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infrequently adv.
⇨ rarely rarely adverb rarely ♦︎ seldom ♦︎ hardly ever ♦︎ infrequentlyThese words and expressions are all used when sth happens or is done not often or almost never. 这些词语均表示罕见、少有。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆rarely / seldom / hardly ever / infrequently used◆rarely / seldom / hardly ever available / the case◆to rarely / seldom / hardly ever happen / speak◆only / relatively / very rarely / seldom / infrequently■ rarely not often 罕有；很少；不常◆He rarely spoke.他很少讲话。◆That's something I very rarely do.我很少做那种事。◆Finding a hotel is rarely a problem.找旅馆几乎不成问题。OPP often ⇨ often ■ seldom (rather formal) not often 罕有；很少；不常◆She seldom smiled.她难得一笑。◆He had seldom been happier in his life.他的人生中几乎没有比那更幸福的时刻了。◆Revenge was seldom, if ever, the motive in these cases.这些案件的动机很少是为了复仇的。OPP often ⇨ often NOTE 辨析 Rarely or seldom? Rarely is slightly more formal than not often and seldom is slightly more formal than rarely. The use of rarely and seldom at the beginning of a sentence followed directly by the verb is literary or very formal. * rarely比not often稍正式些，seldom又比rarely稍正式些。rarely和seldom置于句首而动词紧随其后是文学性或很正式的用法◆ (formal) Rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention.鲜有吸引这么多媒体关注的辩论。◆Seldom have I come across such vindictive reviews.我很少遇到这样的报复性评论。 ■ hardly ever almost never 极少；几乎从不◆We hardly ever see him.我们很少见到他。◆The room was hardly ever used.这个房间很少使用。■ infrequently (rather formal) not often 罕有；很少；不常◆The satellites are launched only infrequently.卫星发射只是偶尔进行。◆The charges made for the drugs are not infrequently (= very often) excessive.药物收费常常过高。ⓘ Infrequently is about as formal as seldom, but used more in official writing and with passive verbs; seldom is used more in literary writing and to talk about personal feelings and habits. * infrequently大致和seldom一样正式，但多用于公文写作并和动词被动形式连用；seldom多用于文学写作，表示个人感受和习惯。 OPP frequently ⇨ often |