rarely
adv
ˈreəli
adv
1
not
often
很少,难得;
She
very
rarely
complains.
她极少抱怨。
This
method
is
rarely
used
in
modern
laboratories.
现代实验室里很少使用这种方法。
2
Rarely seldom Seldom
and
both
mean
‘not
often’.
is
more
formal
or
literary.
rarely和 seldom 都指“不经常”。seldom 更加正式或更具文学色彩
People
rarely
ask
questions.
人们很少问问题。
She
was
seldom
seen
in
public.
她很少在公共场合露面。
The
disease
is
rarely
fatal.
这种疾病很少致命。
3
Hardly scarcely Scarcely
and
both
mean
‘almost
not’
or
‘only
just’.
For
example,
if
you
hardly
had
time
to
do
something,
you
almost
did
not
have
time.
is
more
formal
or
literary.
hardly和 scarcely 都指“几乎不”或“仅仅”。 例如,hardly had time to do something 的意思是“几乎没有时间做某事”。 scarcely 更加正式或更具文学色彩
I
hardly
had
time
to
ask
her
name.
我几乎没有时间问她的名字。
We
had
scarcely
arrived
when
he
asked
us
to
leave.
我们才到他就叫我们离开。
4
Hardly scarcely
and
can
also
be
used
with
‘ever’
to
mean
‘not
often,
almost
never’,
with
‘any’
to
mean
‘very
few,
almost
none’
etc.
hardly
和 scarcely 还可以和 ever 连用表示“几乎从不”,和 any 连用指“几乎没有”
I’ve
got
hardly
any
money
left.
我几乎没剩几个钱。
Hardly
anyone
agreed
with
her.
几乎没有人同意她的意见。
5
hardly ever
In
speech,
it
is
usual
to
say
that
you
do
something,
rather
than
that
you
rarely
do
it.
口语里一般说 hardly ever do something,而不说 rarely do something
I
hardly
ever
go
to
the
cinema.
我很少去电影院。