adv. 1.简直不[没有],几乎不[没有]。 2.好容易;勉强。 3.将近,刚刚,才。 4.的确没有,不至于;一定不,决不。 5.(刚)一…就〔与 before 或 when 连用〕。 6.不…的几乎没有〔与 but 连用〕。 短语和例子 I scarcely saw him. 我简直没看见他。 I scarcely know him. 我简直不认识他。 I need scarcely say. 用不着说,不必说。 He is scarcely old enough for the office. 他担任这个职务稍嫌年轻一点。 He can scarcely write his own name. 他勉强能写自己的名字。 He is scarcely seventeen years old. 他还不到[将近]十七岁。 He can scarcely have said so. 他不至于这样说。 S- had we reached home, before it began raining. 我们(刚)一到家就下起雨来了。 He had scarcely escaped when he was recaptured. 他一逃就被逮住了。 There is scarcely a man but has his weak side. 无缺点的人几乎没有。 scarcely any 简直没有。 scarcely ever 偶然,极少。 scarcely less 简直相等,简直一样。
only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats 同义词:barely, hardly, just, scarce, barely, hardly, just, scarce,
almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator" 同义词:hardly, hardly,
only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats 同义词:barely, hardly, just, scarce, barely, hardly, just, scarce,
almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator" 同义词:hardly, hardly,
例句与用法
1.
He could scarcely keep in his indignation . 他几乎不能抑制他的愤怒。
2.
He had scarcely escaped when he was recaptured ... 他一逃就被逮住了。
3.
There is scarcely a man but has his weak side .. 无缺点的人几乎没有。
4.
He found the boredom scarcely endurable . 他觉得这种厌烦难以忍受。
5.
I scarcely understand myself at times . 我有时简直就不了解我自己。
6.
The mosaic is sometimes scarcely visible . 这种花叶有时候勉勉强强可见。
7.
He is scarcely old enough for the office . 他担任这个职务稍嫌年轻一点。
8.
She could scarcely toss her head gracefully . 她还不会搔姿弄态。
9.
Bererice could scarcely be drawn away . 白丽莱茜恋恋不舍地走开。
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The mend in your dress scarcely shows . 你衣服上修补的地方几乎看不出来。