uncommon

adjective
🔊/ʌnˈkɒmən/
🔊/ʌnˈkɑːmən/
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  1. not existing in large numbers or in many places不常有的;罕见的;稀罕的 synonym unusual, rare
    • an uncommon occurrence不寻常的事情
    • Side effects from the drug are uncommon.这药很少有副作用。🔊🔊
    • It is not uncommon for college students to live at home.大学生住在家里并不少见。🔊🔊
    • Red squirrels are uncommon in England.红松鼠在英格兰很少见。🔊🔊
    opposite common
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    • Such technologies were still uncommon in the US.这些技术在美国仍然不同寻常。
    • Oswald is an uncommon name nowadays.奥斯瓦尔德(Oswald)是当今不常见的名字。
    • It is not uncommon to find 30 different species on one tree.在一棵树上找到30个不同的物种并不稀奇。
    • Unfortunately, racist attacks are not at all uncommon.不幸的是,种族主义袭击并不少见。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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  2. (formal or literary) unusually large in degree or amount; great程度深的;特别大的 synonym remarkable
    • She showed uncommon pleasure at his arrival.他的到来令她异常欢喜。🔊🔊