infrequent

英 [ɪnˈfriːkwənt]

美 [ɪnˈfriːkwənt]

adj.  不常发生的; 罕见的

Collins.1 / BNC.11244 / COCA.14702

牛津词典

adj.

• 不常发生的；罕见的
  not happening often
  1. her infrequent visits home
     她少有的探望家人
  2. Muggings are relatively infrequent in this area.
     在这个地区行凶抢劫事件相对少见。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不频发的;很少发生的;罕见的
  If something isinfrequent, it does not happen often.
  1. ...John's infrequent visits to London.
     约翰仅有的几次伦敦之行

英英释义

adj

• not frequent
  1. infrequent outbursts of temper

双语例句

• Disturbances are relatively infrequent in British prisons.
  相对来说，英国监狱不常发生骚乱。
• None of the infrequent tanners who took the drug reported these symptoms.
  而不经常美黑的人吃过药后并没有出现类似症状。
• Snapshot replication is most appropriate when data changes are substantial but infrequent.
  在数据更改量很大，但很少发生时，快照复制是最合适的。
• This software is typically needed in every application environment, and changes to this software are infrequent.
  这种软件几乎需要应用到所有应用程序环境，并且很少对这种软件进行修改。
• Axial vibration fault of rotating equipment is infrequent in industrial production, and there is no forthcoming treatment.
  工业生产中，转动设备轴向振动故障并不多见，且没有现成的解决方案。
• The precursor strategy will not work because earthquakes are too complicated and too infrequent.
  前兆战略无法工作，因为地震过于复杂、过于罕见。
• The worst situation is an application involving infrequent updates, such as an Ajax mail Inbox.
  最坏的一种情况是对不频繁发生更新的应用程序使用轮询，例如一种Ajax邮件Inbox。
• In high concentration the shift from the focus of attention is of short duration and relatively infrequent.
  在注意力集中时，注意力的焦点转移是在很短时间内，而且比较而言是很少发生的。
• Rubella is an important childhood disease that was historically widespread but is now very infrequent.
  风疹是儿童期疾病中重要一员，在既往很流行，但现在发作很少。
• But keep in mind that infrequent but soft, easy-to-pass BMs are not constipation and rarely require intervention.
  但请记住，不经常，但软，容易通过的大便次数较少不是便秘，而且很少需要干预。