英语词汇rare的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

rare /reə $ rer/ adjective (rarerrarest) not seen or found very often, or not happening very oftennounsa rare bird/plant/animal The orchid is one of the rarest plants in Britain.a rare species/breed The island is home to several rare species of bird.a rare disease/illness/disorder/condition Meningitis is quite a rare disease but it can be very serious.a rare form of sth His mother suffers from a rare form of cancer.a rare sight (=something that you do not see very often) Mountain lions were once a rare sight.a rare occasion/instance He never cried, except on a few rare occasions.a rare event/occurrence (=something that does not happen very often) Murder is a rare event in this part of the country.a rare opportunity/chance This is a rare opportunity to see his early paintings.a rare visit She met the singer on one of his rare visits to Europe.a rare treat (=something that is unusually good and enjoyable, that you do not get very often) Her latest novel is a rare treat.a rare delicacy (=a type of food that is hard to get and is often very expensive) In those days, fresh pineapple was a rare delicacy.adverbsextremely rare Shark attacks are extremely rare.comparatively/relatively rare also quite rare BrE (=rather rare) Crime on the island is comparatively rare.increasingly rare These beautiful birds are becoming increasingly rare.verbssth is considered (to be) rare The disease used to be considered rather rare.THESAURUS: rare scarce if something is scarce, there is not enough of it available: After the war, food and clothing were scarce. | Building land is extremely scarce and prices are high.Scarce is much less common before a noun, except in the phrase scarce resources: People are having to compete for scarce resources. uncommon not happening often, or not existing in large numbers: It is fairly uncommon for adult relatives to share households today. | In Western countries, the disease is relatively uncommon.Uncommon is used especially in the phrase not uncommon, when saying that something happens often: Volcanic eruptions are not uncommon. Uncommon is not usually used before a noun. infrequent formalvisits | trips | use | occurrence | occasions | visitor not happening often: As time went on, her visits became more and more infrequent. | Some students make infrequent use of the library’s services. | Cattle stealing was a relatively infrequent occurrence (=it did not happen very often). | The bird is an infrequent visitor to this country.If there are very few of a type of person or thing, you can say that they are something of a rarity: Women are still something of a rarity in senior management positions. You can also say that they are few and far between: Luckily, accidents such as these are few and far between.THESAURUS: rare → unusualANTONYMS → common (1)

词组	rare
释义	rare /reə $ rer/ adjective (rarerrarest) not seen or found very often, or not happening very oftennounsa rare bird/plant/animal The orchid is one of the rarest plants in Britain.a rare species/breed The island is home to several rare species of bird.a rare disease/illness/disorder/condition Meningitis is quite a rare disease but it can be very serious.a rare form of sth His mother suffers from a rare form of cancer.a rare sight (=something that you do not see very often) Mountain lions were once a rare sight.a rare occasion/instance He never cried, except on a few rare occasions.a rare event/occurrence (=something that does not happen very often) Murder is a rare event in this part of the country.a rare opportunity/chance This is a rare opportunity to see his early paintings.a rare visit She met the singer on one of his rare visits to Europe.a rare treat (=something that is unusually good and enjoyable, that you do not get very often) Her latest novel is a rare treat.a rare delicacy (=a type of food that is hard to get and is often very expensive) In those days, fresh pineapple was a rare delicacy.adverbsextremely rare Shark attacks are extremely rare.comparatively/relatively rare also quite rare BrE (=rather rare) Crime on the island is comparatively rare.increasingly rare These beautiful birds are becoming increasingly rare.verbssth is considered (to be) rare The disease used to be considered rather rare.THESAURUS: rare scarce if something is scarce, there is not enough of it available: After the war, food and clothing were scarce. \| Building land is extremely scarce and prices are high.Scarce is much less common before a noun, except in the phrase scarce resources: People are having to compete for scarce resources. uncommon not happening often, or not existing in large numbers: It is fairly uncommon for adult relatives to share households today. \| In Western countries, the disease is relatively uncommon.Uncommon is used especially in the phrase not uncommon, when saying that something happens often: Volcanic eruptions are not uncommon. Uncommon is not usually used before a noun. infrequent formalvisits \| trips \| use \| occurrence \| occasions \| visitor not happening often: As time went on, her visits became more and more infrequent. \| Some students make infrequent use of the library’s services. \| Cattle stealing was a relatively infrequent occurrence (=it did not happen very often). \| The bird is an infrequent visitor to this country.If there are very few of a type of person or thing, you can say that they are something of a rarity: Women are still something of a rarity in senior management positions. You can also say that they are few and far between: Luckily, accidents such as these are few and far between.THESAURUS: rare → unusualANTONYMS → common (1)
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