| 单词 | rare |
| 释义 | rare (once / 68 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj If an event is rare, it doesn't happen often. If an object is rare, there aren't many of its kind. Obviously, finding a rare gem is a rare occasion. Rare comes from the Latin word rarus, meaning “widely spaced,” as rare things are — whether in actual space or in time. You thought it was rare to meet someone you have so much in common with, until he fainted looking at the rare steak you ordered. The rare that describes prepared meat actually has a separate origin: it comes from the long-gone word rear, meaning “half-cooked.” WORD FAMILYrare: rarely, rareness, rarer, rarest, rarity+/rarity: rarities USAGE EXAMPLES"I was very alarmed and sad to see such a graceful and giant rare creature lying dead on our shores," said Mr Chandran. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) The Red Raiders flummoxed the Cyclones on their home floor, a rare sight at Hilton Coliseum, and jumped ahead by as many as 14. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) In the first Creek episode, a mother and her children mysteriously dying was lazily put-to-bed with a last-minute mention of a rare blood disease. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj 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 Syn uncommon extraordinary beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable 2adj not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness a rare word rare books Syn uncommon not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind 3adj not widely distributed rare herbs rare patches of green in the desert Syn scarce deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand 4adj recurring only at long intervals 2a rare appearance total eclipses are rare events Syn infrequent not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals adj having low density 3rare gasses Syn rarefied, rarified thin relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous adj (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside rare roast beef Syn raw not treated with heat to prepare it for eating |
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