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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
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adj. VERBS be, seem | become, get | remain ADV. decidedly, distinctly, especially, exceedingly, exceptionally, extremely, particularly, surprisingly, very | increasingly | comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, relatively, somewhat | enough, sufficiently The stamps were not rare enough to be interesting.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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adj. uncommon: We saw a rare species of birds. adj. exceptional: It was a rare opportunity to see him.
Simple Definitions
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rare not existing in large numbers or in large amounts: • The law prevents the export of rare birds. • The plates are quite rare. Only about a hundred were made. scarce not available in large enough numbers or amounts at a particular time – used especially about things people need: • After the war, food and clothing were scarce. • People are having to compete for scarce resources. not common [ not before noun ] fairly rare: • Silver coins of this period are not common, and could be very valuable. infrequent formal not happening often: • As time went on, her visits became more and more infrequent. be few and far between to not be common – especially much less common than you might expect: • Luckily, accidents such as these are few and far between. • Bargains are, unfortunately, few and far between. be (something of) a rarity if something or someone is a rarity, it is surprising to find one, because very few exist: • Women are still something of a rarity in senior management positions. be like hen’s teeth informal to be extremely rare: • Good Greek restaurants are like hen’s teeth around here.
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