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scarcely

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adv.几乎不,简直没有

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scarcely


/'skeəslɪ; `skɛrslɪ/
adv
1 only just; hardly 仅仅; 几乎不
*There were scarcely a hundred people present. 出席的不足一百人.
* I scarcely know him. 我不大认识他.
* Scarcely had she entered the room when the phone rang. 她一进屋电话就响了.
2 surely not 决不
*You can scarcely expect me to believe that. 别以为我能相信那件事. =>Usage at almost 用法见 almost.

scarcely


adv
almost not or almost none at all
= hardly
 The city had scarcely changed in 20 years.
 The country had scarcely any industry.
 He scarcely ever left the region.
can/could scarcely do sth
 It was getting dark and she could scarcely see in front of her.
scarcely a day/year/moment etc
 Scarcely a day goes by when I don't think of him.
see usage noterarely
only a moment ago
= hardly, barely barely
 He had scarcely sat down when there was a knock at the door.
definitely not or almost certainly not
= hardly
 Early March is scarcely the time of year for sailing.
1. With scarcely a glance at the items, the clerk sweeps them across an aperture, where a special marking on each item is scanned by a low-powered laser beam inside the machine, connected to a remote computer.
    收款员几乎不看商品,只是把商品从机器上的孔眼处一扫而过,机器里的低能量激光对商品上的一个特殊标志进行扫描,这台扫描机与另一台电脑相联。

2. This food is scarcely edible.
    这种食物算不上能吃.

3. There were scarcely a hundred people present.
    出席的不足一百人.

4. "But scarcely did I awake when away flew the tune and I could not recall any part of it."
    "可我一醒来,那首曲子便无影无踪了,我怎么也记不起来了。

5. It was a small room, on the sixth and top floor, and scarcely a setting for a romantic figure.
    艾伯特的房间很小,位于6楼,旅馆的顶层,不像是个传奇人物的住处。

6. I bend close to her and scarcely hear as she whispers, "Water."
    我俯过身去,勉强听见她微弱的声音:"水。"

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