rare /rєә/

Meaning

English definition

• (adj.) not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
• (adj.) recurring only at long intervals
• (adj.) not widely distributed

Chinese translation

• a. 稀罕的, 罕有的, 珍奇的, 稀薄的, 半熟的, 非常好的
• adv. 非常

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/rєә/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.77 · Rare

Word forms

rarer, rarest

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rarely · rarefy

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