rarely

英 [ˈreəli]

美 [ˈrerli]

adv.  罕有; 很少; 不常

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2122 / COCA.2271

牛津词典

adv.

• 罕有；很少；不常
  not very often
  1. She is rarely seen in public nowadays.
     如今她很少公开露面。
  2. We rarely agree on what to do.
     我们很少在要做的事情上看法一致。
  3. a rarely-performed play
     一部很少上演的戏剧
  4. Rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention.
     难得有一场辩论吸引这么多的媒体关注。

柯林斯词典

• ADV-BRD-NEG 难得地；少见地
  If somethingrarelyhappens, it does not happen very often.
  1. They battled against other Indian tribes, but rarely fought with the whites...
     他们同其他印第安部落作战，但很少与白人并肩对敌。
  2. I very rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car...
     我难得穿一次雨衣，因为大部分时间我都是呆在车里。
  3. Money was plentiful, and rarely did anyone seem very bothered about levels of expenditure...
     有足够的钱，似乎很难见到有人为花费而烦心。
  4. They were rarely seen together and certainly did not travel together...
     很少见到他们在一起，当然更不可能一起旅行。
  5. Adolescent suicide is rarely an impulsive reaction to immediate distress...
     青少年自杀很少是由于突然发生不幸而作出的冲动反应。
  6. Rarely does a grand jury publicly disagree with a prosecutor.
     大陪审团公开反对公诉人意见的情况很少见。

英英释义

adv

• not often
  1. we rarely met
  Synonym:seldom

双语例句

• More rarely, the tubes have been malformed from birth.
  这些管状器官先天畸形的现象更加少见。
• Guests were rarely entertained in the library.
  很少会在书房招待客人。
• Geniality is my middle name. I rarely write a fierce word about any restaurant.
  与人为善是我最大的特点。我在给饭店写评语时很少用到激烈的言辞。
• Supplementary oxygen is rarely needed in pressurized aircraft
  密封的飞机内很少需要补充氧气。
• My husband rarely comes to bed before 2 or 3am.
  我丈夫很少在凌晨两三点之前睡觉。
• The bars rarely hot up before 1am
  酒吧在午夜一点前通常都很冷清。
• Rarely does a grand jury publicly disagree with a prosecutor.
  大陪审团公开反对公诉人意见的情况很少见。
• The players are bonded by a spirit that is rarely seen in an English team.
  队员们是靠一种精神拧成了一股绳，这种精神在英格兰球队中颇为鲜见。
• They battled against other Indian tribes, but rarely fought with the whites
  他们同其他印第安部落作战，但很少与白人并肩对敌。
• They were rarely seen together and certainly did not travel together
  很少见到他们在一起，当然更不可能一起旅行。