| 釋義 |
rare1 /rea(r); rer/ adj (-r, -st) 1 unusual; uncommon; not often happening, seen, etc: 罕有的; 稀罕的; 不常發(fā)生或看見(jiàn)的： a ~ occurrence; 罕壽的事件; a ~ book, one of which few copies are obtainable. 善本書; 珍本書。 It is very ~ for her to arrive late. 她是很難得遲到的。 2 (dated colloq) unusually good: (過(guò)時(shí)俗語(yǔ))非常好的： We had a ~ time/ ~ fun. 我們玩得非常開(kāi)心。 3 (of a substance, esp the atmosphere) thin; not dense: (指物質(zhì)，尤指大氣)稀薄的; 不密的 .the ~ air of the mountains in the Himalayas. 喜馬拉雅山上稀薄的空氣。 ~ly adv 1 seldom: 寧有地; 不常地： I ~ly eat in restaurants. 我很少在飯館吃飯。 He visits us only ~ly nowadays. 如今他很少泰看望我們。 2 excel-lently. 極; 非常地。 ~ness n |