seldom

英 [ˈseldəm]

美 [ˈseldəm]

adv.  不常; 很少; 难得

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Collins.2 / BNC.4326 / COCA.4878

牛津词典

adv.

• 不常；很少；难得
  not often
  1. He had seldom seen a child with so much talent.
     有如此天赋的孩子他以往没见过几个。
  2. She seldom, if ever, goes to the theatre.
     她难得上剧院看场戏——即便不能说从来不去。
  3. They seldom watch television these days.
     这些日子他们很少看电视。
  4. Seldom had he seen such beauty.
     他以前很少见过这样的美景。

柯林斯词典

• ADV-BRD-NEG 不常;很少;难得
  If somethingseldomhappens, it happens only occasionally.
  1. They seldom speak...
     他们很少发言。
  2. I've seldom felt so happy...
     我很少感觉如此幸福。
  3. We were seldom at home.
     我们常不在家。

英英释义

adv

• not often
  1. we rarely met
  Synonym:rarely

双语例句

• In the arcane world of scholarship and science, promotions are seldom speedy and almost always painfully slow.
  在知识科学的神秘世界里，很少有人得到迅速擢升，提拔的过程几乎总是缓慢得令人痛苦。
• She lives very far away, and what with transport problems, she seldom comes.
  她住处离这里远，加上交通不便，所以很少来。
• Good dreams seldom come true.
  好梦难圆。
• He seldom goes to the cinema.
  他不大看电影。
• This word is seldom used on ordinary occasions.
  这个词儿平常很少用。
• The compensations for the injuries seldom yield complete satisfaction.
  伤害赔偿很少使受害人称心如意。
• Such cases are seldom brought before court.
  此类案件很少提交法院处理。
• They seldom speak
  他们很少发言。
• In carrying out the instructions of the party, he seldom consulted his personal safety.
  在执行党的指示时，他很少顾及自己的安全。
• He likes to joke a lot, and seldom says anything serious.
  他那个人就是玩笑话多，正话少。