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单词 rarely
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rarelyadverb

uk/ˈreə.li/us/ˈrer.li/

B1 not often:

We rarely see each other now.
I rarely have time to read a newspaper.
formal Rarely have I seen such a beautiful sunset.
See also
seldom

More examples

  • Temperatures rarely rise above zero in winter.
  • In the summer the academy will exhibit several prints which are rarely seen.
  • She rarely ventured outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries at the corner shop.
  • She rarely spoke her mind out of fear of being ridiculed.
  • He hardly ever washes the dishes and he rarely, if ever, does any cleaning.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Rarely & infrequently

  • (every) now and then/again idiom
  • blue
  • ever and anon
  • every
  • few
  • fit
  • in/by fits and starts idiom
  • infrequent
  • occasion
  • occasional
  • occasionally
  • odd
  • odd jobs
  • once
  • one-off
  • one-shot
  • seldom
  • ship
  • sometimes
  • stop-and-go

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rarelyadverb

us/ˈreər·li/

on very few occasions; almost never:

I rarely have time to read the newspaper.
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