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rarer 音标拼音: [r'ɛrɚ] a. 稀罕的,珍贵的 稀罕的,珍贵的 Rare \ Rare\, a. [ Compar. { Rarer} ( r[^ a] r"[~ e] r); superl. { Rarest}.] [ Cf. AS. hr[= e] r, or E. rare early. [ root] 18.] Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton. [ 1913 Webster] New- laid eggs, which Baucis' busy care Turned by a gentle fire, and roasted rare. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] Note: This word is in common use in the United States, but in England its synonym { underdone} is preferred. [ 1913 Webster]
Rare \ Rare\, a. [ Compar. { Rarer} ( r[^ a] r"[~ e] r); superl. { Rarest}.] [ F., fr. L. rarus thin, rare.] 1. Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found. [ 1913 Webster] Rare work, all filled with terror and delight. -- Cowley. [ 1913 Webster] Above the rest I judge one beauty rare. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Thinly scattered; dispersed. [ 1913 Webster] Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations. [ 1913 Webster] Water is nineteen times lighter, and by consequence nineteen times rarer, than gold. -- Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Scarce; infrequent; unusual; uncommon; singular; extraordinary; incomparable. Usage: { Rare}, { Scarce}. We call a thing rare when but few examples, specimens, or instances of it are ever to be met with; as, a rare plant. We speak of a thing as scarce, which, though usually abundant, is for the time being to be had only in diminished quantities; as, a bad harvest makes corn scarce. [ 1913 Webster] A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of the rarest things in the world. -- Burke. [ 1913 Webster] When any particular piece of money grew very scarce, it was often recoined by a succeeding emperor. -- Addison. [ 1913 Webster]
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