seldom

adv.很少，罕见；难得；不大

adv.

1. 不常；很少；难得
   not often
   1. He had seldom seen a child with so much talent.
      有如此天赋的孩子他以往没见过几个。
   2. She seldom, if ever, goes to the theatre.
      她难得上剧院看场戏——即便不能说从来不去。
   3. They seldom watch television these days.
      这些日子他们很少看电视。
   4. Seldom had he seen such beauty.
      他以前很少见过这样的美景。

seldom 很少，难得

来自古英语 seldum,改写自 seldan,少有，罕有，来自 Proto-Germanic*selda,罕有，反常，奇怪。

1. Even Ford, who seldom smiled, laughed out loud a few times
   即使是很少笑的福特，有几次也笑出声来。
2. The station is seldom manned in the evening.
   这个站晚上很少有人值班。
3. They seldom speak
   他们很少发言。
4. I've seldom felt so happy
   我很少感觉如此幸福。
5. We were seldom at home.
   我们常不在家。
6. This is certainly a theoretical risk but in practice there is seldom a problem
   从理论上讲，这肯定是有风险的，可是实际上很少出问题。
7. He seldom goes to the cinema.
   他不大看电影。
8. He seldom makes a mistake in the accounts.
   他管账很少出错。
9. Barking dogs seldom bite.
   爱叫的狗不咬人。
10. I seldom see such a guy.
    这种人真是少有。
11. This word is seldom used on ordinary occasions.
    这个词儿平常很少用。
12. Pheasant is a rare delicacy we seldom can enjoy.
    野鸡是我们很少能品尝到的异味美食。
13. She seldom showed her feelings.
    她很少表露自己的情绪。
14. The compensations for the injuries seldom yield complete satisfaction.
    伤害赔偿很少使受害人称心如意。
15. I am seldom at leisure.
    我很少有空闲。
16. He is seldom out in his calculations.
    他的计算难得出错。
17. In the arcane world of scholarship and science, promotions are seldom speedy and almost always painfully slow.
    在知识科学的神秘世界里，很少有人得到迅速擢升，提拔的过程几乎总是缓慢得令人痛苦。
18. Such cases are seldom brought before court.
    此类案件很少提交法院处理。
19. She lives very far away, and what with transport problems, she seldom comes.
    她住处离这里远，加上交通不便，所以很少来。
20. The room was very hot, for the stove had been alight all day and the windows were seldom opened.
    因为炉子整天烧着，而窗户又很少开的缘故，屋子里非常热。
21. She seldom shows her emotions.
    她不大流露感情。
22. She seldom, if ever, goes to the opera.
    她很少去看歌剧。
23. They seldom rock the boat or annoy the mayor or board of aldermen with unusual budget requests.
    他们很少捣乱或提出过分的预算要求来为难市长或市参议会。
24. In carrying out the instructions of the party, he seldom consulted his personal safety.
    在执行党的指示时，他很少顾及自己的安全。
25. There is seldom circus seen in this city.
    在这个城市很少有马戏表演可看。
26. He likes to joke a lot, and seldom says anything serious.
    他那个人就是玩笑话多，正话少。
27. Good dreams seldom come true.
    好梦难圆。
28. People who seek after petty gains seldom think far.
    贪小的人很难有长远的眼光。
29. The two brothers live so far apart, they seldom get a chance to meet.
    他们哥儿俩天南地北，见一次面不容易。
30. We write regularly but seldom meet.
    我们经常通信，却很少见面。