rarely

adverb
🔊/ˈreəli/
🔊/ˈrerli/
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  1. not very often罕有;很少;不常
    • She is rarely seen in public nowadays.如今在公共场所很少能见到她。🔊🔊
    • The term is rarely used today.该术语在今天很少使用。
    • Irish coins minted before 1100 are rarely found.很少发现1100年前铸造的爱尔兰硬币。
    • I only rarely get a chance to go to the theatre.我很少有机会去剧院。
    • We rarely agree on what to do.我们很少在要做的事情上看法一致。🔊🔊
    • a rarely performed play一部很少上演的戏剧
    • (formal) Rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention.很少有辩论吸引这么多媒体关注。🔊🔊
    • You will rarely, if ever, have to wait longer than an hour.如果需要,您很少会等待一个小时以上。
    Extra Examples
    • He rarely spoke.他很少讲话。
    • It is a slowly developing disease, rarely fatal.它是一种缓慢发展的疾病,很少致命。
    • She very rarely made a mistake.她很少犯错。
    • Support is provided by specialist teachers or, more rarely, interpreters.专家老师或很少有口译员提供支持。
    • That's something I very rarely do.我很少做那种事。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRarely is used with these adjectives:
    • fatal
    • used
    Rarely is used with these verbs:
    • appear
    • cry
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