rarer

英 [ˈreərə]

美 [ˈrɛrər]

adj.  稀少的; 稀罕的; 珍贵的; 半熟的; 半生的
rare的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 稀有的；罕见的；珍奇的
  Something that israreis not common and is therefore interesting or valuable.
  1. ...the black-necked crane, one of the rarest species in the world...
     黑颈鹤，世界最稀有的物种之一
  2. She collects rare plants...
     她收集稀有植物。
  3. Do you want to know about a particular rare stamp or rare stamps in general?
     你是想了解某一种珍稀邮票还是想了解珍稀邮票的整体概念？
• ADJ-GRADED 少见的；不常发生的
  An event or situation that israredoes not occur very often.
  1. ...on those rare occasions when he did eat alone...
     在那些极其少见的、他的确单独吃饭的时候
  2. Heart attacks were extremely rare in babies, he said...
     婴儿极少有心脏病发作的情况，他说。
  3. It's apparently rare for anyone to have two legs the same length...
     显然，一个人两条腿的长度完全相同的情况是很少见的。
  4. I think it's very rare to have big families nowadays.
     我想，如今大家庭已经很少见了。
• ADJ （品质）极好的，杰出的
  You userareto emphasize an extremely good or remarkable quality.
  1. Ferris has a rare ability to record her observations on paper...
     费里斯具备把自己的观察结果记录下来的超强能力。
  2. It was a rare pleasure to see him in action.
     看他打球是一种享受。
  3. ...a leader of rare strength and instinct.
     拥有杰出才干和天赋的领导
• ADJ-GRADED （肉类）半熟的，嫩的
  Meat that israreis cooked very lightly so that the inside is still red.
  1. Thick tuna steaks are eaten rare, like beef...
     像牛肉一样，厚的金枪鱼排做到半熟即可食用。
  2. Waiter, I specifically asked for this steak rare.
     服务员，我特别强调了这块牛排要做得嫩些。

双语例句

• Direct evidence on wage levels is rarer still.
  显示薪资水平的直接证据就更少见了。
• Fortunately, such cowboy firms are becoming rarer.
  幸运的是，这样的欺诈公司越来越少了。
• But the authors of the new study found that documented extinctions are far rarer in the ocean.
  但这项新研究的作者发现，海洋动物灭绝的文档记录则要罕见许多。
• But it only offered low protection against one rarer strain, which the authors say needs more investigation.
  但是它对一种更罕见的毒株的防御作用较低。科学家说对这种毒株需要更多的研究。
• The number of indigenous fish was falling, since the floods that induce them to spawn were becoming rarer.
  本地鱼的数量同样在降低，因为引诱它们来产卵的洪水变得更加不常见。
• In a much rarer case, your application could need to be able to receive secure email.
  在很少的情形中，您的应用程序可能需要能够接收安全电子邮件。
• Programs using yacc, but not lex, are rarer.
  使用yacc而不使用lex的程序比较罕见。
• He happened to be at home and, what was rarer, disengaged.
  他碰巧在家，而且没有什么事，这是更少有的。
• His prediction, therefore, was that better emotional memory would be associated with the rarer version.
  他因此推测情绪记忆更牢固和较少见的变体有关。
• Production in Australia, Japan and Malaysia was expanded; other sources of rare earths were exploited; manufacturers rapidly found ways to economise or substitute, as it were, a less rare rare earth for a rarer one.
  澳大利亚、日本和马来西亚扩大了稀土生产能力；其他一些稀土来源得到了利用；生产商很快找到了节约或替代稀土的办法，也就是以不那么稀有的稀土代替更为稀有的稀土。