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    rare 的英语意思

    rarerare /reə $ rer/ adjective (comparative rarer, superlative rarest) 查看全部语言翻译1not seen or found very often, or not happening very often不常见到或发现;或不经常发生 OPP  commonunusual:  This species of plant is becoming increasingly rare.这种植物正变得越来越罕见。 I only saw Helen on the rare occasions when I went into her shop.我只有在偶尔去她店里的时候才见到海伦。it is rare (for somebody/something) to do something It is rare to find such an interesting group of people.能找到这样一群有趣的人实属罕见。 It is very rare for her to miss a day at school.她旷课一天是非常罕见的事。 see thesaurus at unusual2meat that is rare has only been cooked for a short time and is still red(肉)烹调时间短、内部仍呈红色的;三分熟的underdone, well-done:  I like my steak rare.我喜欢吃三分熟的牛排。3[only before noun] British English old-fashioned旧式 very good or surprising非常好的或令人惊叹的:  We had a rare old time at the party.我们在派对上玩得痛快极了。THESAURUS同义词辨析rare not existing in large numbers or in large amounts数量不多或总量不大: · The law prevents the export of rare birds.· 法律禁止出口珍稀鸟类。· The plates are quite rare. Only about a hundred were made.· 这些盘子相当罕见,总共只制作了大约一百件。scarce not available in large enough numbers or amounts at a particular time – used especially about things people need在特定时间内数量或总量不足——尤指人们所需的物品;匮乏的: · After the war, food and clothing were scarce.· 战后,食物和衣物十分匮乏。· People are having to compete for scarce resources.· 人们不得不为稀缺资源展开竞争。not common [not before noun] fairly rare相当少见的: · Silver coins of this period are not common, and could be very valuable.· 这一时期的银币相当少见,可能非常珍贵。infrequent formal正式 not happening often不经常发生的: · As time went on, her visits became more and more infrequent.· 随着时间推移,她的来访越来越稀少。be few and far between to not be common – especially much less common than you might expect不常见——尤指比预期少得多: · Luckily, accidents such as these are few and far between.· 幸运的是,这类事故极为罕见。· Bargains are, unfortunately, few and far between.· 不幸的是,便宜货极为难得。be (something of) a rarity if something or someone is a rarity, it is surprising to find one, because very few exist某事物或某人极其罕见,能见到令人惊讶,因为存在数量极少: · Women are still something of a rarity in senior management positions.· 女性在高级管理职位中仍然是相当罕见的存在。be like hen’s teeth informal非正式 to be extremely rare极为罕见: · Good Greek restaurants are like hen’s teeth around here.· 这附近好的希腊餐厅少之又少。