| 单词 | seldom |
| 释义 | seldom (rather formal) not often罕有；很少；不常◆she seldom smiled.她难得一笑。◆he had seldom been happier in his life.他的人生中几乎没有比那更幸福的时刻了。◆revenge was seldom, if ever, the motive in these cases.这些案件的动机很少是为了复仇的。opp often → often note 辨析 rarely or seldom? rarely is slightly more formal than not often and seldom is slightly more formal than rarely. the use of rarely and seldom at the beginning of a sentence followed directly by the verb is literary or very formal. * rarely 比 not often 稍正式些，seldom 又比 rarely 稍正式些。rarely 和 seldom 置于句首而动词紧随其后是文学性或很正式的用法◆ (formal) rarely has a debate attracted so much media attention.鲜有吸引这么多媒体关注的辩论。◆seldom have i come across such vindictive reviews.我很少遇到这样的报复性评论。seldom/ˈseldəm ||; ˈsɛldəm/adv not often; rarely 不常；很少: ◇there is seldom snow in athens. 雅典很少下雪。◇i very seldom go to the theatre. 我难得去看戏。 seldom• ⇨ rarely/seldom sel·dom /`sɛldəm; ˈseldəm/advvery rarely 很少，难得，不常:◇glen seldom eats breakfast. 格伦很少吃早餐。 |
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