| 释义 |
few and far between
not 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。 |