rarefied

英 [ˈreərɪfaɪd]

美 [ˈrerɪfaɪd]

adj.  高深精妙的; 曲高和寡的; 稀薄的; 含氧量低的

过去式：rarefied　

BNC.21373 / COCA.21700

牛津词典

adj.

• 高深精妙的；曲高和寡的
  understood or experienced by only a very small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge or activity
  1. the rarefied atmosphere of academic life
     阳春白雪的学术生活氛围
• 稀薄的；含氧量低的
  containing less oxygen than usual

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 过于高雅的;过于高贵的;脱离现实生活的
  If you talk about therarefiedatmosphere of a place or institution, you are expressing your disapproval of it, because it has a special social or academic status that makes it very different from ordinary life.
  1. ...the fear and loneliness that working class students can feel when they are plunged into the rarefied atmosphere of university...
     工人阶级出身的学生面对大学静雅高深的氛围时产生的恐惧和孤独
  2. It is important for the state's future administrators to get out of the rarefied air of the capital.
     对国家日后的统治者来说，摆脱首都过于清高的氛围是很重要的。
• ADJ-GRADED （空气）稀薄的，含氧量少的
  Rarefiedair is air that does not contain much oxygen, for example in mountain areas.
  1. Both animals and people were gasping for breath in the rarefied air.
     动物和人在稀薄的空气中都大口喘着气。
  2. ...living at very high altitudes where the atmosphere is rarefied.
     居住在空气稀薄的高海拔地区

双语例句

• Direct simulation of Monte Carlo ( DSMC) of rarefied gas flow in Crookes radiometer
  热辐射计内稀薄气体流动的蒙特卡罗模拟
• Yet outside the rarefied world of thinkers, remarkably few deny the possibility of a supreme being; less than 10% of Americans.
  但是除了少数的思想家圈子之外，很少人拒绝上帝存在的可能性，在美国人里只有不到10%。
• He became the dean of the rarefied market for Chinese art in New York and was an accomplished artist in his own right.
  纽约的中国艺术市场当时规模较小，而他成为了这个市场的领军者，而他本人也是一位颇有建树的艺术家。
• Rarefied experts in building inspection or engine repair might be able to visit locations without losing time to air travel.
  建筑物检验或引擎修复的顶尖专家，也许不必浪费时间搭飞机，就能造访许多不同的地点。
• Both animals and people were gasping for breath in the rarefied air.
  动物和人在稀薄的空气中都大口喘着气。
• A rarefied flow of gas and charged particles ( plasma) that stream from the sun and form the solar wind.
  从太阳和太阳风中喷出的稀薄气流和带电粒子（等离子体）。
• To this rarefied elite, 60 is the "new 40" and 80 no reason to keep quiet.
  对于这些高深的精英而言，60岁只是“第二个40岁”，即使是80岁也没理由隐退。
• A variety of flow phenomena, such as rarefied gas flow, reverse jet flow and gas solid two phase flow etc.
  固体战术导弹在高空实现头体两级分离过程中，流场内存在稀薄气体流动、反向喷流及气固两相流动等多种流动现象。
• According to the calculated results, discussions and analyses are then presented to reveal the effects of rarefied region and rarefied effect on the working performances of the magnetic head.
  根据计算结果对其所处的稀薄区域和稀薄效应对磁头飞行性能的影响进行了分析和讨论。
• In the rarefied air of structured finance, coming up with a rating is fraught with challenges.
  在结构融资的艰难世界中，提出一个评级非常具有挑战性。