seldom

英 [ˈseldəm]

美 [ˈseldəm]

adv.  不常; 很少; 难得

中考高考CET4CET6考研TOEFL

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

• He likes to joke a lot, and seldom says anything serious.
  他那个人就是玩笑话多，正话少。
• There is seldom circus seen in this city.
  在这个城市很少有马戏表演可看。
• He seldom goes to the cinema.
  他不大看电影。
• Good dreams seldom come true.
  好梦难圆。
• 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。
• They seldom rock the boat or annoy the mayor or board of aldermen with unusual budget requests.
  他们很少捣乱或提出过分的预算要求来为难市长或市参议会。
• The station is seldom manned in the evening.
  这个站晚上很少有人值班。
• I've seldom felt so happy
  我很少感觉如此幸福。
• We write regularly but seldom meet.
  我们经常通信，却很少见面。
• The room was very hot, for the stove had been alight all day and the windows were seldom opened.
  因为炉子整天烧着，而窗户又很少开的缘故，屋子里非常热。