副詞:很少、幾乎從來沒有
常見搭配詞:
- seldom smile / get angry / cry
幾乎從來不笑的 / 生氣 / 哭
例句:Seldom does the teacher smile in class.
那老師上課幾乎從來不笑的 - be seldom late / sick / seen / heard
幾乎沒遲到過 / 生病過 / 被看過 / 被聽過
例句:She is seldom late.
她幾乎從不遲到的 - It is / was seldom that SV.
…很少發生、幾乎沒發生過
例句:It was seldom that the teacher smiled at her students.
那個老師幾乎不對學生笑的
例句:
- I seldom go to bed before 11 p.m.
我幾乎沒有晚上11點以前上床睡覺過 - The old ipad is now seldom used.
那個舊ipad現在幾乎沒有人在用了 - They seldom, if ever, visited their parents.
他們幾乎從來不去探望父母 - She had seldom felt so frustrated.
她幾乎從來沒有這麼沮喪過 - “Is she often late for school? ” ” No, she seldom is.”
『她常常遲到嗎?』『沒有,她很少遲到。』
同義詞:
- infrequently 不常地 adv. 表示某事不經常發生。
例句:We infrequently go to the movies because we prefer watching them at home.
我們不常去電影院,因為我們更喜歡在家看電影。 - rarely 很少地 adv. 表示某事很少發生。
例句:She rarely eats junk food, as she is conscious of her health.
她很少吃垃圾食品,因為她很注意自己的健康。 - occasionally 偶爾地 adv. 表示某事偶爾發生。
例句:He occasionally treats himself to a fancy dinner.
他偶爾會享受一頓豪華晚餐。 - sporadically 零星地 adv. 表示某事無規律地發生。
例句:Her headaches occur sporadically, making it difficult to identify a pattern.
她的頭痛症狀零星發生,使得很難找到規律。 - hardly 幾乎不 adv. 表示某事幾乎不發生。
例句:He hardly has time to read for pleasure because of his busy schedule.
他的日程安排非常緊湊,幾乎沒有時間閱讀以消遣。