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

• 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。
• Disturbances are relatively infrequent in British prisons.
  相对来说，英国监狱不常发生骚乱。
• 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。
• 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。
• With surgical patients a not infrequent problem in the postoperative period is restlessness, hypertension, and tachycardia.
  手术患者在术后出现躁动，高血压和心动过速的情况并不少见。
• For example, references to smell or odour are infrequent.
  例如，对于嗅觉和气味就很少被提到。
• The standard reading object appeared to have been designed for infrequent use and was fairly bulky.
  标准的reading对象似乎是为不频繁的数据读取设计的，这个对象相当大。
• Waterborne outbreaks, though infrequent, are usually associated with sewage-contaminated or inadequately treated water.
  水源性疾病疫情虽然并不常见，但它往往与受污水污染过或处理不当的饮水有联系。
• The infrequent administration of vaccines makes it unlikely that small amounts of excipients are toxic.
  由于并非频繁注射，疫苗中的少量辅料不大可能显现毒性。
• "The precursor strategy will not work because earthquakes are too complicated and too infrequent" and "lack of rigour in earth sciences".
  “前兆战略无法工作，因为地震太复杂和太罕见”以及“地球科学缺乏严格性”。