few and far between   (TTS發音)

not many；few and scattered稀少

    Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert. 在沙漠裡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. 這個地區的房屋稀少。

    People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between. 像託馬斯?愛迪生那樣勤奮工作的人很少。

    Before the nineteenth century，scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between. 十九世紀以前，對海洋感興趣的科學家太少了。

    He resigned from the firm because promotions were few and far between. 他辭去了公司的差事，因為晉升的機會太少了。