barely
barely 英 [ˈbeəli] 美 [ˈberli]
adv. 仅仅，勉强；几乎不；公开地；贫乏地
The ruined economy is barely breathing. 遭受严重损害的经济几乎不能生存。
His salary barely kept him in drink and cigarettes. 他的薪水几乎不够他喝酒抽烟。
- Something barely there is hardly there at all. So a barely dressed person is nearly naked.
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- adv. 仅仅，勉强；几乎不；公开地；贫乏地
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1. The ruined economy is barely breathing.
遭受严重损害的经济几乎不能生存。
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2. His salary barely kept him in drink and cigarettes.
他的薪水几乎不够他喝酒抽烟。
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3. 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。
bare·ly / ˈbeəli ; NAmE ˈberli / adverb 1 in a way that is just possible but only with difficulty 仅仅；刚刚；勉强可能 ◆ The music was barely audible. 音乐声勉强能听见。 ◆ She was barely able to stand. 她勉强能站立。 ◆ We barely had time to catch the train. 我们差点没赶上火车。 2 in a way that almost does not happen or exist 几乎不；几乎没有 ◆ She barely acknowledged his presence. 她只略微向他打了个招呼。 ◆ There was barely any smell. 几乎没有什么气味。 3 just; certainly not more than (a particular amount, age, time, etc.) 刚好；不超过（某个数量、年龄、时间等） ◆ Barely 50% of the population voted. 仅有 50% 的人口投票。 ◆ 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。 ◆ They arrived barely a minute later. 过了不到一分钟他们就到了。 4 only a very short time before 刚才；刚刚 ◆ I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me. 我刚刚开始讲话，他便打断了我。 ☞note at hardly bare·ly / ˈbeəli ; NAmE ˈberli /
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