rare
adj
(-rst)
1 not often happening or seen, etc; unusual 稀有的; 罕見的; 不尋常的
a rare occurrence, sight, visitor 稀罕事、 罕見的景象、 稀客
a rare book, plant, butterfly, ie one of only a few that exist珍本書、 珍奇的植物、 稀有的蝴蝶
With rare exceptions, he does not appear in public now. 除了極其個別的情況外, 他現在不公開露面.
It is rare for her to arrive late. 她很少有遲到的時候.
2 [attrib 作定語]
(dated 舊) unusually good or great 極好的; 極大的
be shy, tolerant, etc to a rare degree 極為 腆、 寬容等
We had a rare (old) time at the party. 我們在聚會時玩得高興極了.
3 (of gases, esp the atmosphere) of less than usual density (指氣體, 尤指空氣)?quot;〉? rare, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
A thing or an event may be rare when it is found or occurs infrequently. 很少見到的東西或很少發生的現象, 可用rare一詞來表達. It may once have been common 這類東西或現象可能在過去很普通
The panda is now a rare animal. 熊貓現在是稀有動物.
A top hat is a rare sight these days. 高頂大禮帽現在已不多見. It may have a special value 這類事物有的可能有特殊價值
a painting of rare distinction 一幅希世之珍的畫兒. Something, usually a thing in daily use, is scarce when it is hard to get because it is in short supply 有些東西, 通常為日用品, 因匱乏而難以得到, 即是scarce
Water is scarce in the desert. 在沙漠里水是很難得到的.
Strawberries are scarce this year. 今年草莓很少.
rare adj (usu of beef) cooked so that the inside is still red and juicy; underdone (通常指牛肉)半熟的(里面色紅肉嫩的)
a (medium-) rare steak 半生半熟的牛排.
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read