scarcely

英[ˈskeəsli]
美[ˈskersli]

基本释义

  • adv.几乎不,简直不; 刚刚,才; 决不; (刚)一…就

实用例句

I can scarcely believe it.

我几乎不敢相信。

牛津词典

We scarcely ever meet.

我们难得见一面。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

He had scarcely put the phone down when the doorbell rang.

他刚放下电话,门铃就响了起来。

牛津词典

Scarcely had the game started when it began to rain.

比赛才开始就下起雨来了。

牛津词典

It was scarcely an occasion for laughter.

笑得实在不是时候。

牛津词典

She could scarcely complain, could she?

她压根儿没什么好抱怨的,是不是?

牛津词典

He could scarcely breathe...

他几乎喘不过气来。

I scarcely knew him...

我几乎不认识他。

It can scarcely be coincidence...

它不太可能是巧合。

Yesterday, however, his views seemed scarcely relevant...

然而,昨天他的观点似乎毫无关联。

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。

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。

This remains true and we have by now a good deal of experience in the matter.

到现在为止,这仍然是一条真理,也是我在工作中所积累的经验.

期刊摘选

I could scarcely recognize him.

我简直认不出他来了.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

He found the dullness of his work scarcely bearable.

他觉得他的工作枯燥乏味,简直无法忍受.

《简明英汉词典》

You can scarcely expect me to believe that.

别以为我相信那件事.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

She scarcely earns enough money to make ends meet.

她几乎挣不到足够的钱以维持开支.

《简明英汉词典》

He is scarcely so tall as you.

他没有你这样高.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

There are scarcely any flies left around there.

那周围几乎没有任何苍蝇了.

《简明英汉词典》

Scarcely do I know him.

我同他不那么熟.

《简明英汉词典》

The difference is scarcely perceptible to the average reader.

这种差别一般读者几乎是察觉不到的.

《简明英汉词典》

The mend in your dress scarcely shows.

你衣服上修补的地方几乎看不出来.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

She was so tired, she could scarcely move her dragging limbs.

她是那么累, 疲惫的双腿简直都挪动不了啦.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He can scarcely survive this scandal with his reputation intact.

他经此丑闻名誉很难不受损.

《简明英汉词典》

He was scarcely sixteen when he joined the army.

他参军时刚刚十六岁.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The truck shows scarcely any sign of wear and tear.

这辆卡车基本上没有什么磨损.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

真题例句

On the flip side, there are many forced riders, who are suffering from the climate change impacts despite having scarcely contributed to the problem.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

In the flip side, there are many "forced riders", who are suffering from the climate change impacts despite having scarcely contributed to the problem.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

These changes were gradual and at first scarcely visible.

出自-2015年考研翻译原文

英英释义

Adverb
  • 1. by a small margin;

    "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

  • 2. almost not;

    "he hardly ever goes fishing"

    "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"

    "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"

同义词辨析

hardly, scarcely, barely

这些副词均含"几乎不"之意。

  • hardly: 指接近最低限度,差不多没有多余,强调困难和程度。
  • scarcely: 指不太充分,不太够,不足,不能令人满意,强调数量。
  • barely: 指仅仅够,一点不多,强调没有多余。