| 单词 | few and far between |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfew and far between d. few and far between: scarce, infrequent. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > fewness > [adjective] > rare scarce1398 dainty?a1500 rare1555 scant1581 few and far between1668 few and far between1668 spare1813 thin on the ground1951 1668 R. Verney Let. in M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family Restoration to Revol. (1899) iii. 89 Hedges are few and far between. 1799 T. Campbell Pleasures of Hope & Other Poems ii. 375 What though my wingèd hours of bliss have been, Like angel-visits, few and far between? 1875 J. C. Wilcocks Sea-fisherman (ed. 3) 163 The weed becomes very troublesome, and the fish consequently few and far between. 1965 Listener 20 May 759/3 Repair garages which are equally few and far between. 2014 Guardian 18 Sept. (G2 section) 3/2 But such lasting successes are few and far between. < as lemmas |
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