You should make good use of every precious minute to study.

你应很好利用宝贵的每一分钟去学习。

Pandas are precious creatures.

熊猫是珍贵的动物。

That old book is my most precious possession.

那本旧书是我最珍贵的财产。

He is a rather precious young man.

他是一个惺惺作态的年轻男子。

precious few people can afford prices like that.

没有什麽人出得起那个价钱。

a precious vase

稀世花瓶

The crown was set with precious jewels'u2500diamonds, rubies and emeralds.

王冠上镶嵌着稀世珍宝——有钻石、红宝石、绿宝石。

Clean water is a precious commodity in that part of the world.

在世界的那个地方，洁净的水是宝贵的东西。

You're wasting precious time!

你在浪费宝贵的时间！

precious memories'/possessions

珍贵的回忆 / 财物

I didn't touch your precious car!

我没碰你那辆宝贝车！

['u4e0d'u53ef'u6570'u540d'u8bcd]the preciousness of an old friendship

悠久友谊的可贵

His writings reveal an unattractive preciousness of style.

他的文章流露出不讨好的做作风格。

There's precious little to do in this town.

这个镇上没有多少可做的事。

After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious...

在国外呆了4个月后，在家的每一刻都是宝贵的。

A family break allows you to spend precious time together...

家庭度假会让你们一起度过宝贵的时光。

...jewellery and precious objects belonging to her mother.

她妈妈的珠宝和珍奇物品

Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie...

家庭的支持对乔茜来说尤为可贵。

Mary left her most precious possession 'u2014 a small bookcase 'u2014 to her niece.

玛丽把她最珍视的财产——一个小书架，留给了她的侄女。

You don't care about anything but yourself and your precious face.

你什么都不关心，除了你自己和你那张娇贵的脸。

Actors, he decided, were too precious and neurotic.

他认定演员们太做作，并且都神经兮兮的。

The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently...

银行最近没几件值得庆贺的事。

precious few homebuyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments.

极少数购房者会注意到他们月还款额的减少。

They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.

它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产.

Luckily our precious records were saved from the fire.

幸运地,我们这些珍贵的记录从火灾中抢救了出来.

Night hours in spring are extremely precious.

春宵一刻值千金.

Don't fritter away your precious time.

大好时光,不可等闲度过.

This precious mineral is found in many provinces.

许多省都有这种珍贵矿物.

Spring rain is as precious as oil.

春雨贵如油.

用作定语～+ n.

1. Gold, silver and platinum are precious metals.
   金、银、白金是贵金属。
2. Diamonds, rubies and emeralds are included with precious stones.
   钻石、红宝石和绿宝石都属于宝石。
3. She owned many precious antiques.
   她拥有很多珍贵的古董。
4. He poured a few drops of the precious liquid into the glass.
   他往杯子里倒了几滴这种珍贵的液体。
5. That old toy is my most precious possession.
   那个旧玩具是我最珍爱的家产。
6. He has sent me most precious gifts.
   他送给我极其珍贵的礼物。
7. The original Declaration of Independence is a precious document kept in Washington.《
   独立宣言》原件是华盛顿的一份珍贵文件。
8. My precious darling!
   我的心肝宝贝!
9. She is a precious child.
   她是位可爱的孩子。
10. She was a precious, old-fashioned lady in her 90's.
    她是一个90多岁的、过分讲究的旧式老太太。
11. “Stop using that pen, it is mine.”“Take you precious pen, then!”
    “别用那支笔,那是我的。”“那就把你的这支宝贝笔拿走吧。”
12. A precious friend you have been.
    你真是个宝贝朋友。
13. He is a precious fool.
    他是个十足的傻瓜。
14. They have made a precious mess of their work.
    他们把工作搞得一团糟。
15. He has got into a precious mess.
    他已陷入困境。
16. Don't be in such a precious hurry.
    不要这么匆忙。
17. The TV set costs a precious sight more than you think.
    这台电视机的价格比你想的贵得多。

用作表语S+be+～

1. My time is precious; I can only give you a few minutes.
   我的时间是宝贵的,我只能见你几分钟。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. Your friendship is most precious to me.
   你的友谊对我来说是非常珍贵的。
2. Time is precious to us.
   时间对我们来说非常宝贵。
3. My life is more precious to me than my property.
   生命对我来说比财产更珍贵。

S+be+～+to- v

1. Grain is too precious to waste.
   粮食十分珍贵,不可浪费。

～+名词

• precious%20aid">precious aid宝贵的援助
• precious%20book">precious book珍贵的书
• precious%20experience">precious experience宝贵的经验
• precious%20find">precious find珍贵的发现
• precious%20gift">precious gift珍贵的礼物
• precious%20images">precious images挖空心思的想象
• precious%20knowledge">precious knowledge宝贵的知识
• precious%20medicines">precious medicines贵重的药物
• precious%20memento">precious memento珍贵纪念品
• precious%20metals">precious metals贵金属
• precious%20moments">precious moments珍贵的时刻
• precious%20gems">precious gems宝石
• precious%20qualities">precious qualities宝贵品质
• precious%20specimens">precious specimens珍贵的标本
• precious%20stones">precious stones宝石
• precious%20words">precious words金玉良言
• precious%20young%20man">precious young man惺惺作态的年轻男子

～+介词

• precious%20to%20sb">precious to sb对某人来说很重要

• Water was precious: one..had to go every day..to fetch it.

  出自：D. M. Thomas

• Jack took my hand and held it..as if I were a precious possession.

  出自：F. Weldon