rarely
adverb
uk/ˈreə.li/us/ˈrer.li/B1
not often:
很少;不常见;难得We rarelyseeeach other now.我们现在很少见面。
I rarely havetimetoreadanewspaper.我难得有时间看报。
formalRarely have Iseensuch abeautifulsunset.如此美丽的日落景象我真是难得一见。
See also
seldom
Opposites
frequently
oftold useorformal
often
oftentimesmainlyUS
- Temperatures rarelyriseabove zero inwinter.
- In thesummertheacademywillexhibitseveralprintswhich are rarelyseen.
- She rarelyventuredoutside, except when she went tostockup ongroceriesat thecornershop.
- She rarelyspokehermindout offearof beingridiculed.
- Hehardlyeverwashesthedishesand he rarely, ifever, does anycleaning.
Rarely & infrequently
- (every) now and then/againidiom
- blue moon
- ever and anon
- every
- few
- fit
- in/by fits and startsidiom
- occasion
- occasional
- occasionally
- odd
- odd jobs
- once
- one
- one-shot
- one-time
- seldom
- ship
- sometimes
- time