rare [rɛ.ə.] a. 稀罕的,罕见的,珍贵的 [形容词比较级rarer 形容词最高级rarest 名词rareness] 1. He’s devoted his whole life to the protection of the rare animals. 他终生献身于珍稀动物的保护。 2. It’s very rare for him to be so late. 他很少迟到。 我要收藏 3. Those rare books are shelved in the East Library. 那些珍贵的书籍都放在图书馆东馆的架子上。 4. These rare tigers are protected by special laws. 这些珍贵的老虎受到专门法律的保护。 5. Parliament has passed an Act forbidding the killing of rare animals. 国会通过了一项法令, 禁止捕杀珍稀动物。