| adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] 用法:
1 (of gases) less dense than is normal; thin （指气体）稀薄的:
the rarefied air (ie with little oxygen) of the Andes 安第斯山脉的稀薄空气（缺氧）. 用法:
2 (fig 比喻) (of ideas, etc) subtle and refined; lofty and exclusive （指思想等）缜密而纯正的, 清高的:
dons living in a rarefied academic atmosphere 生活在纯净的学术气氛中的大学教师. |