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单词 rare
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rarerare /rer/ adjective rare
not seen or found very often, or not happening very often:
  • Snow is very rare in Florida.
  • It is rare for Ava to miss school - I hope everything is okay.
  • These rare plants grow only in South Africa.
  • not common also uncommon
    rare or unusual. Uncommon is more formal than not common:
  • Tigers still exist, but they are not common.
  • In my country, it is uncommon for men to cook.
  • Uncommon is often used in the phrase not uncommon to say that something happens or is done often: It is not uncommon for students to have loans to pay back after their college education.
    infrequent
    not happening or coming often:
  • She moved away, and as time passed her letters became more and more infrequent.
  • scarce
    if something is scarce, there is not much of it and it is difficult to get. Scarce is used especially about things people need to live, such as food and water:
  • After the war, food and clothing were scarce.
  • ANTONYMS ➔ see common (1)ADVERBS: rareYou can make the adjectives rare, uncommon, and infrequent into adverbs by using an -ly ending: Snow is rarely seen in Florida. | His letters began coming more infrequently.
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