首页英语词典rarerare的意思

rare

英 [reə] 美[rɛr]

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近义词uncommon peculiar sparse infrequent unusual

反义词

adj. 稀有的；半熟的；稀薄的
adv. 非常；极其
vi. 用后腿站起；渴望

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词态变化

比较级: rarer;最高级: rarest;

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1. 这种花儿是很罕见的、很稀有的。
2. 〔人〈r〉是(are)稀有的高级动物〕

中文词源

rare 罕有的，罕见的

来自拉丁语 rarus,稀疏的，薄的，松散的，来自 PIE*ere,分开，网，词源同 retina,reticulate. 引申词义罕有的，罕见的。

英英释意

1. not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness;: "a rare word"; "rare books"

2. recurring only at long intervals;: "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events"

3. not widely distributed;: "rare herbs"; "rare patches of gree in the desert"

4. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind;: "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"

5. having low density;: "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"

6. (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside;: "rare roast beef"

英文词源

rare: rare: Rare ‘uncommon’ [15] and rare ‘underdone’ [17] are not the same word. The former was borrowed from Latin rārus, which originally signified ‘having a loose texture, widely separated’ – hence ‘scarce’. It is not known what its ultimate source is. The latter is an alteration of the now obsolete rear ‘underdone’ (originally used mainly of eggs: ‘They had at their dinner rear eggs’, Book of the knight of the tower 1450), which goes back to Old English hrēr – again of unknown origin.
rare (adj.1): "unusual," late 14c., "thin, airy, porous;" mid-15c., "few in number and widely separated, sparsely distributed, seldom found;" from Old French rere "sparse" (14c.), from Latin rarus "thinly sown, having a loose texture; not thick; having intervals between, full of empty spaces," from PIE *ra-ro-, from root *ere- "to separate; adjoin" (cognates: Sanskrit rte "besides, except," viralah "distant, tight, rare;" Old Church Slavonic rediku "rare," Old Hittite arhaš "border," Lithuanian irti "to be dissolved"). "Few in number," hence, "unusual." Related: Rareness. In chemistry, rare earth is from 1818.
rare (adj.2): "undercooked," 1650s, variant of Middle English rere, from Old English hrere "lightly cooked," probably related to hreran "to stir, move, shake, agitate," from Proto-Germanic *hrorjan (cognates: Old Frisian hrera "to stir, move," Old Saxon hrorian, Dutch roeren, German rühren, Old Norse hroera), from PIE base *kere- "to mix, confuse; cook" (cognates: Greek kera- "to mix," krasis "mixture"). Originally of eggs, not recorded in reference to meat until 1784, and according to OED, in this sense "formerly often regarded as an Americanism, although it was current in many English dialects ...."
rare (v.): "rise up," 1833, dialectal variant of rear (v.1). Sense of "eager" (in raring to go) first recorded 1909. Related: Rared; raring.

同义词辨析

occasional, uncommon, scare, rare

这些形容词均含"稀罕的，很少发生"之意。

occasional：指偶然、不时或间或发生的事，侧重无规律可循。

uncommon：指一般不发生或很少发生的事情，故显得独特、异常与例外。

scare：指暂时不易发现、不存在或数量不足，供不应求的东西。

rare：指难得发生的事或难遇见的人或事，侧重特殊性。

考试真题

While it may sound like an advantage to many, people with this rare condition often find their unusual ability burdensome.

It constitutes a rare object of envy.

My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.

Beyond my career, my facility with languages has given me a few rare opportunities.

Some scientistsmaintain that the changes we are seeing fall within the range of random (无规律的) variation—some years are cold, others warm, and we have just had an unremarkable string of warm yearsrecently—but that is becoming an increasingly rare interpretation in the face of continued and increasing warm conditions.

Physical books will surely become much rarer in the marketplace.

"It's so rare that we get an opportunity to affect so much change on one life," White wrote.

And then there are we rare folks who fit both those descriptions.

Beyond my career, my facility with languages has given me a few rare opportunities.

But global warming has raised the possibility that domestic produce could be seriously affected by rare weather events more often.

