单词 | rare |
释义 | rare/reǝ(r), AmE rer/ adj [-r/rǝ/,-st/rɪst/] (1)稀有的,罕见的(uncommon or unusual;not widely known):~books/birds/reptiles 罕见的书籍/鸟类/爬行动物;~metals/words 稀有金属/罕见的单词;a~occurrence/sight/occasion/event很少发生的事/少有的景象/难得的机会/罕见的事情;It was~to find him at home. 很少能在家中找到他。〖同〗scarce,infrequent;〖反〗many,plentiful,frequent; (2)难得的,很好的(exhibiting uncommon excellence)作attrib]:~skill/fun/gift (for comedy)/beauty难得的技术/开心/(喜剧)天赋/难得的美貌;have a~time at the seaside 在海边度过了难得的美好时光;The museum possesses~art treasures. 该博物馆藏有非常难得的艺术珍宝。〖同〗exceptional; (3)(气体)稀薄((of air)having a low density):~gases in the earth's upper atmosphere 地球大气层上部的稀薄气体;The air in high places is~. 高处的空气稀薄。〖同〗thin; →′rarely adv 很少地;′rareness n 罕见,稀有; 【辨异】rare与scarce都表示“稀少的”。rare表示某件事或某种情况很少再发生,如:Cases of smallpox are extremely rare.(天花病现在极少见到了。)此外,rare还表示某种东西有特殊的价值,如:a rare medieval manuscript(一份珍贵的中世纪手稿);scarce(缺乏的,稀有的)表示日常用的东西因短缺而很难得到,如:Food was scarce in this region. (这个地区的食品很匮乏。) |
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