rarefied

US [ˈrerəˌfaɪd]
UK [ˈreərɪfaɪd]
  • adj.高深精妙的；曲高和寡的；稀薄的；含氧量低的
  • v.“rarefy”的过去式
  • Web高雅的；纯净的；变成稀薄的

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rarefied
adj.
1.
高深精妙的；曲高和寡的understood or experienced by only a very small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge or activity
the rarefied atmosphere of academic life
阳春白雪的学术生活氛围
2.
稀薄的；含氧量低的containing less oxygen than usual

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AllAll,高深精妙的高深精妙的,曲高和寡的曲高和寡的,稀薄的稀薄的,含氧量低的含氧量低的,高雅的高雅的,纯净的纯净的,变成稀薄的变成稀薄的
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1.
This is a fine film by an American artist working at the top of his form in rarefied regions where filmmakers seldom venture.
拍摄这部精彩影片的美国艺术家正处事业巅峰。他涉足的这个领域，很少有电影制作者了解，更不用说去尝试。
pāi shè zhè bù jīng cǎi yǐng piàn de měi guó yì shù jiā zhèng chǔ shì yè diān fēng 。 tā shè zú de zhè ge lǐng yù , hěn shǎo yǒu diàn yǐng zhì zuò zhě liǎo jiě , gèng bú yòng shuō qù cháng shì 。
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2.
The high price of oil, whose byproduct diesel oil is used in yachts, did not seem to worry anyone in this rarefied crowd.
游艇使用石油的副产品柴油，高油价似乎没有让这个精英小圈子里的任何人担忧。
yóu tǐng shǐ yòng shí yóu de fù chǎn pǐn chái yóu , gāo yóu jià sì hū méi yǒu ràng zhè ge jīng yīng xiǎo quān zi lǐ de rèn hé rén dān yōu 。
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3.
Or to the guy who makes the subtle statistical climb but otherwise monstrous leap from really good to the rarefied air of full-fledged stud?
或是那些尽管在数据上提高不多，但是却由很好变成熟方面进步很大的球员？
huò shì nà xiē jǐn guǎn zài shù jù shàng tí gāo bù duō , dàn shì què yóu hěn hǎo biàn chéng shú fāng miàn jìn bù hěn dà de qiú yuán ?
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After all, translating serious writers' works is hardly the place for rookies but a rarefied field for wise, weathered bilingual professors.
毕竟翻译严肃作家的作品基本不是新手所长，而是博学多识、经验丰富的双语专家精通的领域。
bì jìng fān yì yán sù zuò jiā de zuò pǐn jī běn bú shì xīn shǒu suǒ zhǎng , ér shì bó xué duō shí 、 jīng yàn fēng fù de shuāng yǔ zhuān jiā jīng tōng de lǐng yù 。
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Komanoff's work may not have made him a celebrity, but his rigor gained him a reputation within the rarefied world of traffic geeks.
库曼诺夫的这些工作并没有使自己名声大震，他只是在一些迷恋交通研究的小圈子里享有极高声誉。
kù màn nuò fū de zhè xiē gōng zuò bìng méi yǒu shǐ zì jǐ míng shēng dà zhèn , tā zhǐ shì zài yì xiē mí liàn jiāo tōng yán jiū de xiǎo quān zi lǐ xiǎng yǒu jí gāo shēng yù 。
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During the cold war space was largely thought of as part of the rarefied but terrifying domain of nuclear warfare.
冷战期间，太空主要被视为纯净而可怕的核战领域的一部分。
lěng zhàn qī jiān , tài kōng zhǔ yào bèi shì wéi chún jìng ér kě pà de hé zhàn lǐng yù de yí bù fen 。
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Lift is a problem in the rarefied air of the stratosphere, and it seems such a design can help.
因为在稀薄的同温层中升力的产生是一个问题，所以这种飞行器的设计可以起到一定帮助。
yīn wèi zài xī bó de tóng wēn céng zhōng shēng lì de chǎn shēng shì yī gè wèn tí , suǒ yǐ zhè zhǒng fēi xíng qì de shè jì kě yǐ qǐ dào yí dìng bāng zhù 。
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It is high, breathing the rarefied air of the sky, attracting the eyes of admiration on the ground.
它高屋建瓴，呼吸着天空稀薄的气氛，吸引着地上仰慕的眼光。
tā gāo wū jiàn líng , hū xī zhe tiān kōng xī bó de qì fēn , xī yǐn zháo dì shàng yǎng mù de yǎn guāng 。
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part of the rarefied atmosphere of top management, but I was also the new kid on the block.
我不仅处身于高级管理机构的高贵气氛之中，而且还是一个待价而估的新人。
wǒ bù jǐn chǔ shēn yú gāo jí guǎn lǐ jī gòu de gāo guì qì fēn zhī zhōng , ér qiě hái shì yī gè dāi jià ér gū de xīn rén 。
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But after a few days they arrive at an altitude, about 125km up, which is so rarefied that an ion can move freely about.
但几天之后，它们会达到大约125km的高度，在这里空气稀薄到使离子可以自由的运动。
dàn jī tiān zhī hòu , tā men huì dá dào dà yuē yì bǎi èr shí wǔ qiān mǐ de gāo dù , zài zhè lǐ kōng qì xī bó dào shǐ lí zǐ kě yǐ zì yóu de yùn dòng 。
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