英语词汇“rare”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

rarerare /rɛr/ ●●● W2 adjective

ETYMOLOGYrare

Origin: (1,3) 1400-1500 Latin rarus (2) 1600-1700 rear lightly cooked (15-19 centuries), from Old English hrer

1not seen or found very often, or not happening very often OPP common: Tim collects rare coins. a rare form of cancerit is rare (for somebody) to do something It is rare for him to ask for help. → see also rarely, rarity2meat that is rare has only been cooked for a short time and is still red → medium: I like my steak rare.3science, earth science air that is rare has less oxygen than usual because it is in a high place—rareness noun [uncountable]WORD CHOICE: rare, scarce• Rare is used to talk about something that is valuable and that there is not much of, or about things that do not happen very often: He owns a rare first edition of the poems of John Keats. A rare tornado struck in Washington state.• Scarce is used to talk about something that is difficult to get at a particular time or in a particular place, although it may be available at other times: We were poor, and food was scarce. Jobs for college graduates were scarce.

单词	rare
释义	rarerare /rɛr/ ●●● W2 adjective Etymology ETYMOLOGYrare Origin: (1,3) 1400-1500 Latin rarus (2) 1600-1700 rear lightly cooked (15-19 centuries), from Old English hrer 1not seen or found very often, or not happening very often OPP common: Tim collects rare coins. a rare form of cancerit is rare (for somebody) to do something It is rare for him to ask for help. → see also rarely, rarity2meat that is rare has only been cooked for a short time and is still red → medium: I like my steak rare.3science, earth science air that is rare has less oxygen than usual because it is in a high place—rareness noun [uncountable]WORD CHOICE: rare, scarce• Rare is used to talk about something that is valuable and that there is not much of, or about things that do not happen very often: He owns a rare first edition of the poems of John Keats. A rare tornado struck in Washington state.• Scarce is used to talk about something that is difficult to get at a particular time or in a particular place, although it may be available at other times: We were poor, and food was scarce. Jobs for college graduates were scarce.
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