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

• Guests were rarely entertained in the library.
  很少会在书房招待客人。
• In Italy they rarely do things by halves. Designers work thoroughly, producing the world's most wearable clothes in the most beautiful fabrics.
  在意大利，人们很少马虎从事。设计师们精益求精，用最美丽的布料制造出世界上最适合穿着的衣服。
• Dark-skinned people rarely develop skin cancer
  黑皮肤的人很少得皮肤癌。
• Rarely do schoolteachers have leeway to teach classes the way they want
  鲜有学校老师可随心所欲地教书的情况。
• Cancellations and late departures rarely rile him.
  他很少因为约定取消或出发太晚而恼火。
• This type of bee rarely stings.
  这种蜜蜂很少蜇人。
• Rarely, if ever, does he sidestep a question
  他极少逃避问题。
• Sometimes, avoidance of one particular food will have this beneficial effect, though admittedly rarely.
  有时，对某一食物的忌口能带来这种好处，尽管不可否认这种情况极为少见。
• 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。
• His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children
  他母亲很少指责他或她的任何孩子。