| 短语 | few and far between |
| 释义 | few and far between scarce; infrequent 稀少的; 稀疏的; 罕见的： my inspired moments are few and far between. 我很少有充满灵感的时刻。 ˌfew and ˌfar beˈtweennot frequent; not happening often稀少；稀疏；不常发生few and far betweennot many; few and scattered 稀少 * Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert. 在沙漠里你能得到水的地方是太少了。 * His holidays are few and far be tween. 他的假日真是太少了。 * Houses are few and far between in this area. 这个地区的房屋稀少。 * People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between. 像托马斯•爱迪生那样勤奋工作的人很少。 * Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. 十九世纪以前，对海洋感兴趣的科学家太少了。 * He resigned from the firm because promotions were few and far between. 他辞去了公司的差事，因为晋升的机会太少了。few and far between稀疏零落;彼此相隔很远：In this part of Canada houses are few and far between，this forms a sharp contrast with the coastal region. 在加拿大的这一部分，房屋稀疏零落，这与沿海地区形成鲜明对比。 |
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