precious

adjective

/ˈpreʃəs/

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rare and worth a lot of money
- a precious vase
- The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds.
- precious metals
see also precious metal, precious stone, semi-precious
Synonyms valuable
valuable
- precious
- priceless
- irreplaceable
These words all describe something that is worth a lot of money or very important to somebody.
- valuable worth a lot of money:
  The thieves took three pieces of valuable jewellery.
- precious rare and worth a lot of money; loved or valued very much:
  a precious Chinese vase, valued at half a million pounds
  precious memories of our time together
- priceless extremely valuable; loved or valued very much:
  a priceless collection of antiques
- irreplaceable too valuable or special to be replaced
Patterns
- valuable/precious/priceless/irreplaceable possessions
- valuable/precious/priceless antiques/jewels/jewellery
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- very
- incredibly
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry
valuable or important and not to be wasted
- Clean water is a precious commodity in that part of the world.
- You're wasting precious time!
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- very
- incredibly
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry
loved or valued very much synonym treasured
- precious memories/possessions
- precious to somebody You are infinitely precious to me.
Extra Examples
- My family is the most precious thing I have in my life.
- They managed to salvage a few precious possessions from the fire.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- very
- incredibly
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry
[only before noun] (informal) used to show you are angry that another person thinks something is very important
- I didn't touch your precious car!
(disapproving) (especially of people and their behaviour) very formal, exaggerated and not natural in what you say and do synonym affected

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French precios, from Latin pretiosus ‘of great value’, from pretium ‘price’.

单词	precious
释义	precious adjective /ˈpreʃəs/ /ˈpreʃəs/ jump to other results rare and worth a lot of money a precious vase The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds. precious metals see also precious metal, precious stone, semi-precious Synonyms valuablevaluable precious priceless irreplaceable These words all describe something that is worth a lot of money or very important to somebody. valuable worth a lot of money: The thieves took three pieces of valuable jewellery. precious rare and worth a lot of money; loved or valued very much: a precious Chinese vase, valued at half a million pounds precious memories of our time together priceless extremely valuable; loved or valued very much: a priceless collection of antiques irreplaceable too valuable or special to be replaced Patterns valuable/precious/priceless/irreplaceable possessions valuable/precious/priceless antiques/jewels/jewellery Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become seem … adverb extremely very incredibly … preposition to See full entry valuable or important and not to be wasted Clean water is a precious commodity in that part of the world. You're wasting precious time! Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become seem … adverb extremely very incredibly … preposition to See full entry loved or valued very much synonym treasured precious memories/possessions precious to somebody You are infinitely precious to me. Extra Examples My family is the most precious thing I have in my life. They managed to salvage a few precious possessions from the fire. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become seem … adverb extremely very incredibly … preposition to See full entry [only before noun] (informal) used to show you are angry that another person thinks something is very important I didn't touch your precious car! (disapproving) (especially of people and their behaviour) very formal, exaggerated and not natural in what you say and do synonym affected Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French precios, from Latin pretiosus ‘of great value’, from pretium ‘price’. precious adverb /ˈpreʃəs/ /ˈpreʃəs/ (informal) jump to other results precious little/few used to emphasize the fact that there is very little of something or that there are very few of something There's precious little to do in this town. Precious few people can afford those prices. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French precios, from Latin pretiosus ‘of great value’, from pretium ‘price’.
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