rare
US: /ˈɹɛɹ/
UK: /ɹˈeə/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
rare /reə/- tính từ
- hiếm, hiếm có, ít có
- a rare plant: một loại cây hiếm
- a rare opportunity: cơ hội hiếm có
- rare gas: (hoá học) khí hiếm
- rare earth: (hoá học) đất hiếm
- loãng
- the rare atmosphere of the mountain tops: không khí loâng trên đỉnh núi
- rất quý, rất tốt, rất ngon, rất vui...
- to have a rare time (fun): được hưởng một thời gian rất vui
- hiếm, hiếm có, ít có
- tính từ
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) tái, xào còn hơi sống, rán còn lòng đào
- rare beef: bò tái
- rare beefsteak: bít tết còn lòng đào
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) tái, xào còn hơi sống, rán còn lòng đào
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective (rarer, rarest)1 ~ (for sb/sth to do sth)
~ (to do sth) not done, seen, happening, etc. very often: a rare disease / occurrence / sight + This weekend, visitors will get a rare chance to visit the private apartments. + It's extremely rare for it to be this hot in April. + It is rare to find such loyalty these days. + On the rare occasions when they met he hardly even dared speak to her. + It was a rare (= very great) honour to be made a fellow of the college.
2 existing only in small numbers and therefore valuable or interesting: a rare book / coin / stamp + a rare breed / plant + This species is extremely rare.
3 (of meat) cooked for only a short time so that the inside is still red: 'How would you like your steak?' 'Rare.'
Compare: WELL DONE
See also -
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual, exceptional, out of the ordinary, extraordinary, atypical; scarce, unparalleled, choice, recherché, phenomenal, infrequent, few and far between, sparse, scanty, limited, seldom encountered or met with or seen; unique, singular, one of a kind; Chiefly Brit thin on the ground:
It was rare to see Liz in such good humour. Specimens in such perfect condition are rare. A copy of the first edition in this condition is rare
2 fine, good, admirable, excellent, choice, select, special, first-rate, first-class, exquisite, superior, superlative, peerless, unequalled, matchless, incomparable, in a class by itself or herself or himself or themselves, sui generis, outstanding; collectible or collectable:
O, rare Ben Jonson! On exhibit was a black pearl of rare beauty and remarkable size. Consideration for others seems a rare quality these days.
adj.
underdone, undercooked, bleu(e), saignant(e):
Do you want your steak rare, medium, or well-done?
Collocation
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.
Concise dictionary
rarer|rarestrer /reəadj.
+not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
+recurring only at long intervals
+not widely distributed
+marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
+having low density
+(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
