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rare adj.罕见的；珍贵的；煎得嫩的 (1) 这样的天才现在很少见。(2) 那是在汽车还罕见的时代。(3) 他终生献身于珍稀动物的保护。(4) 那些珍贵的书籍都放在图书馆东馆的架子上。(5) 这里保存着珍贵的文化遗迹。(6) 这里有一块儿特别珍贵的石碑啊。(7) 你喜欢牛排煎得透一点，还是略生一点? 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.”

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英 [reə(r)] 美 [rer] (1) It is rare to find such a genius nowadays.(2) It was in the days when motorcars were rare.(3) He's devoted his whole life to the protection of the rare animals.(4) Those rare books are shelved in the East Library.(5) Here rare and precious cultural relics are kept.(6) There is a very rare and precious tombstone here.(7) Would you like the steak well done or rare? 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. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]稀有的；罕见的；珍奇的 Something that is rare is not common and is therefore interesting or valuable. ...the black-necked crane, one of the rarest species in the world...黑颈鹤，世界最稀有的物种之一She collects rare plants...她收集稀有植物。Do you want to know about a particular rare stamp or rare stamps in general?你是想了解某一种珍稀邮票还是想了解珍稀邮票的整体概念？2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]少见的；不常发生的 An event or situation that is rare does not occur very often.   [oft it v-link ADJ to-inf]...on those rare occasions when he did eat alone...在那些极其少见的、他的确单独吃饭的时候Heart attacks were extremely rare in babies, he said...婴儿极少有心脏病发作的情况，他说。It's apparently rare for anyone to have two legs the same length...显然，一个人两条腿的长度完全相同的情况是很少见的。I think it's very rare to have big families nowadays.我想，如今大家庭已经很少见了。3[ADJ 形容词]（品质）极好的，杰出的 You use rare to emphasize an extremely good or remarkable quality.   [ADJ n]  [emphasis]Ferris has a rare ability to record her observations on paper...费里斯具备把自己的观察结果记录下来的超强能力。It was a rare pleasure to see him in action.看他打球是一种享受。...a leader of rare strength and instinct.拥有杰出才干和天赋的领导4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（肉类）半熟的，嫩的 Meat that is rare is cooked very lightly so that the inside is still red. Thick tuna steaks are eaten rare, like beef...像牛肉一样，厚的金枪鱼排做到半熟即可食用。Waiter, I specifically asked for this steak rare.服务员，我特别强调了这块牛排要做得嫩些。

英语单词	rare
英美音标	英 [reə(r)] 美 [rer]
中文释义	adj.罕见的；珍贵的；煎得嫩的
英语例句	(1) It is rare to find such a genius nowadays. (2) It was in the days when motorcars were rare. (3) He's devoted his whole life to the protection of the rare animals. (4) Those rare books are shelved in the East Library. (5) Here rare and precious cultural relics are kept. (6) There is a very rare and precious tombstone here. (7) Would you like the steak well done or rare?
中文例句	(1) 这样的天才现在很少见。 (2) 那是在汽车还罕见的时代。 (3) 他终生献身于珍稀动物的保护。 (4) 那些珍贵的书籍都放在图书馆东馆的架子上。 (5) 这里保存着珍贵的文化遗迹。 (6) 这里有一块儿特别珍贵的石碑啊。 (7) 你喜欢牛排煎得透一点，还是略生一点?
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.”
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]稀有的；罕见的；珍奇的 Something that is rare is not common and is therefore interesting or valuable. ...the black-necked crane, one of the rarest species in the world... 黑颈鹤，世界最稀有的物种之一 She collects rare plants... 她收集稀有植物。 Do you want to know about a particular rare stamp or rare stamps in general? 你是想了解某一种珍稀邮票还是想了解珍稀邮票的整体概念？ 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]少见的；不常发生的 An event or situation that is rare does not occur very often. [oft it v-link ADJ to-inf] ...on those rare occasions when he did eat alone... 在那些极其少见的、他的确单独吃饭的时候 Heart attacks were extremely rare in babies, he said... 婴儿极少有心脏病发作的情况，他说。 It's apparently rare for anyone to have two legs the same length... 显然，一个人两条腿的长度完全相同的情况是很少见的。 I think it's very rare to have big families nowadays. 我想，如今大家庭已经很少见了。 3 [ADJ 形容词]（品质）极好的，杰出的 You use rare to emphasize an extremely good or remarkable quality. [ADJ n] [emphasis] Ferris has a rare ability to record her observations on paper... 费里斯具备把自己的观察结果记录下来的超强能力。 It was a rare pleasure to see him in action. 看他打球是一种享受。 ...a leader of rare strength and instinct. 拥有杰出才干和天赋的领导 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（肉类）半熟的，嫩的 Meat that is rare is cooked very lightly so that the inside is still red. Thick tuna steaks are eaten rare, like beef... 像牛肉一样，厚的金枪鱼排做到半熟即可食用。 Waiter, I specifically asked for this steak rare. 服务员，我特别强调了这块牛排要做得嫩些。

Rare Steak Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Nowadays Precious Event Word