adv. 很少，罕见；难得；不大；
用作状语
He very seldom eats breakfast.
他很少吃早餐。
Lazy people seldom succeed.
懒惰的人很少会成功。
I seldom write a letter.
我很少写信。
用作表语
S+be+～
When she lost her temper, which was seldom, she wouldn't touch any food for a long time.
她不常发脾气,但是一旦她发脾气就长时间不吃任何东西。
Whenever he went to Beijing, and that was seldom, he would take a photo before the Tian An Men.
他不常去北京,但当他去北京时都要在天安门前拍张照片。
Itis/was+～+that-clause
It is seldom that we hear such a strange news as this.
我们难得听到像这样一个离奇的新闻。
It is seldom that it rains at such a time in winter.
在冬天这个时候很少下雨。
It was seldom that she missed the school bus.
她错过学校的班车的情况不多见。
1. Even Ford, who seldom smiled, laughed out loud a few times.
即使是很少笑的福特，有几次也笑出声来。
2. They seldom speak.
他们很少发言。
3. I've seldom felt so happy.
我很少感觉如此幸福。
4. We were seldom at home.
我们常不在家。
5. He had seldom seen a child with so much talent.
有如此天赋的孩子他以往没见过几个。