4周搞定2000+托福核心词
appreciable = ap(加强) + preci(价值) + able(能…的) = 可估价的;可察觉的
apprecilyab = ap(加强) + preci(价值) + ly(表副词) + able(能…的) = 可估价地→明显地
ous = ous(形容词) = 有优势的
adventurous = ad(临近) + vent(来，走) + ure(行为) + ous(形容词) =
有价值的→宝贵的
precious
常考释义
One thing the Egyptian were very very good at was imitating precious stones.
埃及人非常非常擅长的事情之一就是仿造珍贵的宝石。
来源于：听力OFFICIAL50 L1adj. 挚爱的；珍爱的
It is every parent's nightmare to lose a precious child.
失去亲爱的孩子是每一个父母的噩梦。
You must give her your most precious possession.
你必须把你最宝贵的东西献给她。
来自《亚特兰蒂斯 第1季第6集》
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adj. 珍贵的；昂贵的
Among the most precious objects in the collection is a thirteenth-century silver goblet.
藏品中最昂贵的是一个13世纪的银质高脚杯。
Moreover, commodities (such as wine, precious oils, and metals) imported from the Near East by the royal courts of predynastic Upper Egypt would have been channeled through the Memphis region on their way south.
此外，埃及前王朝时代，上埃及地区的宫廷从近东地区进口商品（如酒、油和金属）时，在他们向南行进的过程中会穿越孟斐斯地区。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL51 P1One thing the Egyptian were very very good at was imitating precious stones.
埃及人非常非常擅长的事情之一就是仿造珍贵的宝石。
来源于：听力OFFICIAL50 L2Every town wanted one; conquerors seized them as especially precious spoils of war; tourists came to see and hear these machines the way they made pilgrimages to sacred relics.
每个城镇都想要一个；胜利者视它们为珍贵的战利品，在游人去神圣古迹朝圣的路上，他们专程去看并听这些钟表。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL30 P3Ancient demands for obsidian (a black volcanic rock useful for making mirrors and tools) led to trade with Armenia to the north, while jade for cutting tools was brought from Turkistan, and the precious stone lapis lazuli was imported from Afghanistan.
古代对黑曜石（一种火山岩，可以用来制作镜子和工具）的需求引发了（中东地区）与北方的亚美尼亚之间的贸易；用作切削工具的玉石从土耳其斯坦购买；而稀有贵重的琉璃青金石是从阿富汗地区进口。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL16 P1Although limited to a skull, the Pakicetus fossil provides precious details on the origins of cetaceans.
尽管只是个头盖骨，但它却提供了研究原始鲸类动物起源的珍贵信息。
来源于：阅读OFFICIAL2 P2adj. 宝贝似的（强调对他人珍视东西的厌恶）<贬>
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宝贝脸蛋。
I'm sick of hearing about your precious new car.
听你说你的宝贝新车让我感到恶心。
your precious dog
你的宝贝狗
adj. 珍贵的；宝贵的
Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource.
水正成为日益珍贵的资源。
Salt is nearly as precious as gold in many places.
在很多地方，盐几乎和金子一样珍贵。
A family holiday allows you to spend precious time together.
家庭度假会让你们一起度过宝贵的时光。
This wastes precious time.
这是在浪费宝贵的时间。
Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie.
家人的支持对乔茜而言尤为珍贵。
My life is more precious to me than my property.
对我而言，我的生命比财产更宝贵。
adj. 矫揉造作的<贬>
He has a slightly precious prose style.
他散文的风格有些矫揉造作。
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。
adv. precious few/little：极少；非常少
That is a theory that precious few would have cared to embrace.
那是一个只有极少数人愿意接受的理论。
We've had precious few days off recently.
我们最近只有很少的几天假。
Precious few home-buyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments.
只会有极少数购房者会注意到每月的还款额减少了。
We've had precious little to celebrate recently.
最近我们没什么可庆祝的。
There was precious little evidence.
只有少得可怜的证据。
precious moment
珍贵的时刻
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