rarest 音标拼音: [r'ɛrəst]
a . 稀罕的,珍贵的
稀罕的,珍贵的
Rare \
Rare \,
a . [
Compar . {
Rarer } (
r [^
a ]
r "[~
e ]
r );
superl .
{
Rarest }.] [
Cf .
AS .
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or E .
rare early . [
root ]
18 .]
Nearly raw ;
partially cooked ;
not thoroughly cooked ;
underdone ;
as ,
rare beef or mutton .
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New -
laid eggs ,
which Baucis '
busy care Turned by a gentle fire ,
and roasted rare . --
Dryden .
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Note :
This word is in common use in the United States ,
but in England its synonym {
underdone }
is preferred .
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Rare \
Rare \,
a . [
Compar . {
Rarer } (
r [^
a ]
r "[~
e ]
r );
superl .
{
Rarest }.] [
F .,
fr .
L .
rarus thin ,
rare .]
1 .
Not frequent ;
seldom met with or occurring ;
unusual ;
as ,
a rare event .
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2 .
Of an uncommon nature ;
unusually excellent ;
valuable to a degree seldom found .
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Rare work ,
all filled with terror and delight .
--
Cowley .
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Above the rest I judge one beauty rare . --
Dryden .
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3 .
Thinly scattered ;
dispersed .
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Those rare and solitary ,
these in flocks . --
Milton .
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4 .
Characterized by wide separation of parts ;
of loose texture ;
not thick or dense ;
thin ;
as ,
a rare atmosphere at high elevations .
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Water is nineteen times lighter ,
and by consequence nineteen times rarer ,
than gold . --
Sir I .
Newton .
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Syn :
Scarce ;
infrequent ;
unusual ;
uncommon ;
singular ;
extraordinary ;
incomparable .
Usage : {
Rare }, {
Scarce }.
We call a thing rare when but few examples ,
specimens ,
or instances of it are ever to be met with ;
as ,
a rare plant .
We speak of a thing as scarce ,
which ,
though usually abundant ,
is for the time being to be had only in diminished quantities ;
as ,
a bad harvest makes corn scarce .
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A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of the rarest things in the world . --
Burke .
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When any particular piece of money grew very scarce ,
it was often recoined by a succeeding emperor . --
Addison .
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