Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.
一些异常的生物偶尔会被冲到岸上来，但它们在海上却极少能被捕到。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 82 Monster or fish
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 不常见的，不普通的，难得的，罕有的;异乎寻常的，例外的，奇异的;独特的;与众不同的;
💡 un不+usual通常的→不平常的；与众不同的
"She kissed him with unusual fervour."
她特别热烈地吻着他。
近义：infrequent, irregular, matchless, nonconforming, atypical, peculiar
反义：normal, ordinary, regular, rife, routine, standard
adv. 很少地;罕有地;极精彩地;珍奇地，绝佳地;
💡 rare稀少的 + ly...的 → ad.很少，难得
"Biology rarely starts over."
生物难得重新开始。
近义：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes, oddly, peculiarly
反义：manyfold, oft, often, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually
adv. 偶尔;偶然;有时候;
"We occasionally meet for a drink after work."
我们下班后偶尔相聚小酌。
近义：infrequently, oft, once, rarely, sometimes, sporadically
反义：immemorially, perpetually, e'er, eternally, ever, evermore
n. 岸;滨;国家（尤指濒海国家）;支柱;
vt. 支撑;支持;
"We could see a glimmer of light on the far shore."
我们可以看到对岸微微闪烁的灯光。
近义：prop, stanchion, strut, timber, underpin, underprop