seldom

【seldom音标】 英[ˈseldəm] 美[ˈseldəm]

【单词释义】 seldom是什么意思：

adv.很少，不常，罕见；难得；不大

[单词分级] 中考英语词汇

【seldom形近词/近似词】

kingdom   n.王国

freedom   n.自由

wisdom   n.智慧，明智

random   adj.任意的；随机的

boredom   n. [U] 厌烦；无聊；厌倦

【单词例句】

◇ It is a dilemma for her to rush between family and work, and it is also unusual for the News Department to depend on an amateur to cover crimes. But Jane is really gifted. It is admirable that she is seldom accused of making mistakes.
在家和工作之间奔波总是使她左右为难，而且对于新闻部来说，依靠一名业余人员来报道罪案也是不同寻常的，但是简真的很有天赋，让人钦佩的是她极少因为犯错而受到责备。

---- An Amateur Journalist

◇ From the depths of the canyon comes welling silence. Seldom can you hear the roar of the river.You cannot catch the patter. Like applause, from the leaves of the cottonwoods on the shelf-like plateau below you. For all sounds are swallowed in this gulf of space.
峡谷深处静寂无声。我们很少听见河水的咆哮声或下面壁架式高原上三角叶杨树发出鼓掌般的啪啪声。因为这一切声音都在这深渊的空间被吞没了。

---- The Grand Canyon