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Definition of rarely in English:

rarely

adverb ˈrɛːliˈrɛrli
  • 1Not often; seldom.

    不常;很少

    I rarely drive above 50 mph

    我开车时速很少超过50英里。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most are rarely, if ever, thoroughly cleaned and end up teaming with millions of bugs.
    • Women are rarely filmed at such occasions, and they appear only in distant glimpses.
    • He would, of course, listen to us reading our essays aloud, but rarely if ever commented on them.
    • What to remember is that before the 20th century, drawing was rarely ever seen as an end in itself.
    • British made films or serials rarely explore social relations and conditions in the Caribbean.
    • You want to root for them, but their humanity rarely rises above the constant din of insults.
    • Its audience is given a rare view into the lives of a group of people rarely seen on film.
    • Whilst voyeurism is studied in other films of note, rarely has it been handled in such a touching and detailed way.
    • The model of perfect competition presented above is rarely seen in practice.
    • I am rarely, if ever, moved to write letters in response to articles which appear in the press.
    • You are very rarely ever in a situation where there is no other sound in your environment.
    • When I am not filming I rarely eat away from home other than the odd lunch on jaunts to London.
    • He drives rarely, and then usually from down the pitch, miles into the air.
    • Let me assure you - Clinton rarely, if ever, spoke for me and millions of other Americans.
    • Very, very rarely does a film not have its place in the grand scheme of things.
    • Boyce clung to Henry like a second skin; he rarely fouled, he seldom needed to.
    • Now not being a great drinker I would rarely ever need to be in a pub but I went up to give my support.
    • Yet it is a theme which has rarely, if ever, received serious treatment in the theatre.
    • Housing estates which seem half a world away from the footstreets rarely figure on film.
    • Film critics have rarely been so united in their antipathy, so vitriolic in their condemnation.
    Synonyms
    seldom, infrequently, on rare occasions, hardly ever, scarcely ever, hardly, scarcely, almost never, once in a while, only now and then, not often, only occasionally, sporadically
    informal once in a blue moon
  • 2archaic Remarkably well.

    〈古〉出色地

    you can write rarely now, after all your schooling

    你在接受了各种教育之后现在可以写得很出色了。

    1. 2.1 To an unusual degree; exceptionally.
      异乎寻常地,超常地;极度
      as submodifier the rarely fine Sheraton bookcase

      极为精美的谢拉顿式书架。

Definition of rarely in US English:

rarely

adverbˈrɛrliˈrerlē
  • 1Not often; seldom.

    不常;很少

    I rarely drive above 60 mph

    我开车时速很少超过50英里。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Very, very rarely does a film not have its place in the grand scheme of things.
    • Whilst voyeurism is studied in other films of note, rarely has it been handled in such a touching and detailed way.
    • Housing estates which seem half a world away from the footstreets rarely figure on film.
    • Now not being a great drinker I would rarely ever need to be in a pub but I went up to give my support.
    • Its audience is given a rare view into the lives of a group of people rarely seen on film.
    • British made films or serials rarely explore social relations and conditions in the Caribbean.
    • Most are rarely, if ever, thoroughly cleaned and end up teaming with millions of bugs.
    • Women are rarely filmed at such occasions, and they appear only in distant glimpses.
    • Film critics have rarely been so united in their antipathy, so vitriolic in their condemnation.
    • He would, of course, listen to us reading our essays aloud, but rarely if ever commented on them.
    • He drives rarely, and then usually from down the pitch, miles into the air.
    • The model of perfect competition presented above is rarely seen in practice.
    • What to remember is that before the 20th century, drawing was rarely ever seen as an end in itself.
    • You are very rarely ever in a situation where there is no other sound in your environment.
    • When I am not filming I rarely eat away from home other than the odd lunch on jaunts to London.
    • I am rarely, if ever, moved to write letters in response to articles which appear in the press.
    • Yet it is a theme which has rarely, if ever, received serious treatment in the theatre.
    • Boyce clung to Henry like a second skin; he rarely fouled, he seldom needed to.
    • You want to root for them, but their humanity rarely rises above the constant din of insults.
    • Let me assure you - Clinton rarely, if ever, spoke for me and millions of other Americans.
    Synonyms
    seldom, infrequently, on rare occasions, hardly ever, scarcely ever, hardly, scarcely, almost never, once in a while, only now and then, not often, only occasionally, sporadically
  • 2archaic Unusually or remarkably well.

    〈古〉出色地

    you can write rarely now, after all your schooling

    你在接受了各种教育之后现在可以写得很出色了。

    1. 2.1 To an unusual degree; exceptionally.
      异乎寻常地,超常地;极度
      as submodifier the rarely fine Sheraton bookcase

      极为精美的谢拉顿式书架。

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