1.珍奇的；珍稀的rare and worth a lot of money
a precious vase稀世花瓶
The crown was set with precious jewels─diamonds, rubies and emeralds.王冠上镶嵌着稀世宝石，有钻石、红宝石和绿宝石。
2.宝贵的；珍贵的valuable or important and not to be wasted
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！
3.受珍爱的；被珍惜的loved or valued very much
precious memories/possessions珍贵的回忆╱财物
4.[obn](informal)（表示气愤）宝贝似的used to show you are angry that another person thinks sth is very important
I didn't touch your precious car!我没碰你那辆宝贝车！
5.道貌岸然的；矫揉造作的very formal, exaggerated and not natural in what you say and do
1.(informal)~ little/few（强调极少或太少）used to emphasize the fact that there is very little of sth or that there are very few of sth
There's precious little to do in this town.这个镇上没有多少可做的事。
I'll tell you but you must keep it a secret. Oh, they are precious, have no fear about that!
我可以告诉你，但你要保密。哦，这些石头当然很珍贵，别担心这个。
We hope XX and XX cherish every little bit of your love, for this is one of your precious wealth of your life after marriage.
但愿xx和xx要爱护保重你们相亲相爱的点点滴滴，这是你们此后婚姻糊口的一份珍贵财富。
It seemed to me, as I kept remembering all this, that those times and those summers had been infinitely precious and worth saving.
对我来说，因为我不断回忆往昔的一切，那些时光那些夏日是无穷宝贵而永远值得怀念的。
All this precious information was set down in notebooks and carried back to Peking for processing and publication.
在笔记本中放下的所有宝贵的数据是的这和被运为处理回到北京和出版。
Life is far too precious to just ignore. Step forward, do what you know you can do, and live the richness of this beautiful day.
生命何其宝贵，岂能等闲无视！行动起来，向前迈进。只要你能做到的，就一定去做。今日，你就要让生活变得丰富多彩、光辉灿烂！
Such a set of links, often of precious metal and with pendants attached, worn as an ornament or symbol of office.
项链这样的一串连结物，经常由贵重金属做成带有垂饰，作为装饰物或职业标记戴用
Shane How much can Tibetan get when their precious natural resource is milked out?
榨取了西藏宝贵的自然资源之后，藏民到底能获益多少？
The surface the children seem laughable and childish imagination but the ability to think on their healthy growth is very precious.
表面上看儿童的想象力显得可笑而幼稚但对他们思维能力的健康成长是非常珍贵的。
I always remind myself that this precious treasure from the heart of middle-aged life.
我时刻提醒自己，要从内心十分珍惜这段宝贵的中年人生。
7There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he was at table.
有一个女人拿著一玉瓶贵重的香液来到耶稣跟前，倒在正坐席的耶稣的头上。
And I have reached it bearing the precious thing that has come with me, as if it were a talisman which I can now unwrap.
我怀揣着我一路伴我的宝贵特质，到达我的樊笼。仿佛它是一个护身符，如今我已可以将它打开了。
There was rising in him a dreadful uneasiness ; something very precious that he wanted to hold seemed close to destruction.
他心中涌起了一丝糟糕的不安情绪，他想要拥有的非常宝贵的东西好像就要毁灭了。
Having said this, she led him to a mansion made of precious stones and filled with a myriad of treasures to delight the senses.
说完，她领着日穹走进一座用宝石修建的大厦，里面有无数的奇珍异宝，令人赏心悦目。
Then he looked up into the sky, clapped his hands, and a shower of precious jewels came down on him.
然后抬头望着天空，拍击手掌，一场宝石雨就会落到他的身上。
Although these precious letters do not reach, I shall nevertheless keep on trying by writing whenever that is possible.
尽管这些宝贵的信件没有寄到，一有可能，我还会继续写的。
Steve: Dear, I was just wondering if you could possibly spare some of your precious time with me next week?
亲爱的，我在想不知道下个礼拜有没有可能把一些你宝贵的时间留给我呢？
While gains in other precious metals may be overdue, analysts were agreed that, ultimately, there was no substitute for gold.
尽管其它贵金属的涨势迟迟未到，但分析师们还是一致认为，最终将没有黄金的替代投资品种。
He said, love is just as this blooming lead rose, a toxic delicacy. There's no need to kiss it repeatedly with your precious lip.
他说，爱情犹如这绽放的铅玫瑰，是搀了毒的美味，没有必要用珍贵的生命之唇去反复亲吻。
She had a very precious jade bracelet given by her mother.
她有一只珍贵的玉镯，是母亲给她的。
there is no doubt that this the vase belongs to li Ming is a precious cultural relics.
毫无疑问，这个属于李明的花瓶是一件珍贵的文物。
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