precious
单词辨析：
强调稀有且价值不菲的。
precious vases
稀世花瓶
There is a crown set with precious jewels in his safe.
他保险箱里有一个嵌满贵重宝石的王冠。
较正式用词，指花费太多钱的，尤指超过愿意支付的价钱的。
Such a set of furniture would be extremely costly to buy.
买这么一套家具要花很多钱。
He wanted to know how to avoid costly legal proceedings.
他想知道如何避开昂贵的法律诉讼。
指价格贵的，通常作表语。
Cars are dearer in Britain than in Europe.
汽车在英国比在欧洲要贵。
Everything is so dear now.
现在什么东西都这么贵。
强调花钱多、价格高的。
This apartment is too expensive for me to buy.
这套公寓太贵了，我买不起。
They went to the most expensive restaurant in town to celebrate her birthday.
他们去城里最贵的餐馆庆祝她的生日。
强调十分值钱的。
His wife was wondering where he put their most valuable belongings.
他的妻子很想知道他把他们最值钱的财物放在哪里。
Two valuable paintings were stolen from that museum last night.
那个博物馆昨晚有两幅名贵的画失窃。
相关例句：
Don't idle away your precious time.
别闲磨大好时光！
There are three precious things in Northeast china, i.e.ginseng, marten, and Wula sedge.
东北三宝，人参、貂皮、乌拉草。
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。
Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource.
水正成为日益珍贵的资源。
With geological maps, books and atlases you can find out all the proven sites of precious minerals.
有了地质图、书籍和地图册，你便可以找到所有已探明的珍贵矿藏的位置。
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。