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scarcely单词基本解析：

adv.几乎不，简直不; 刚刚，才; 决不; （刚）一…就
adv.几乎不, 简直不, 刚刚, 决不
adv.几乎不，简直不；刚刚，才；决不；（刚）一…就

scarcely变化用词：

形容词比较级: scarcer | 形容词最高级: scarcest | 名词: scarceness |

scarcely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"

副词 scarcely:

by a small margin- W.B.Yeats

同义词：barely, hardly, just, scarce

almost not

同义词：hardly

scarcely[ 'skεəsli ]adv.by a small margin

"had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"

同义词：barelyhardlyjustscarce

almost not

"they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"

同义词：hardly

scarcely中文词源：

scarcely 勉强，刚 scarce,缺少的，不足的，-ly,副词后缀。引申词义勉强，刚刚。

scarcely用法和例句：

I can scarcely believe it.

我几乎不敢相信。

We scarcely ever meet.

我们难得见一面。

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。

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

他刚放下电话，门铃就响了起来。

Scarcely had the game started when it began to rain.

比赛才开始就下起雨来了。

It was scarcely an occasion for laughter.

笑得实在不是时候。

She could scarcely complain, could she?

她压根儿没什么好抱怨的，是不是？

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.

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》

scarcely

She had scarcely finished speaking when.

一语未了:意思是‘刚说完’。

There were scarcely twenty people there.

个人都没有。

One can scarcely pay too high a price for liberty.

为了自由,人们付出再高的代价也不过分。

One can scarcely pay too high price for liberty.

人对自由付出的代价再高，也不过分。

I scarcely have leisure for football afternoon .

今天下午我没有时间踢足球。

I scarcely have leisure for/ to play tennis this afternoon.

今天下午我没有空打网球。

He had scarcely got home before it began to rain.

他一到家，天就开始下雨了。

Scarcely had be arrived there when he fell ill.

他一到那里就生病了。

He had scarcely arrived home when it began to rain.

他一回到家就开始下雨了。他几乎不读书。

He has scarcely got home when the telephone rang.

他一回到家电话铃就响了起来。

He had scarcely begun his speech when the audience began to heckle him.

他一开始演讲，听众就开始诘问他。

He had scarcely received the letter when he answered it.

他一接到信便马上回信。

He had scarcely escaped when he was recaptured.

他一逃就被逮住了。

He kept speaking, and I could scarcely edge in a word.

他不停地讲，我连一句话都插不上。

Scarcely had he arrived before his wife started complaining.

他人一到，他的妻子就开始抱怨。

They scarcely ever used the emergency generator.

他们几乎从不使用应急发电机。

They had scarcely come in when it began to rain.

他们刚一进来，就下起雨来了。

Such food as they gave us was scarcely fit to eat.

他们所给我们的东西几乎不适宜食用。

Their damp drafty house was scarcely habitable.

他们潮湿透风的屋子不宜住人。

They eke out a bare existence (ie They scarcely manage) on his low salary.

他们靠他微薄的薪金勉强　口。

He can scarcely have said that.

他决不会说这种话的。

He can scarcely have say so.

他决不会这样说的。

He was scarcely able to cope with the situation.

他几乎不知道如何去应付这个局面。

He can scarcely tell fact from fiction.

他几乎不能区分现实和虚幻。

He scarcely ever go to the movies.

他几乎从不看电影。

He scarcely noticed that the time was passing.

他几乎没注意到时间在消逝。

He could scarcely drag himself along .

他几乎走不动了。

He spoke scarcely a word of English.

他几乎连一个英文单词都不会说。

He can scarcely write his own name.

他几乎连名字都写不出来了。

Scarcely had he arrived when he had to leave again.

他刚刚到达就不得不又离开。

He had scarcely arrived when he had to leave again.

他刚刚到达就又要离开了。

Scarcely had he arrived when a quarrel broke out.

他刚到就发生了一场争吵。

He has scarcely gone for Tianjin.

他刚走，去天津了。

He was scarcely awake when he heard the knock at the door.

他刚醒来就听见有人敲门。

He was scarcely sixteen when he joined the army.

他参军时刚刚十六岁。

He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him.

