scarcely
柯林斯词典
1. ADV You use scarcely to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case. 几乎不; 简直不[强调]
He could scarcely breathe. 他几乎喘不过气来。
I scarcely knew him. 我几乎不认识他。
2. ADV You can use scarcely to say that something is not true or is not the case, in a humorous or critical way. 决不
It can scarcely be coincidence. 这决不可能是巧合。
3. ADV If you say scarcely had one thing happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second. 刚…就…[ADV before v]
Scarcely had the votes been counted, when the telephone rang. 选票刚一统计好，电话就响了。
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scarcely /ˈskɛəslɪ/
剑桥词典
- I scarcely registered the fact that he was there.
- I scarcely heard him laugh all night .
- The city centre has scarcely changed in over a century .
- She spoke so quietly that I could scarcely hear her.
- By this time he was so drunk he could scarcely stand up.
scarcely adverb (ONLY JUST)
almost not勉强；几乎不
I was scarcely able to move my arm after the accident . 那场事故以后，我的手臂几乎不能动了。
I could scarcely believe it when she said she wanted to marry me. 当她说想要跟我结婚时，我简直无法相信。
used to say that something happened immediately after something else happened
刚…就
I had scarcely sat down/Scarcely had I sat down to eat when the phone rang . 我刚坐下，电话铃就响了。
同义词
barely
hardly
例句
scarcely adverb (NOT)
certainly not
决不
I'd scarcely have done it if I didn't think it was absolutely necessary ! 要是当时我认为并非完全必要的话，我决不会这么干的。
He's only two - you can scarcely blame him for behaving badly . 他只有两岁——不听话你也不能怪他。
同义词
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