precious

珍貴的、貴重的、寶貴的

The museum keeps its most precious jewels in a locked vault.

博物館把最貴重的珠寶鎖在保險庫裡。

珍愛的、寶貝的

These old letters are precious to me, even if they look worthless.

這些舊信件對我來說很珍貴，就算看起來一文不值。

可愛的、討人喜歡的口語

She showed me a precious photo of her baby nephew.

她給我看了一張她小姪子超可愛的照片。

矯揉造作的、做作的貶義

His writing style is far too precious for my taste.

他的文筆太過雕琢做作，不合我的口味。

極、非常口語，用於 little 或 few 前

There was precious little food left in the fridge.

冰箱裡剩下的食物少得可憐。