precious

珍贵的、贵重的、宝贵的

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

博物馆把最贵重的珠宝锁在保险库里。

珍爱的、宝贝的

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

这些旧信件对我来说很珍贵，就算看起来一文不值。

可爱的、讨人喜欢的口语

She showed me a precious photo of her baby nephew.

她给我看了一张她小姪子超可爱的照片。

矫揉造作的、做作的贬义

His writing style is far too precious for my taste.

他的文笔太过雕琢做作，不合我的口味。

极、非常口语，用于 little 或 few 前

There was precious little food left in the fridge.

冰箱里剩下的食物少得可怜。