1、precious

寶貴的；珍貴的；貴重的

After four months in foreign parts, every hour at home was precious.

在國外呆了4個月后，在家的每一刻都是寶貴的。

A family break allows you to spend precious time together.

家庭度假會讓你們一起度過寶貴的時光。

值得珍視的；可貴的；重要的

Her family's support is particularly precious to Josie.

家庭的支持對喬茜來說尤為可貴。

Mary left her most precious possession — a small bookcase — to her niece.

瑪麗把她最珍視的財產——一個小書架，留給了她的侄女。

一點點；極少

The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently.

銀行最近沒幾件值得慶賀的事。

Precious few homebuyers will notice any reduction in their monthly repayments.

極少數購房者會注意到他們月還款額的減少。

2、pull out

（車或駕車者）駛離路邊，開向路中間

She pulled out into the street.

她開車來到大街上。

He was about to pull out to overtake the guy in front of him.

他正要駛離車流超前面那人的車。

退出，撤出（協議、比賽或組織）

The World Bank should pull out of the project.

世界銀行應從該項目中撤出。

France was going to pull out of NATO.

法國打算退出北約。

（使）擺脫（經濟衰退）；（使）恢復

Sterling has been hit by the economy's failure to pull out of recession.

經濟未能走出衰退，英鎊因此受到了打擊。

What we want to see today are policies to pull us out of this recession.

目前我們想看到的是能使我們走出這次經濟衰退的政策。