scarcely 英 [ˈskeəsli]   美 [ˈskersli]

scarcely

scarcely  英 [ˈskeəsli] 美 [ˈskersli]

adv. 几乎不,简直不;简直没有 

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 was scarcely awake when he heard the knock at the door. 他刚醒来就听见有人敲门。

  • Scarcely means just before, hardly, or “almost not.” If you had scarcely made it to bed when the sun started to rise, you are probably pretty tired by now.
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  • adv. 几乎不,简直不;简直没有
  • 1. He was scarcely able to cope with the situation.

    他几乎不知道如何去应付这个局面。

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

    他刚醒来就听见有人敲门。

  • 3. If we would not do it, we could scarcely call ourselves libertarians, and most of us would only do it if primarily guided by a passion for justice.

    如果我们不会,我们就几乎很难称自己为自由意志主义者,而且我们中的大部分人只会在正义激情的指引下这样做。

scarce·ly / ˈskeəsli ; NAmE ˈskersli / adverb 1 only just; almost not 勉强;刚;几乎不;简直不 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。 2 used to say that sth happens immediately after sth else happens (表示接连发生)刚一…就 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。 3 used to suggest that sth is not at all reasonable or likely 实在不应该;根本不可能 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? note at hardly scarce·ly / ˈskeəsli ; NAmE ˈskersli /
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