词组 | rarely |
释义 | rarely /ˈreəli $ ˈrerli/ adverb not oftenverbssb rarely goes somewhere We rarely go to the cinema these days.sth rarely happens Accidents rarely happen.sb rarely complains She very rarely complains about her job.sb rarely eats sth 50% of Britons say they rarely eat meat.sth is rarely used This method is rarely used in modern laboratories.sth is rarely found These geese are rarely found on inland waters.adverbsvery rarely I very rarely have to tell him. surprisingly rarely Mistakes happen surprisingly rarely.THESAURUS: rarely not (very) often used in everyday English instead of saying rarely: Tina’s not often late. | I don’t go there very often. | It’s not often that you get a chance like this. seldom rarely. Seldom is more formal than rarely and is used especially in written English: He seldom slept well. | They seldom went out. hardly ever/scarcely ever almost never: Ben’s nineteen and he’s hardly ever at home these days. | For some reason, her name was scarcely ever mentioned. very occasionally used when you want to emphasize that something only happens a few times over a long period of time: Very occasionally the temperature drops to below 30. |
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