rare 音标拼音: [r'ɛr]
a . 稀罕的,罕有的,珍贵的,稀薄的,半熟的,非常的
ad . 非常
稀罕的,罕有的,珍贵的,稀薄的,半熟的,非常的非常
rare 稀 稀少
rare adj 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 green in the desert "
4 :
having low density ; "
rare gasses "; "
lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air " [
synonym : {
rare }, {
rarefied }, {
rarified }]
5 :
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 " [
synonym : {
rare },
{
uncommon }]
6 : (
of meat )
cooked a short time ;
still red inside ; "
rare roast beef "
Rare \
Rare \ (
r [^
a ]
r ),
a . [
Cf . {
Rather }, {
Rath }.]
Early . [
Obs .]
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Rude mechanicals that rare and late Work in the market place . --
Chapman .
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Rare \
Rare \,
a . [
Compar . {
Rarer } (
r [^
a ]
r "[~
e ]
r );
superl .
{
Rarest }.] [
Cf .
AS .
hr [=
e ]
r ,
or E .
rare early . [
root ]
18 .]
Nearly raw ;
partially cooked ;
not thoroughly cooked ;
underdone ;
as ,
rare beef or mutton .
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New -
laid eggs ,
which Baucis '
busy care Turned by a gentle fire ,
and roasted rare . --
Dryden .
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Note :
This word is in common use in the United States ,
but in England its synonym {
underdone }
is preferred .
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Rare \
Rare \,
a . [
Compar . {
Rarer } (
r [^
a ]
r "[~
e ]
r );
superl .
{
Rarest }.] [
F .,
fr .
L .
rarus thin ,
rare .]
1 .
Not frequent ;
seldom met with or occurring ;
unusual ;
as ,
a rare event .
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2 .
Of an uncommon nature ;
unusually excellent ;
valuable to a degree seldom found .
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Rare work ,
all filled with terror and delight .
--
Cowley .
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Above the rest I judge one beauty rare . --
Dryden .
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3 .
Thinly scattered ;
dispersed .
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Those rare and solitary ,
these in flocks . --
Milton .
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4 .
Characterized by wide separation of parts ;
of loose texture ;
not thick or dense ;
thin ;
as ,
a rare atmosphere at high elevations .
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Water is nineteen times lighter ,
and by consequence nineteen times rarer ,
than gold . --
Sir I .
Newton .
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Syn :
Scarce ;
infrequent ;
unusual ;
uncommon ;
singular ;
extraordinary ;
incomparable .
Usage : {
Rare }, {
Scarce }.
We call a thing rare when but few examples ,
specimens ,
or instances of it are ever to be met with ;
as ,
a rare plant .
We speak of a thing as scarce ,
which ,
though usually abundant ,
is for the time being to be had only in diminished quantities ;
as ,
a bad harvest makes corn scarce .
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A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of the rarest things in the world . --
Burke .
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When any particular piece of money grew very scarce ,
it was often recoined by a succeeding emperor . --
Addison .
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235 Moby Thesaurus words for "
rare ":
a cut above ,
above ,
admirable ,
adulterated ,
ahead ,
airy ,
almost unheard -
of ,
another ,
ascendant ,
at a premium ,
attenuate ,
attenuated ,
atypical ,
beguiling ,
better ,
bewildering ,
boyish ,
breakaway ,
capping ,
celebrated ,
cheeseparing ,
chinchy ,
chintzy ,
choice ,
chosen ,
collectable ,
conspicuous ,
crude ,
cut ,
dainty ,
delicate ,
diaphanous ,
dilute ,
diluted ,
distinguished ,
eclipsing ,
elegant ,
else ,
eminent ,
enigmatic ,
esteemed ,
estimable ,
ethereal ,
exceeding ,
excellent ,
excelling ,
exceptional ,
exiguous ,
exquisite ,
extraordinary ,
fabulous ,
fallen ,
fantastic ,
fascinating ,
few ,
fine ,
fine -
drawn ,
finer ,
finespun ,
first -
class ,
first -
rate ,
flimsy ,
frail ,
gaseous ,
gauzy ,
girlish ,
good ,
gossamer ,
gracile ,
greater ,
higher ,
in ascendancy ,
in short supply ,
in the ascendant ,
incomparable ,
incomprehensible ,
inconceivable ,
incredible ,
infrequent ,
insubstantial ,
lacy ,
light ,
limited ,
major ,
marked ,
marvelous ,
matchless ,
meager ,
memorable ,
miraculous ,
miserly ,
misty ,
niggardly ,
noble ,
not done ,
not that sort ,
not the same ,
not the type ,
notable ,
noteworthy ,
occasional ,
of a sort ,
of another sort ,
of choice ,
of mark ,
of sorts ,
offbeat ,
one up on ,
other ,
other than ,
otherwise ,
out of print ,
out of season ,
out of stock ,
outlandish ,
outstanding ,
over ,
papery ,
passing strange ,
peculiar ,
peerless ,
phenomenal ,
piddling ,
poor ,
prestigious ,
prodigious ,
prominent ,
puzzling ,
rarefied ,
raw ,
recherche ,
red ,
remarkable ,
rememberable ,
reputable ,
rivaling ,
saignant ,
salient ,
scant ,
scanty ,
scarce ,
scattered ,
scrimping ,
scrimpy ,
seldom ,
seldom met with ,
seldom seen ,
select ,
sensational ,
signal ,
singular ,
skimping ,
skimpy ,
slender ,
slenderish ,
slight ,
slight -
made ,
slim ,
slimmish ,
slinky ,
slow ,
small ,
sodden ,
sparse ,
special ,
sporadic ,
spotty ,
sprinkled ,
stingy ,
strange ,
striking ,
stupendous ,
subtile ,
subtle ,
sui generis ,
super ,
superior ,
superlative ,
surpassing ,
svelte ,
sylphlike ,
telling ,
tenuous ,
thin ,
thin -
bodied ,
thin -
set ,
thin -
spun ,
thinned ,
thinned -
out ,
thinnish ,
threadlike ,
tight ,
topping ,
transcendent ,
transcendental ,
transcending ,
unbaked ,
unboiled ,
uncommon ,
uncompact ,
uncompressed ,
uncooked ,
uncustomary ,
undercooked ,
underdone ,
undreamed -
of ,
unexpected ,
unfamiliar ,
unforgettable ,
unfrequent ,
unheard -
of ,
unimaginable ,
unique ,
unordinary ,
unparalleled ,
unprecedented ,
unsubstantial ,
unthinkable ,
unthought -
of ,
unusual ,
unwonted ,
upper ,
vague ,
vaporous ,
wasp -
waisted ,
watered ,
watered -
down ,
watery ,
weak ,
willowy ,
windy ,
wiredrawn ,
wispy ,
wonderful ,
wondrous
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