英汉词典

rare 基本解释

• adj. 稀有的；半熟的；稀薄的
• adv. 非常；极其
• vi. 用后腿站起；渴望

rare 词态变化

rare 中文词源

来自拉丁语 rarus,稀疏的，薄的，松散的，来自 PIE*ere,分开，网，词源同 retina,reticulate. 引申词义罕有的，罕见的。

rare 英文词源

rare

rare: Rare ‘uncommon’ [15] and rare ‘underdone’ [17] are not the same word. The former was borrowed from Latin rārus, which originally signified ‘having a loose texture, widely separated’ – hence ‘scarce’. It is not known what its ultimate source is. The latter is an alteration of the now obsolete rear ‘underdone’ (originally used mainly of eggs: ‘They had at their dinner rear eggs’, Book of the knight of the tower 1450), which goes back to Old English hrēr – again of unknown origin.

rare (adj.1)

"unusual," late 14c., "thin, airy, porous;" mid-15c., "few in number and widely separated, sparsely distributed, seldom found;" from Old French rere "sparse" (14c.), from Latin rarus "thinly sown, having a loose texture; not thick; having intervals between, full of empty spaces," from PIE *ra-ro-, from root *ere- "to separate; adjoin" (cognates: Sanskrit rte "besides, except," viralah "distant, tight, rare;" Old Church Slavonic rediku "rare," Old Hittite arhaš "border," Lithuanian irti "to be dissolved"). "Few in number," hence, "unusual." Related: Rareness. In chemistry, rare earth is from 1818.

rare (adj.2)

"undercooked," 1650s, variant of Middle English rere, from Old English hrere "lightly cooked," probably related to hreran "to stir, move, shake, agitate," from Proto-Germanic *hrorjan (cognates: Old Frisian hrera "to stir, move," Old Saxon hrorian, Dutch roeren, German rühren, Old Norse hroera), from PIE base *kere- "to mix, confuse; cook" (cognates: Greek kera- "to mix," krasis "mixture"). Originally of eggs, not recorded in reference to meat until 1784, and according to OED, in this sense "formerly often regarded as an Americanism, although it was current in many English dialects ...."

rare (v.)

"rise up," 1833, dialectal variant of rear (v.1). Sense of "eager" (in raring to go) first recorded 1909. Related: Rared; raring.

rare 英文释义

1. not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness;

"a rare word"

"rare books"

2. recurring only at long intervals;

"a rare appearance"

"total eclipses are rare events"

3. not widely distributed;

"rare herbs"

"rare patches of gree in the desert"

4. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind;

"what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell

"a rare skill"

"an uncommon sense of humor"

"she was kind to an uncommon degree"

5. having low density;

"rare gasses"

"lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"

6. (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside;

"rare roast beef"

rare 同义词解析

occasional, uncommon, scare, rare

这些形容词均含"稀罕的，很少发生"之意。

occasional： 指偶然、不时或间或发生的事，侧重无规律可循。

uncommon： 指一般不发生或很少发生的事情，故显得独特、异常与例外。

scare： 指暂时不易发现、不存在或数量不足，供不应求的东西。

rare： 指难得发生的事或难遇见的人或事，侧重特殊性。

rare 双语例句

1. It remained an exceptionally rare book until it was reprinted in 1918.

在1918年再版之前，这本书一直非常罕见。

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2. It was a rare pleasure to see him in action.

看他打球是一种享受。

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3. As we approached the summit we were vouchsafed a rare vision.

快到山顶时，我们有幸看到了难得一见的景象。

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4. Rare birds preen themselves right in front of your camera.

很少有鸟类会在镜头面前梳理自己的羽毛。

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5. 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。

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rare 实用场景例句

a rare disease/occurrence/sight

罕见的疾病 / 事件；难得一见的事物

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It's extremely rare for it to be this hot in April.

四月份就这样炎热是极其罕见的。

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It is rare to find such loyalty these days.

这样忠心耿耿，在今天非常少见。

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On the rare occasions when they met he hardly even dared speak to her.

彼此难得相见，他还几乎不敢跟她说话。

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It was a rare (= very great) honour to be made a fellow of the college.

成为这所学院的研究员是极大的荣誉。

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a rare book/coin/stamp

珍贵的书 / 硬币 / 邮票

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a rare breed/plant

珍奇物种 / 植物

牛津词典

This species is extremely rare.

这一物种极为罕见。

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...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

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She collects rare plants...

她收集稀有植物。

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...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

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Heart attacks were extremely rare in babies, he said...

婴儿极少有心脏病发作的情况，他说。

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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。

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It was a rare pleasure to see him in action.

看他打球是一种享受。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Practical application shows that The method result of this method is accurate, steady, reliable.

实际应用表明,该方法的测量结果准确 、 稳定 、 可靠.

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It is a temple of rare architectural beauty.

论建筑之美,那是一座极少有的寺院.

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He has, what is rare , true tolerance.

他具有一般人没有的宽容精神.

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Wild flowers such as orchids and primroses are becoming rare.

兰花和报春花这类野花越来越稀少了.

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Those who hold such views are not rare.

有这种想法的人不是个别的.

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The doctor diagnosed my illness as a rare skin disease.

医生诊断我的病为罕见的皮肤病.

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By pure chance he found the rare book he needed in a little shop.

纯粹是偶然机会,他在一家小书店看到这本他所需要的稀有的书.

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The zoo has a lot of rare animals in it.

这个动物园有许多珍奇的动物.

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She is a rare ballerina.

她是一位杰出的芭蕾舞演员.

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It is rare to see a man over 160 years old.

很少见到一个人能活到160岁.

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Such a finding as this exquisite antique is rare indeed.

像这样一件精美古物的发现确实少有.

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Absolute perfection in a dictionary is rare.

绝对完美的词典是罕见的.

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