rare

US [rer]
UK [reə(r)]
  • adv.极
  • adj.稀少的；稀罕的；珍贵的；半熟的
  • Web稀有的；罕见的；三分熟
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rare
adj.
1.
稀少的；稀罕的not done, seen, happening, etc. very often
a rare disease/occurrence/sight
罕见的疾病╱事件；难得一见的事物
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。
It is rare to find such loyalty these days.
这样忠心耿耿，在今天非常少见。
On the rare occasions when they met he hardly even dared speak to her.
彼此难得相见，见了他几乎都不敢跟她说话。
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。
2.
稀罕的；珍贵的existing only in small numbers and therefore valuable or interesting
a rare book/coin/stamp
珍贵的书╱硬币╱邮票
a rare breed/plant
珍奇物种╱植物
This species is extremely rare.
这一物种极为罕见。
3.
半熟的；半生的cooked for only a short time so that the inside is still red

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AllAll,极极,稀少的稀少的,稀罕的稀罕的,珍贵的珍贵的,半熟的半熟的,稀有的稀有的,罕见的罕见的,三分熟三分熟
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1.
On Earth, iron is extremely rare in its free natural form and is only found in a few places around the world.
在地球上，铁是极其罕见的自然形态在它的自由，是世界上唯一发现地周围的几个。
zài dì qiú shàng , tiě shì jí qí hǎn jiàn de zì rán xíng tài zài tā de zì yóu , shì shì jiè shàng wéi yī fā xiàn de zhōu wéi de jǐ gè 。
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2.
doctors have been trying to find out whether the woman died of a rare disease.
医生们一直试图搞清这位妇女是否死于一种罕见的疾病。
yī shēng men yì zhí shì tú gǎo qīng zhè wèi fù nǚ shì fǒu sǐ yú yī zhǒng hǎn jiàn de jí bìng 。
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3.
Three labels that have been attached to me since the day I was born with a rare type of growth restriction, known as Pseudoachondroplasia.
这三个标签从我一出世就跟随着我。这是一种罕见的发育受限症状，称之为“假性软骨发育不全”。
zhè sān gè biāo qiān cóng wǒ yī chū shì jiù gēn suí zhe wǒ 。 zhè shì yī zhǒng hǎn jiàn de fā yù shòu xiàn zhèng zhuàng , chēng zhī wéi " jiǎ xìng ruǎn gǔ fā yù bù quán " 。
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4.
"We are aware of the issue, which occurs only in extremely rare cases, and we are working on a fix, " said the company in a statement.
“我们意识到这一问题的存在，这只在极少的情况下才发生，我们正着手找到解决办法。”该公司的一份声明说。
" wǒ men yì shí dào zhè yī wèn tí de cún zài , zhè zhī zài jí shǎo de qíng kuàng xià cái fā shēng , wǒ men zhèng zhuó shǒu zhǎo dào jiě jué bàn fǎ 。 " gāi gōng sī de yī fèn shēng míng shuō 。
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5.
I have full understanding of him in many aspects and I can say responsibly that he is a rare excellent student our school has produced.
在许多方面，我对他有着全面的了解，我能负责地说他是我们班级里培养的一个少有的优秀学员。
zài xǔ duō fāng miàn , wǒ duì tā yǒu zhe quán miàn de liǎo jiě , wǒ néng fù zé de shuō tā shì wǒ men bān jí lǐ péi yǎng de yī gè shǎo yǒu de yōu xiù xué yuán 。
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6.
000 birdwatchers proved the full pull of a truly rare bird as they visited the Tesco car park in Kent, where it had settled.
三千名观鸟者证实，他们参观肯特郡特易购超市的停车场时，看到这种确实珍稀的鸟类相当吸引人。它们栖息在停车场里。
sān qiān míng guān niǎo zhě zhèng shí , tā men cān guān kěn tè jùn tè yì gòu chāo shì de tíng chē chǎng shí , kàn dào zhè zhǒng què shí zhēn xī de niǎo lèi xiāng dāng xī yǐn rén 。 tā men qī xī zài tíng chē chǎng lǐ 。
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7.
Budapest was embarrassing, a rare moment when people on both sides dropped the ball, but I knew it would pass.
布达佩斯感到困窘，双方都犯了错，这是一个极少出现的情况，但我知道事情总会过去。
bù dá pèi sī gǎn dào kùn jiǒng , shuāng fāng dōu fàn le cuò , zhè shì yī gè jí shǎo chū xiàn de qíng kuàng , dàn wǒ zhī dào shì qíng zǒng huì guò qù 。
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8.
Now some of you may be piercing aficionados, and I do not expect everyone to abide by my rare moments of lucidity.
现在你们中间一些人可能是穿洞迷，我也不希望大家忍受我难得的清醒时刻。
xiàn zài nǐ men zhōng jiān yì xiē rén kě néng shì chuān dòng mí , wǒ yě bù xī wàng dà jiā rěn shòu wǒ nán dé de qīng xǐng shí kè 。
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9.
Due to the interplay of these diverse independent factors, in rare instances, the optimizer might select less than optimal execution plans.
在这些不同的独立因素的相互作用下，优化器可能会选择不太优化的执行计划。
zài zhè xiē bù tóng de dú lì yīn sù de xiāng hù zuò yòng xià , yōu huà qì kě néng huì xuǎn zé bù tài yōu huà de zhí xíng jì huà 。
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10.
One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a rare disease that paralyzed her from the neck down.
在他照顾的孩子中，有一个女孩得了非常罕见的病，从脖子以下都瘫痪了。
zài tā zhào gù de hái zi zhōng , yǒu yī gè nǚ hái dé le fēi cháng hǎn jiàn de bìng , cóng bó zǐ yǐ xià dōu tān huàn le 。
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