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单词 rare
释义
rare
adjective
uk
/reər/us
/rer/

rareadjective(NOT COMMON)

B1
notcommonorfrequent; veryunusual:
a raredisease/species罕见疾病／稀有物种
Themuseumisfullof rare andprecioustreasures.这家博物馆里收藏的满是奇珍异宝。
a rareoccasion/opportunity/visit/treat, etc.难得的时机／机会／探访／款待等
[+ to infinitive]It's very raretofindthesebirdsin NewEnglandinwinter.在新英格兰地区，冬天很少能看到这种鸟。
It's very rare tofindsomeone whocombinessuchqualities.具有此类综合素质的人是非常罕见的。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
unusual
  • unusualThat's an unusual name - where does it come from?
  • uncommonIt's not uncommon(= it is common)for people to become ill when they travel.
  • rareThis is a rare opportunity to visit the building.
  • unconventionalI had a very unconventional childhood.
  • uniqueThis is your chance to own a unique piece of jewellery.
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More examples
  • Theymainlydealin rarebooks.
  • Thecoasthereaboundswith rareplants.
  • Talent like hers is rare in someone soyoung.
  • The word itself is so rare as to bealmostobsolete.
  • He has acollectionof rareinsectspecimens.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unique and unusual
  • accidental
  • alt-
  • alternative
  • be marked out assomethingidiom
  • be one of a kindidiom
  • guerrilla
  • incongruous
  • inimitable
  • irreplaceable
  • larger than lifeidiom
  • personalized
  • quaintly
  • quaintness
  • quirkiness
  • quirky
  • unique
  • uniquely
  • unmatchable
  • unmatched
  • unparalleled
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Scarce, inadequate and not enough

rareadjective(OF MEAT)

C1
(ofmeat) notcookedfor verylongand stillred:
（肉）煮得半熟的，煎得嫩的
I'd like mysteakrare,please.请把我的牛排煎嫩些。
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mediumadjective(MIDDLE)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Preparing food using heat
  • air fryer
  • bain-marie
  • baking
  • baking parchment
  • barbecue
  • blanch
  • boil
  • deep fat fryer
  • deep-fried
  • deep-fry
  • done
  • doneness
  • overcook
  • overdone
  • pan-fry
  • parboil
  • poach
  • sear
  • underdone
  • warm(someone/something)up
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rareadjective(OF AIR)

used todescribetheairat thetopof amountain, whichcontainslessoxygen, making ithardertobreathe
（山顶空气）稀薄的
See also
rarefied(LITTLE OXYGEN)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Weather & climate - general words
  • aneroid barometer
  • anthelion
  • aurora
  • aurora australis
  • aurora borealis
  • climate
  • climatology
  • element
  • glass
  • low-pressure
  • meteorological
  • meteorologist
  • mock sun
  • Northern Lights
  • occluded front
  • occlusion
  • parhelion
  • the Met Office
  • weather forecaster
  • zone
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Related word

rareness

See also

rare breed

Idiom

have a rare old time
(Definition ofrarefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
rare
adjective
uk
/reər/us
/rer/

rareadjective(NOT COMMON)

B1
notcommon; veryunusual
稀少的；罕见的；不常发生的
a raredisease/species罕见疾病／稀有物种
Themuseumisfullof rare andprecioustreasures.这家博物馆里收藏的满是奇珍异宝。
a rareoccasion/opportunity/visit/treat, etc.难得的时机／机会／探访／款待等
[+ to infinitive]It's very raretofindthesebirdsin NewEnglandinwinter.在新英格兰地区，冬天很少能看到这种鸟。
It's very rare tofindsomeone whocombinessuchqualities.具有此类综合素质的人是非常罕见的。
More examples
  • Theymainlydealin rarebooks.
  • Thecoasthereaboundswith rareplants.
  • Talent like hers is rare in someone soyoung.
  • The word itself is so rare as to bealmostobsolete.
  • He has acollectionof rareinsectspecimens.

rareadjective(OF MEAT)

C1
(ofmeat) notcookedfor verylongand stillred
（肉）煮得半熟的，煎得嫩的
I'd like mysteakrare,please.请把我的牛排煎嫩些。
Compare
mediumadjective(MIDDLE)

rareadjective(OF AIR)

used todescribetheairat thetopof amountain, whichcontainslessoxygen, making ithardertobreathe
（山顶空气）稀薄的
See also
rarefied(LITTLE OXYGEN)

Idioms

have a rare old time
rare bird

rare| American Dictionary

rare
adjective
us
/reər/

rareadjective(NOT COMMON)

notcommonandthereforesometimesvaluable:
rarespeciesofbirds
Success like that isextremelyrare.
She’s usuallypositive, but on rareoccasionsdisappointmentshowsthrough.
With rareexceptions, thefamiliesin thistownhavelivedhere forgenerations.

rareadjective(SLIGHTLY COOKED)

[-er/-est only]
(esp. ofmeat) notcookedfor verylongand stillredinside:
raresteak
(Definition ofrarefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrare

rare
Yet so many other factors also influence epistemic convictions that purely national styles may be relativelyrare.
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Second, she shows that the notion that merchant families survived for three successive generations was quiterare.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Withrare, athletic exceptions, the threat environment we now face is more symbolic than physical.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For this analysis,rarealleles were combined, thereby reducing a total of 124 alleles over the six microsatellites down to 49 allele classes.
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He found that serious injury wasrarefollowing an incident as either intervention or luck tended to prevent significant harm in the majority of cases.
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As choreoathetosis is an exceedinglyrarecomplication of bypass with many potential causes, prospective cohort studies are unlikely to provide sufficient delineation of risk factors.
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Typically, if an equal distribution assumption is made, we can predict which views of objects are likely and which ones arerare.
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Rarespecies in communities of tropical insect herbivores: pondering the mystery of singletons.
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In the same way, high-rent streets were rarely of high density, and severe crowding (two or more persons per room) wasrareamong highrent households.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rareobservations of important events such as birth, predation, innovation, and teaching can be vitally important in directing research toward potentially important areas.
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On therareoccasions where we present definitions out of sequence, we will explain what we are doing.
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There are good teachers in higher education who organize such debates, but they arerare.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the four remaining polymorphisms, therareallele is at most present in three sequences out of 20.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In unilinguals, conceptual features may be transferred from a frequently used word to itsrarequasi-synonym, possibly from a different sociolinguistic register.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Consider first the fact that faucal consonants are relativelyrarein languages of the world.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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