| 单词 | preciously |
| 释义 | preciously adverb disapprovinguk/ˈpreʃ.əs.li/us/ˈpreʃ.əs.li/in a way that is tooformalandunnatural: 过分讲究地，做作地Hespeakstoo preciously for myliking.他说话太做作了，我很不喜欢。 Affected & insincere
Examplesofpreciouslypreciously The short, round man who came through the curtains at the back of the store uttered the namepreciouslyas might an old woman. From theCambridge English Corpus But this is not to say that 12k's focus - or that of microsound in general - is all academic, nor allpreciouslyquiet and minimalist. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, for example, presidential candidates tended to disguise their neoliberal intentions in a tight race out of fear of losingpreciouslyneeded votes. From theCambridge English Corpus These companies realised much of their hard-earned andpreciouslyconserved reserves to tide them over the winter period until better days came. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The green belt ispreciouslyguarded and will continue to be so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry, but time ispreciouslyshort. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have erodedpreciouslyand nicely built-up rules of evidence which protect our liberties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We run into difficulties with the suggestions in the amendment because the advice is becomingpreciouslyclose to being secret rather than private. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At a time when trust ispreciouslythin on the ground, links with individuals and communities need to be built. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I urge anybody with an occupational pension to treat it aspreciouslyas they would something under a mattress that they would check from time to time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In our constituencies, parents sometimes come to see us with their children, who may be in trouble and who may be excluded from school; often, they arepreciouslyyoung. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He always spent hispreciouslylimited time to community service. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I will measure the timepreciouslyuntil your response for this article with the family crest which will in the named theatre be honoured. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some survivors had mental problems for years after the incident, while others felt their experience had helped them value their lives morepreciously. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It consists of apreciouslyornate and sophisticated style, employing in deliberate excess a wide range of literary devices such as antitheses, alliterations, repetitions and rhetorical questions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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