scarcely

/ˈskeəsli/ adverb
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

几乎不；勉强；刚刚

释义与例句

adverb 几乎不；勉强；刚刚
only just; almost not
  1. I could scarcely hear her from the back of the room.
    我在房间后面几乎听不到她的声音。
  2. He had scarcely arrived when the meeting began.
    他刚到，会议就开始了。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. There is scarcely any food left in the fridge.
    冰箱里几乎没什么食物了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 scarce（稀少的）+ ly → 几乎不、勉强。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • scarce 稀少的；不足的
    形容词，scarcely 的词根
同义词
  • barely 几乎不；勉强
    barely 与 scarcely 几乎同义，scarcely 更书面。
    She barely had time to finish her meal. 她几乎没时间吃完饭。
反义词
  • abundantly 大量地
    abundantly 表示丰富地，与 scarcely 的“稀少地”相反。
    Food was abundantly available at the market. 市场上食物供应充足。
常见搭配
  • scarcely any 几乎没有
    There is scarcely any water left in the bottle. 瓶子里几乎没水了。
  • scarcely ... when 一……就……
    He had scarcely sat down when the phone rang. 他刚坐下电话就响了。