invaluable
adj
~ (to sb/sth) of value too high to be measured; extremely valuable 价值高得无法估量的; 极宝贵的
an invaluable collection of paintings 珍品画的收藏
invaluable help, advice, etc 宝贵的帮助、 意见等
Your help has been invaluable to us. 你对我们的帮助是非常宝贵的. invaluable, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
A few adjectives have misleading `negative' affixes such as in- or -less. 有几个形容词带有貌似`否定'的词缀, 如in-或-less.
1 Invaluable means `extremely valuable'. *invaluable意思是`极有价值的'. It is not the opposite of valuable, which is valueless (or worthless). 这个词并不是valuable的反义词, valuable的反义词是valueless(或worthless).
2 Priceless means `too valuable to be priced', ie `having a very high price'.*priceless意思是`贵重得无法定出价格的', 即`价格非常高的'.
3 Innumerable and numberless mean `too many to be counted' or `very numerous'. *innumerable和numberless 意思是`多得数不清的'或`极多的'.
4 Flammable and inflammable have the same meaning (opposite
non-flammable). *flammable和inflammable意思一样, 是`易燃的'(反义词是
non-flammable`不易燃的').
The wall behind looks a bit grey and dull. What can we do to make it look less ugly?
后面那堵墙看起来有点暗。我们能不能让它漂亮点?
If you hate science stories, you are unlikely to enjoy reading them in English.
如果你不喜欢读科学小品,你很可能也不会喜欢读英文的这类图书。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.