barely
/ˈbeəli(r)/
adv.
一句话记住
几乎不；勉强；仅仅
释义与例句
adv.
几乎不；勉强；仅仅
only just, or by the smallest amount; almost not
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The room was so dark that I could barely see.
房间太暗了，我几乎看不见。
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We had barely enough time to catch the train.
我们的时间勉强够赶上火车。
展开其余 1 条例句
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She had barely sat down when the phone rang.
她刚坐下，电话就响了。
词源与构词
由 bare 加副词后缀 -ly 构成，早期含义与“仅仅、勉强达到”相关。
记忆钩子
barely 本身带有“几乎不”的意味，通常不再与 not 连用；barely enough 是“勉强足够”。
词族与关联词
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
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bare 赤裸的；光秃的；仅有的bare 是形容词；barely 是副词，含义已发展为“几乎不；勉强”。
同义词
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hardly 几乎不hardly 强调“几乎不”；barely 还可强调“仅仅、刚好”，如 barely enough 表示“勉强足够”。There was hardly any food left after the party. 聚会结束后几乎没剩下什么食物。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
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rarely 很少；难得rarely 描述发生频率低；barely 描述程度极低或数量勉强足够，不能用来表示“很少发生”。He rarely eats breakfast before work. 他上班前很少吃早餐。
常见搭配
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barely visible 几乎看不见的The distant mountains were barely visible through the mist. 远处的群山在薄雾中几乎看不见。
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barely enough 勉强足够的The grant provides barely enough money for basic equipment. 这笔补助提供的资金勉强够购买基本设备。
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barely survive 勉强维持生存The crops barely survived the long drought. 这些农作物在长期干旱中勉强存活下来。