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seldom

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adv.很少,不常

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hardly  infrequently  rarely  often    

seldom


/'seldəm; `sɛldəm/
adv not often; rarely 不常; 罕见; 难得
*I have seldom seen such brutality. 我很少见到这种暴行.
* We seldom go out. 我们不常出门.
* We go out very seldom. 我们绝少外出.
* The island is seldom, if ever, visited by ships. 这个岛难得有船停靠.

seldom


adv
[Language: Old English;Origin: seldan]
very rarely or almost never
 Karen had seldom seen him so angry.
 Ellie seldom wears slacks.
seldom has sb done sth
 Seldom have I read an article that was so full of lies.
see usage noterarely
1. Boys are therefore seldom trained to follow their father´s occupation.
    因为男孩子们很少被训练以继承他父辈的职业.

2. For there is seldom anything to cover them over.
    因为陆地上几乎没有什么东西覆盖它们。

3. While meters don't always show the true fare (dishonest drivers sometimes adjust them to advance faster), it is seldom cheaper to rely on the driver to quote a fare.
    虽然计程器不会总是显示正确的车费,(有时司机不诚实,会改装计程器让它们跑得更快,)但你也别指望司机的报价会更便宜。

4. This is a rare occurrence as our climate seldom goes to extremes.
    但是在我们这里,气候很少发生异常,河水极少泛滥。

5. He wasn't stupid. I've seen enough criminal trials to know victims of armed attacks are seldom able to identify their offenders because their attention focuses on the guns, rather than on their users.
    他并不蠢。我看过许多刑事审判,因而知道在那些武装袭击的受害者中,很少有人能够辨认出袭击他们的人,因为他们的注意力全集中在枪上,而没有放在持枪人上。

6. And the trunk eventually becomes so sore that the elephant curls it up and seldom afterwards uses it for offensive purposes.
    象鼻子最后疼得卷了起来,以后它就很少用鼻子去进攻了。

7. Althogh he spent many hours daily in the apiary, he was seldom stung by a bee.
    尽管他每天有很多时间待在养蜂房里, 但他很少被蜂螫伤。

8. A sagacious businessman seldom fails in his business.
    精明的商人在生意上很少失败。

9. Yes, but I seldom do because it´s a lot of trouble.
    会,不过我很少这样做,因为很麻烦.

10. Yes, but I seldom do because it´s a lot of trouble.
    会,不过我很少这样做,因为很麻烦.

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