not very often 罕有;很少;不常 She is rarely seen in public nowadays. 如今在公共场所很少能见到她。 The term is rarely used today. 这个术语今天很少使用。 Irish coins minted before 1100 are rarely found. 1100年前铸造的爱尔兰硬币很少被发现。 I only rarely get a chance to go to the theatre. 我很少有机会去剧院。 We rarely agree on what to do. 我们很少在要做的事情上看法一致。 a rarely performed play 一部很少上演的戏剧 - (formal)
Rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention. 很少有辩论吸引这么多媒体关注。 You will rarely, if ever, have to wait longer than an hour. 如果有的话,你很少需要等超过一个小时。
Extra ExamplesHe rarely spoke. 他很少讲话。 It is a slowly developing disease, rarely fatal. 这是一种发展缓慢的疾病,很少致命。 She very rarely made a mistake. 她很少犯错误。 Support is provided by specialist teachers or, more rarely, interpreters. 支持由专业教师提供,或者更少的情况下,由翻译提供。 That's something I very rarely do. 我很少做那种事。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRarely is used with these adjectives:- fatal
- used
- appear
- cry
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