry I was brought to know Christ, and feel the preciousness of his love.'

  • I know so well the preciousness of those smiles that tell one the mind is not held out of all reach of soothing.

  • I am uniformly cheerful now—feeling the preciousness of these moments, in which I still possess love and thought.

  • She had always felt a kind of sanctity about her mouth, a preciousness that must not be cheaply cast away.

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