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Rarely I Seldom ˈreəli ˈrerli Time Rare·Ly Adverb

word rarely
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Collins
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/re͟ə(r)li/
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[ADV-BRD-NEG 广义否定结构副词]难得地;少见地 If something rarely happens, it does not happen very often.
  [ADV before v]
  • They battled against other Indian tribes, but rarely fought with the whites...

    他们同其他印第安部落作战,但很少与白人并肩对敌。

  • I very rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car...

    我难得穿一次雨衣,因为大部分时间我都是呆在车里。

  • Money was plentiful, and rarely did anyone seem very bothered about levels of expenditure...

    有足够的钱,似乎很难见到有人为花费而烦心。

  • They were rarely seen together and certainly did not travel together...

    很少见到他们在一起,当然更不可能一起旅行。

  • Adolescent suicide is rarely an impulsive reaction to immediate distress...

    青少年自杀很少是由于突然发生不幸而作出的冲动反应。

  • Rarely does a grand jury publicly disagree with a prosecutor.

    大陪审团公开反对公诉人意见的情况很少见。


Oxford
rare·ly / ˈreəli ; NAmE ˈrerli / adverb 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。 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。 rare·ly / ˈreəli ; NAmE ˈrerli /
LDC
rarelyrare‧ly /ˈreəli $ ˈrerli/ ●●● W2 adverb
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not often OPP  frequently:  She very rarely complains. This method is rarely used in modern laboratories.GRAMMAR: Word orderRarely usually comes before a verb: · He rarely plays any sports.Rarely usually comes after the verb ‘be’: · She is rarely wrong.Rarely usually comes after an auxiliary verb such as ‘do’ or ‘have’: · I have rarely seen someone eat so much.In written English, rarely is sometimes used at the beginning of a sentence before an auxiliary, to emphasize that something seems surprising or special: · Rarely has a film looked so striking.· Rarely does such a good investment opportunity arise.Grammar guide ‒ ADVERBSTHESAURUSrarely not often: · These geese are rarely found on inland waters.· 50% of Britons say they rarely eat meat.not (very) often often used in everyday English instead of saying rarely: · Tina’s not often late.· I don’t go there very often.· It’s not often that you get a chance like this.seldom rarely. Seldom is more formal than rarely and is used especially in written English: · He seldom slept well.· They seldom went out.hardly ever/scarcely ever almost never: · Ben’s nineteen and he’s hardly ever at home these days.· For some reason, her name was scarcely ever mentioned.very occasionally used when you want to emphasize that something only happens a few times over a long period of time: · Very occasionally the temperature drops to below 30.
WDF

rarely

[ˈreəli]

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很少(95%),难得(5%)
adv.很少地;难得;罕有地

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