barely
英 ['beəlɪ]
美['bɛrli]
- adv. 仅仅,勉强;几乎不;公开地;贫乏地
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。
双语例句
- 1. Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball.
- 戴夫背部拉伤,几乎没法踢球。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. There was barely time for the two boys to escape unseen.
- 两个男孩想趁人不备偷偷溜走几乎是来不及的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.
- 委员会几乎还没有在这个问题上取得任何进展。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Mother was of very small stature, barely five feet tall.
- 母亲身材矮小,只有5英尺高。
来自柯林斯例句