scarcely

英 [ˈskeəsli]

美 [ˈskersli]

adv. 勉强; 刚; 几乎不; 简直不; (表示接连发生)刚一…就; 实在不应该; 根本不可能

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同义词辨析

scarcely barely hardly【导航词义：几乎不，勉强】

scarcelyadv. 几乎不，几乎没有

〔辨析〕

指不太充分、不太够，或不能令人满意，强调数量或程度上不足，常与 enough，sufficient，any 等词连用。

〔例证〕

This small country has scarcely any industry.
这个小国家几乎没有工业。
The hall is so crowded that there is scarcely sufficient room for one to move.
大厅里人山人海，简直无法走动。
Scarcely a day goes by when I don't think of her.
我几乎没有一天不想她。

barelyadv. 勉强；几乎不

〔辨析〕

指勉强能达到某一数量、程度等，表示肯定意义，强调没有富余。

〔例证〕

They had barely enough money to pay the rent.
他们的钱刚好够付租金。
She is now barely able to stand.
她现在勉强能站立。
Barely any of the villagers can read or write.
那里的村民粗通文字而已。
The manager barely acknowledged her presence.
经理只略微向她打了个招呼。

hardlyadv. 几乎不，几乎没有

〔辨析〕

指接近最低限度，几乎没有富余，或指能力上有困难，表示否定意义，常与 any，ever，at all 或情态动词 can 连用。

〔例证〕

I'm so tired that I can hardly walk.
我很累，简直走不动了。
He's hardly slept at all this week.
这星期他几乎没睡什么觉。
There is hardly any milk left.
几乎没剩什么牛奶了。
I can hardly remember him now.
如今我已几乎记不得他了。

牛津词典

adv.

勉强；刚；几乎不；简直不
only just; almost not
1. I can scarcely believe it.
  我几乎不敢相信。
2. We scarcely ever meet.
  我们难得见一面。
3. Scarcely a week goes by without some new scandal in the papers.
  报上几乎周周都会登出新的丑闻。
（表示接连发生）刚一…就
used to say that sth happens immediately after sth else happens
1. He had scarcely put the phone down when the doorbell rang.
  他刚放下电话，门铃就响了起来。
2. Scarcely had the game started when it began to rain.
  比赛才开始就下起雨来了。
实在不应该；根本不可能
used to suggest that sth is not at all reasonable or likely
1. It was scarcely an occasion for laughter.
  笑得实在不是时候。
2. She could scarcely complain, could she?
  她压根儿没什么好抱怨的，是不是？

柯林斯词典

ADV-BRD-NEG 刚刚;才;勉强
You usescarcelyto emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case.
1. He could scarcely breathe...
  他几乎喘不过气来。
2. I scarcely knew him...
  我几乎不认识他。
3. She seemed scarcely aware of him...
  她看上去几乎没有注意到他。
4. He was scarcely more than a boy...
  他简直就是个孩子。
5. Scarcely a week goes by without the news providing fresh examples of police racism...
  几乎每周都有关于警方种族歧视事件的新闻报道。
6. She was scarcely 18 when she made her debut.
  首次出镜时，她刚满 18 岁。
ADV-BRD-NEG 几乎不;简直不
You can usescarcelyto say that something is not true or is not the case, in a humorous or critical way.
1. It can scarcely be coincidence...
  它不太可能是巧合。
2. Yesterday, however, his views seemed scarcely relevant...
  然而，昨天他的观点似乎毫无关联。
3. It was scarcely in their interest to let too many people know.
  他们并不希望太多人知晓此事。
ADV-BRD-NEG 刚…(就…)
If you sayscarcely hadone thing happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second.
1. Scarcely had they left before soldiers arrived armed with rifles...
  他们刚离开，扛着步枪的士兵们就到了。
2. Bruce had scarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang.
  布鲁斯刚和我们握了握手，电话就响了。

双语例句

The mend in your dress scarcely shows.
你衣服上修补的地方几乎看不出来。
The truck shows scarcely any sign of wear and tear.
这辆卡车基本上没有什么磨损。
I scarcely knew him
我几乎不认识他。
Some of the things we do scarcely give a thought to; we just do them from habit.
我们做某些事并非深思熟虑，而仅仅出于习惯。
She always bears her comrades in mind; scarcely does she ever think of herself.
她心里装着同志们，惟独没有她自己。
It was scarcely in their interest to let too many people know.
他们并不希望太多人知晓此事。
He could scarcely breathe
他几乎喘不过气来。
It can scarcely be coincidence
它不太可能是巧合。
Bruce had scarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang.
布鲁斯刚和我们握了握手，电话就响了。
He could scarcely jog around the block that first day.
第一天他勉强绕着整个街区跑了下来。