| 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。 |