pre·cious¹/`prɛʃəs; ˈpreʃəs/ adj 1 very important to you 珍贵的，宝贵的: precious memories of my wife 对我妻子的珍贵回忆 2 valuable because of being rare 〔因稀少而〕贵重的，珍贵的: A number of precious objects were stolen. 一些贵重物品被盗。 precious metal (=a rare and valuable metal such as gold or silver) 贵金属〈如金、银等〉 precious stone (=a rare and valuable jewel, such as a diamond or ruby) 宝石〈如钻石、红宝石等〉