1、abandon
離棄;遺棄;拋棄
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.
他聲稱父母遺棄了他。
The road is strewn with abandoned vehicles.
道路上滿是棄置的車輛。
中途放棄,中止(活動、工作等)
The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food.
當(dāng)局中止了分發(fā)食物的嘗試。
The scheme's investors, fearful of bankruptcy, decided to abandon the project.
因為擔(dān)心破產(chǎn),該計劃的投資者決定放棄這個項目。
放任;放縱
He has spent money with gay abandon.
他肆意揮霍錢財。
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他們對孩子的放任折射出他們自身生活的放浪形骸。
2、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(chǎn) 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(shù)購房者會注意到他們月還款額的減少。