few and far between

少之又少少而又少少而又少的少而精

few and far between 的定义

  1. At wide intervals, scarce, as in Supporters of the amendment are few and far between. This expression originally was used very literally for physical objects such as houses appearing at widely separated intervals. Today it is also used more loosely. [Mid-1600s]

few and far between 近义词

few and far between

等同于 infrequent

few and far between

等同于 nonexistent

few and far between

等同于 rare

few and far between

等同于 scarce

few and far between

等同于 sparse

few and far between

等同于 standout

few and far between

等同于 few

更多few and far between例句

  1. As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
  2. A few days later, Bush replied, “We will uphold the law in Florida.”
  3. Between 25 and 30, you’re trying to decide how much longer before you start growing a beard and calling yourself ‘Daddy.
  4. So far, all the players seemed to be willing to wait their turn.
  5. As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.
  6. In sorting notes it is necessary to be able readily to distinguish between notes of this bank and notes of other reserve banks.
  7. And she would be wearing some of the jewels with the white dress—just a few, not many, of course.
  8. However, they were not seen to venture far into the surrounding deciduous forest.
  9. The case was an assault and battery that came off between two men named Brown and Henderson.
  10. He thrust his tiny tuft of beard between his teeth—a trick he had when perplexed or thoughtful.