But in the rare chance that there is a micro-organism that can make you sick on the exact spot where the food dropped, you can be fairly sure that the bug is on the food you are about to put in your mouth.

My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.

Obama is but a rare example of black's excellence

Affordable housing is rare in this city.

It's a rare chance for them to see the boss lose face.

Few babies survive this rare condition, and those who do must endure numerous operations and are likely to have complex needs.

In the seed world, that makes them rare, because most seeds from flowering plants are quite robust.

It's a rare thing for anybody to be able to change who they really are.

Psychologists call them "masters of deception", those rare individuals with a natural ability to tell, with complete confidence, when someone is telling a lie.

She is hard at work finding a way to take traits from rare wild plants that adapt to extreme dry weather and use them in food crops.

And if a predator can move on to another species that is easier to find when a prey species becomes rare, the switch allows the original prey to recover.

He had the rare balance of fun and compassion.

It is never rare to find that Mozart packs japanese concert halls, as japanese painter Hiroshige does Paris galleries, unique works of this kind are different from today's popular art, even if they began as works of popular art.

Something rare is worth a large amount of money.

Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine.

They are keen to see rare birds at the destination.

While they are rare north of 88°, there is evidence that they range all the way across the Arctic, and as far south as James Bay in Canada.

In a rare unanimous ruling, the US Supreme Court has overturned the corruption conviction of a former Virginia governor, Robert McDonnell.

Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out.

实用场景例句

a rare disease/occurrence/sight: 罕见的疾病 / 事件；难得一见的事物

It's extremely rare for it to be this hot in April.: 四月份就这样炎热是极其罕见的。

It is rare to find such loyalty these days.: 这样忠心耿耿，在今天非常少见。

On the rare occasions when they met he hardly even dared speak to her.: 彼此难得相见，他还几乎不敢跟她说话。

It was a rare (= very great) honour to be made a fellow of the college.: 成为这所学院的研究员是极大的荣誉。

a rare book/coin/stamp: 珍贵的书 / 硬币 / 邮票

a rare breed/plant: 珍奇物种 / 植物

This species is extremely rare.: 这一物种极为罕见。

...the black-necked crane, one of the rarest species in the world...: 黑颈鹤，世界最稀有的物种之一

She collects rare plants...: 她收集稀有植物。

...on those rare occasions when he did eat alone...: 在那些极其少见的、他的确单独吃饭的时候

Heart attacks were extremely rare in babies, he said...: 婴儿极少有心脏病发作的情况，他说。

Ferris has a rare ability to record her observations on paper...: 费里斯具备把自己的观察结果记录下来的超强能力。

It was a rare pleasure to see him in action.: 看他打球是一种享受。

Thick tuna steaks are eaten rare, like beef...: 像牛肉一样，厚的金枪鱼排做到半熟即可食用。

Waiter, I specifically asked for this steak rare.: 服务员，我特别强调了这块牛排要做得嫩些。

Practical application shows that The method result of this method is accurate, steady, reliable.: 实际应用表明,该方法的测量结果准确、稳定、可靠.

It is a temple of rare architectural beauty.: 论建筑之美,那是一座极少有的寺院.

He has, what is rare , true tolerance.: 他具有一般人没有的宽容精神.

Wild flowers such as orchids and primroses are becoming rare.: 兰花和报春花这类野花越来越稀少了.

Those who hold such views are not rare.: 有这种想法的人不是个别的.

The doctor diagnosed my illness as a rare skin disease.: 医生诊断我的病为罕见的皮肤病.

By pure chance he found the rare book he needed in a little shop.: 纯粹是偶然机会,他在一家小书店看到这本他所需要的稀有的书.

The zoo has a lot of rare animals in it.: 这个动物园有许多珍奇的动物.

She is a rare ballerina.: 她是一位杰出的芭蕾舞演员.

It is rare to see a man over 160 years old.: 很少见到一个人能活到160岁.

Such a finding as this exquisite antique is rare indeed.: 像这样一件精美古物的发现确实少有.

Absolute perfection in a dictionary is rare.: 绝对完美的词典是罕见的.

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