
英:/'ˈseldəm/ 美:/'ˈseldəm/
很少
初中,高中,CET4,CET6,考研,商务英语
adv. 很少,不常
Many people's ideal is to change the world, but they are seldom willing to change themselves.
许多人的理想是改变世界,但他们很少愿意改变自己。
I seldom see the residents across the street, they often go out early and come back late.
我很少见到街对面的住户,他们经常早出晚归。
This seldom extreme weather has greatly affected people's lives.
这种罕见的极端天气很大程度上影响了人们的生活。
We seldom went to the cinema after we had a baby.
我们有了孩子之后很少去电影院
Although banks are often caught breaking the law, they are seldom penalized heavily.
虽然银行经常被发现违反法律,但却很少受到重罚。
I've seldom felt so happy.
我很少感到过这么快乐了。
They seldom watch television these days.
这些日子他们很少看电视。
She was a severe woman who seldom smiled.
她是个严肃的女人,脸上很少出现笑容。
They seldom speak.
他们很少说话。
They seldom complained—officially at least.
他们很少抱怨—至少不在正式场合抱怨。
seldom or never
极难得,简直不,几乎不:\n\nHe seldom or never drinks.\n他简直可以说滴酒不沾。
adv.|scarcely ever;很少,不常
以下是单词seldom 的详细解释:
seldom 表示“很少、不常”,强调某行为或事件发生的频率极低,接近否定意义,具体用法包括:
描述低频率的行为:
"He seldom eats breakfast."(他很少吃早餐)。
"Seldom have I heard such beautiful singing."(我很少听到如此美妙的歌声)。
与时间状语搭配:
"I seldom, if ever, have time to relax."(我几乎从未有时间放松)。
倒装句用法:
"Seldom does she go to the cinema."(她很少去电影院)。
位置规则:
"She is seldom ill."(她很少生病)。
"We seldom see each other."(我们很少见面)。
否定含义:
与频度副词对比:
日常生活:
"Peter seldom eats fruit and vegetables."(彼得很少吃水果和蔬菜)。
"They seldom argue because they communicate well."(他们很少吵架,因为沟通良好)。
文学与考试:
"Our world moves so fast that we seldom stop to see how far we’ve come."(世界变化太快,我们很少停下来回顾进步)。
"A hasty man is seldom out of trouble."(性急的人难免出岔子)(谚语)。
学术写作:
"Aspirin is seldom thought of as dangerous."(阿司匹林很少被认为是危险的)。
文化关联:
"Great men's sons seldom do well."(富不过三代)。
"It is at our mother's knee that we acquire our noblest ideals… but there is seldom any money in them."(马克·吐温)。
与 hardly 的辨析:
"He seldom speaks."(他很少说话) vs. "He can hardly speak."(他几乎说不出话)。
seldom 是一个高频使用的否定性频度副词,多用于描述低频率行为,需注意其倒装结构和否定含义。在口语、写作及考试中均常见,掌握其搭配和语法规则有助于提升语言表达的准确性。
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