invaluable

英 [ɪnˈvæljuəbl]

美 [ɪnˈvæljuəbl]

adj.  极有用的; 极宝贵的

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.6383 / COCA.10081

牛津词典

adj.

• 极有用的；极宝贵的
  extremely useful
  1. invaluable information
     宝贵的信息
  2. The book will be invaluable for students in higher education.
     这本书对于高校学生将有重大价值。
  3. The research should prove invaluable in the study of children's language.
     这项调查对于儿童语言的研究将极有价值。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 非常宝贵的;极为有用的
  If you describe something asinvaluable, you mean that it is extremely useful.
  1. I was able to gain invaluable experience over that year...
     在那一年里我有幸获得了非常宝贵的经验。
  2. The research should prove invaluable in the study of linguistics...
     该调查研究在语言学研究领域的重要性应该会得到证实。
  3. Their advice was invaluable to me at that stage of my work.
     他们的建议对我那一阶段的工作非常宝贵。

Be careful not to confuse the wordsinvaluable,pricelessandworthless. Something which isinvaluableis very useful indeed.…it has a spelling checker, which is invaluable if you are dyslexic. Something which ispricelessis so precious that it is difficult to give it a value.…priceless masterpieces by Canova and Bernini. In contrast, something that isworthlessis of very little value.I'm afraid your shares are now worthless.
切勿混淆 invaluable, priceless 与 worthless。invaluable 表示确实非常有用, 例如：it has a spelling checker, which is invaluable if you are dyslexic (它有一个拼写检查程序，对有诵读困难的人会大有用处)。 priceless 表示非常珍贵，无法衡量其价值：priceless masterpieces by Canova and Bernini (卡诺瓦和贝尔尼尼的无价杰作)。与之相对, worthless 表示没有什么价值。例如：I'm afraid your shares are now worthless (恐怕你的股票现在一文不值了)。

英英释义

adj

• having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth
  Synonym:priceless

双语例句

• If you are a regular reader of Homes& Gardens you will know what an invaluable source of inspiration it is
  如果你常读《家和花园》杂志的话，就会知道它是一个多么宝贵的灵感源泉。
• I made myself invaluable in some way.
  在某些方面我让自己成了无价之宝。
• I was able to gain invaluable experience over that year
  在那一年里我有幸获得了非常宝贵的经验。
• It is a well-known fact that China has made invaluable contributions to world peace, stability and development.
  众所周知，中国对世界的和平、稳定和发展作出了不可估量的贡献。
• The high-value person understands that quality relationships with people are all uniquely temporary and thus invaluable.
  高价值的人知道和人之间关系的好坏都是暂时性的，因而是无价的。
• The book is an invaluable aid to teachers of literature
  这本书对于教授文学的老师来说帮助非常大。
• His advice has been invaluable to the success of the project.
  他的意见对这项工程的成功是无可估量的。
• Understanding their dynamics can be crucial to drug design, and for this, good computer simulations are invaluable.
  了解了它们的动力学，对设计药物可以说是关键；对此，良好的计算机模拟的价值是无可估量的。
• Paul's advice is invaluable to my success in business.
  保尔的建议是我生意上获得成功的关键。
• A computer would have been invaluable for this job.
  一台计算机对这个工作的作用是无法估计的。