barely
英 ['beəlɪ]
美['bɛrli]
- adv. 仅仅，勉强；几乎不；公开地；贫乏地
实用场景例句
- They arrived barely a minute later.
- 过了不到一分钟他们就到了。
牛津词典
- I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me.
- 我刚刚开始讲话，他便打断了我。
牛津词典
- He was barely 20 years old and already running his own company.
- 他只有20岁，却已经营起自己的公司了。
牛津词典
- The music was barely audible.
- 音乐声勉强能听见。
牛津词典
- She was barely able to stand.
- 她勉强能站立。
牛津词典
- We barely had time to catch the train.
- 我们差点没赶上火车。
牛津词典
- She barely acknowledged his presence.
- 她只略微向他打了个招呼。
牛津词典
- There was barely any smell.
- 几乎没有什么气味。
牛津词典
- Barely 50% of the population voted.
- 仅有50%的人投票。
牛津词典
- The Boeing 767 had barely taxied to a halt before its doors were flung open...
- 这架波音767刚刚停住，它的舱门就弹开了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Barely had the bulldozers started when Museum of London archaeologists swooped.
- 推土机刚一启动，伦敦博物馆的考古学家们就蜂拥而至了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room...
- 当时气温达到了90度，空调也不能让房间凉快多少。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital...
- 阿纳斯塔西娅几乎记不起来怎么去的医院。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- How many boys and girls are there in your class?
- 你班有多少男生和女生?
期刊摘选
- Their performance is barely satisfactory.
- 他们的表演尚差强人意.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.
- 他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口.
《简明英汉词典》
- His handwriting is barely legible.
- 他的字真难认.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- His lips curved in a barely perceptible smile.
- 他的嘴角弯了弯,露出一丝几乎察觉不到的笑容.
《简明英汉词典》
- He barely caught the train.
- 他勉强赶上火车.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He stamped his feet as he waited with barely concealed impatience for the telephone.
- 他等电话时跺脚,几乎掩盖不住焦急的心情.
《简明英汉词典》
- He was barely listening until the salary was mentioned. Then he pricked up his ears.
- 他几乎没有注意听讲些什么,但当提到工资时,他却侧耳细听.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- His argument was barely intelligible.
- 他的论点不易理解.
《简明英汉词典》
- The islanders could barely survive without an export crop.
- 没有出口作物,岛上的居民几乎无法生存.
《简明英汉词典》
- The project was barely in embryo.
- 该计划只是个雏形.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- We barely had time to catch the train.
- 我们几乎来不及赶火车.
《简明英汉词典》
- We barely arrived than it was time to leave.
- 我们刚到就要离开了.
《简明英汉词典》
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。