他变得我几乎认不出来了。

He was so frightened that he could scarcely speak.

他吓得几乎说不出话。

In his sleepy state, the sound of a car driving up to the house scarcely impinged on his consciousness.

他困得那副样子，连汽车朝那房子开去时发出的声音都没能使他清醒。

He scarcely knows a word of English.

他对英语一字不知。

He is scarcely seventeen years old.

他将近十七岁。

He could scarcely suppress a laugh.

他忍不住要笑出声来.

He could scarcely keep in his indignation.

他愤怒得难以自持。

He is scarcely old enough for the office.

他担任这个职务稍嫌年轻一点。

He scarcely earns enough to keep himself and his family.

他挣的钱难以维持全家人的生活。

He is so uneducated that he can scarcely write his name .

他未受什么教育，甚至不大会写自己的名字。

He is scarcely the right person for the job.

他根本不适合担任这工作。

He is scarcely so tall as you.

他没有你这样高。

Hisclassmates could scarcely have chosen a less apt moniker.

他的同学们很少会获得这种难得的昵称。

His classmates could scarcely have chosen a less apt moniker.

他的同学当然不会随便给人取个不相称的绰号。

His endowments are limited, and scarcely fit him for this post.

他的天资有限,不太适合担任这项职务。

His endowment is limited,and scarcely fits him for this post.

他的天资有限，不太适合担任这项职务。

His hair was scarcely touched with grey.

他的头上几乎没有什么灰白头发。

Scarcely could he find time for playing.

他简直没有时间玩。

He can scarcely survive this scandal with his reputation intact.

他经此丑闻名誉很难不受损。

He is scarcely the right person for the post.

他绝不是那个职位的适当人选。

He walks with a lurching gait, scarcely moving.

他脚步蹒跚，几乎没往前移动。

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。

He found the boredom scarcely endurable.

他觉得这种厌烦难以忍受。

He said he scarcely ever did so.

他说他很少做这样的事情。

The train, meanwhile, had scarcely slackened speed.

但这列火车从不放慢速度。

You're scarcely out of the shell yet.

你乳臭未干。

The mend in your dress scarcely shows.

你衣服上补过的地方几乎看不出来。

You can scarcely expect to escape reproof for such irresponsible behavior.

你这样不负责任的行为，不能不受到责备。

You have grown so much that I scarcely recognized you .

你长这么高了，我几乎认不出你来了。

There was scarcely anything mentioned about that contract.

关于那份合同几乎什么也没提到。

Other indicators are scarcely cheerier.

其他的指标也很不乐观。

There is scarcely enough food.

几乎没有足够的食物。

There was scarcely anything left to eat.

几没有剩下什麽可吃的东西。

There were scarcely a hundred people present.

出席的不足一百人。

There are scarcely a hundred people present.

出席的人数不到一百。

You can scarcely expect me to believe that.

别以为我能相信那件事。

Scarcely or with difficulty.

勉强地，几乎没有地

Scarcely twenty people were present.

勉强有二十位出席。

The wasteland of the north is scarcely populated.

北方的大荒原地广人稀。

Boreal Europe accepts immigrant scarcely.

北欧几乎不接受移民。

Such an idea was scarcely thinkable ten years ago.

十年前，这样的想法几乎是难以想像的。

But Watson scarcely listened to Blunt's entreaties.

可是沃森简直不听布伦特的劝解。

The latter part of this address was scarcely heard by Darcy.

后半段话达西几乎没有听见。

Scarcely a drop of rain fell here last fall.

否定词修饰主语时,句子不用倒装。

Stories of that kind are scarcely in place on an occasion such as this.

在这样一种场合讲这一类故事是不大合适的。

用作副词(adv.)

He spoke scarcely a word of English.
他几乎连一个英文单词都不会说。

We scarcely ever used the reserve generator.
我们几乎从未用过这台备用发动机

This book is scarcely worthy reading.
这本书简直不值得阅读。

I could scarcely recognize him.
我简直认不出他来了。

Scarcely had he arrived when he had to leave again.
他刚刚到达就不得不又离开。

They could scarcely complain after such good treatment.
在受到如此好的待遇后他们决不会抱怨。

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