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rarely + verb
通常放在实义动词前。
She rarely speaks in meetings.
她在会议上很少发言。
很少；难得；不常
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
很少；难得；不常
not often; seldom
She rarely speaks in meetings.
她在会议上很少发言。
不定期发生；很少；不常
Not occurring at a regular interval; seldom; not often.
不常
not often
异常地好；极好地。
Unusually well; excellently.
极少程度；非常
To a rare degree; very.
I rarely drink coffee after 6 p.m.
我很少在下午六点后喝咖啡。
AI contextual example
It rarely snows in this region.
这个地区很少下雪。
AI contextual example
Such rare birds are rarely seen in urban areas.
这种珍稀鸟类在城市地区很少见到。
AI contextual example
we rarely met
我们很少见面。
WordNet
通常放在实义动词前。
She rarely speaks in meetings.
她在会议上很少发言。
当rarely置于句首时，主谓倒装。
Rarely does he miss a deadline.
他很少错过截止日期。
修饰系表结构。
The weather is rarely this cold.
天气很少这么冷。
Not this
I go to the cinema rarely.
Use this
I rarely go to the cinema.
中文里“很少”可以放在句末，但英语中频率副词“rarely”通常放在实义动词之前、助动词或情态动词之后，因此应改为“I rarely go to the cinema”。
Not this
He hardly goes to the gym.
Use this
He rarely goes to the gym.
“hardly”表示“几乎不”，接近否定；而“rarely”表示“很少”，仍有发生。若想表达去健身房频率低但偶尔会去，应用“rarely”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
很少使用的
This word is rarely used in everyday conversation.
这个词在日常对话中很少使用。
很少见到的
That species is rarely seen in this area.
那个物种在这个地区很少见到。
很少发生
Accidents of this kind rarely happen.
这类事故很少发生。
几乎从不
He rarely if ever complains about anything.
他几乎从不抱怨任何事情。
几乎从不
He rarely if ever takes a day off work.
他几乎从不休假。
即使有也极少
The museum is visited by tourists rarely, if at all.
这家博物馆游客极少，即使有也很少。
Use rarely naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想到“rare”（稀有的），加上“ly”变成副词，意为“很少地”，就像稀有的事情不常发生。
[object Object]
用于句首时，句子需部分倒装（助动词提前）。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.