| 词汇 | seldom |
| 释义 | seldomUK:*/ˈsɛldəm/US:/ˈsɛldəm/ ,(sel′dəm)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: See also: seldom if ever主要翻译 seldom adv (rarely)很少地；不经常John is self-employed and seldom takes holidays.约翰是个体经营户，很少有假期。usage: position in clause• If there is no auxiliary verb, seldom usually goes in front of the verb, unless the verb is be.He seldom laughed.It seldom rains there.• Seldom goes after be.She was seldom late for work.• If there is an auxiliary verb, seldom goes after it.These birds are seldom seen.They can seldom agree on anything.• If there is more than one auxiliary verb, seldom goes after the first one.I have seldom been asked such difficult questions.• In literary writing, seldom is sometimes put at the beginning of a sentence, followed by an auxiliary verb and the subject.Seldom did he ask me questions about our finances.Seldom can there have been such a happy couple. 其他翻译 seldom adj (rare, infrequent)极少的；难得的She makes the most out of her seldom trips abroad.她尽情地享受自己难得的几次海外旅行。 |
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