| 词汇 | valuable |
| 释义 | valuable adjective uk /ˈvæl.jə.bəl/ us /ˈvæl.jə.bəl/ valuableadjective (MONEY)B1 worth a lot of money: 值钱的，贵重的 These antiques are extremely valuable.这些古董非常值钱。 This is losing valuable business for the company.这是在使公司损失价值可观的生意。 Opposite worthless(NO MONEY) Note:Invaluable means 'extremely useful'. The country's most valuable commodities include tin and diamonds.该国最有价值的商品包括锡和钻石。 Diamonds are still valuable, even when they are flawed.钻石即使有瑕疵，也仍然很贵重。 Delicate and valuable books are kept in an air-conditioned annexe to the main library.贵重易损的图书存放在主图书馆的配楼里，那儿装有空调设施。 You can't give away Granny's old bookcase - it's a valuable antique.你不能把奶奶的旧书柜送人，那可是件值钱的古董啊。 The museum has a fine collection of valuable glass.这个博物馆收藏了一批珍贵的玻璃制品。 Expensive & luxurious be expensive to do champagne costliness costly expense expensively gold plate grandly lush luxuriant luxurious luxury palatially plush plushly poshly poshness preciousness ritzy unaffordable valuableadjective (IMPORTANT)B2 Valuable information, advice, etc. is very helpful or important: 有用的；重要的；有价值的 He was able to provide the police with some valuable information.他能给警方提供一些重要信息。 Parents gave the school valuable support in its case for getting its facilities improved.家长为学校改进设施提供了宝贵的支持。 useful usefulThese useful gadgets should find a home in every kitchen. helpfulThey gave us some really helpful advice. valuableHe was able to provide the police with some valuable information. invaluableThe Internet is an invaluable resource for teachers. constructiveIt was a very constructive discussion. We lost valuable time stuck in traffic.堵车浪费了我们宝贵的时间。 She gave me some valuable tips for growing tomatoes. Her doctor gave her a lot of valuable advice about bereavement. I found his book on painting very valuable for my own studies. She made a valuable contribution to the treatment of asthma. Useful or advantageous a pearl of great priceidiom a place in the sunidiom advantageous advantageously all-singing amiss asset fecundity fodder foil fruitfully fruitfulness practicality preferential productive viable wholesome wholesomely wholesomeness win-win valuable | American Dictionaryvaluable adjective us/ˈvæl·ju·ə·bəl, -jə·bəl/ valuableadjective (IMPORTANCE)important, useful, or beneficial: Niekro was named the most valuable player in baseball. They perform valuable services for poor, rural women. valuableadjective (MONEY)worth a lot of money: ABC’s valuable radio and TV licenses are up for renewal. valuable | Business Englishvaluable adjective uk /ˈvæljuəbl/us worth a lot of money: The stock shot up, making the warrants extremely valuable. This is a valuable piece of real estate. very helpful or important: He has a wealth of experience and will be a valuable addition to our editorial team. This opportunity will allow people to gain valuable experience. valuable to sb/sthThe soil is valuable to the state's agriculture industry. Examples of valuablevaluable I plan to burglarize your house in order to steal your valuables. Generally, the aboriginal societies have four alliance networks, including small scale, stateless, primitive warfare, primitive valuables, and leadership roles. Similarly, primitive valuables may be paid by weaker groups to create alliances. The listener hangs up the phone, takes his valuables, hides them on the ver y top shelf of his closet, and leaves. Acquiring the valuables in political or social transactions was commonly required the status. Often such valuables were hidden in the ground, sometimes contained in a bag, wooden chest or pot. The areas which display the greatest success in acquiring valuables are also those that first develop leadership by birth. The evidence from these workshops shows that the craftsmen were producing prestige valuables: enamels, glassware, ivories, bonework and elaborate metalwork. The jeweller's description of the person from whom he had bought the valuables was thought by the victim to resemble her former lodger. Certainly it is possible that they were primarily interested in booty - the victims may have carried money or other valuables with them. Thus, there are different types of goods exchanged: commodities, valuables and people. Faced with growing confusion over, for example, where valuables had been safely put away, it is not surprising that service users felt vulnerable and anxious about crime. Servants therefore perform a policing function in the home - guarding valuables, sizing up strangers, escorting their employers - that necessarily but not offensively encroaches upon the family's privacy. People tend to sell their livestock (and other valuables) at such times, either in the local markets or far away to the north where cattle prices are higher. They are no longer articles of everyday use, but have become valuables that remain stored away for most of the year, only taken out during a few religious ceremonies. See all examples of valuable 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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