英汉词典

barely 基本解释

• adv. 仅仅，勉强；几乎不；公开地；贫乏地

barely 英文词源

barely (adv.)

Old English bærlice "openly, clear, public;" see bare (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "only, just" is recorded from late 15c.; that of "merely, simply" is from 1570s. In 15c. it also could mean "naked."

barely 英文释义

1. by a small margin;

"they could barely hear the speaker"

"we hardly knew them"

"just missed being hit"

"had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"

"would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

2. in a sparse or scanty way;

"a barely furnished room"

barely 同义词解析

hardly, scarcely, barely

这些副词均含"几乎不"之意。

hardly： 指接近最低限度，差不多没有多余，强调困难和程度。

scarcely： 指不太充分，不太够，不足，不能令人满意，强调数量。

barely： 指仅仅够，一点不多，强调没有多余。

barely 双语例句

1. Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball.

戴夫背部拉伤，几乎没法踢球。

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2. There was barely time for the two boys to escape unseen.

两个男孩想趁人不备偷偷溜走几乎是来不及的。

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3. The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.

委员会几乎还没有在这个问题上取得任何进展。

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4. Barely had the bulldozers started when Museum of London archaeologists swooped.

推土机刚一启动，伦敦博物馆的考古学家们就蜂拥而至了。

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5. Mother was of very small stature, barely five feet tall.

母亲身材矮小，只有5英尺高。

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barely 实用场景例句

They arrived barely a minute later.

过了不到一分钟他们就到了。

牛津词典

I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me.

我刚刚开始讲话，他便打断了我。

牛津词典

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。

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The music was barely audible.

音乐声勉强能听见。

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She was barely able to stand.

她勉强能站立。

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We barely had time to catch the train.

我们差点没赶上火车。

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She barely acknowledged his presence.

她只略微向他打了个招呼。

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There was barely any smell.

几乎没有什么气味。

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Barely 50% of the population voted.

仅有50%的人投票。

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The Boeing 767 had barely taxied to a halt before its doors were flung open...

这架波音767刚刚停住，它的舱门就弹开了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Barely had the bulldozers started when Museum of London archaeologists swooped.

推土机刚一启动，伦敦博物馆的考古学家们就蜂拥而至了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room...

当时气温达到了90度，空调也不能让房间凉快多少。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital...

阿纳斯塔西娅几乎记不起来怎么去的医院。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

How many boys and girls are there in your class?

你班有多少男生和女生?

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Their performance is barely satisfactory.

他们的表演尚差强人意.

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He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.

他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口.

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His handwriting is barely legible.

他的字真难认.

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His lips curved in a barely perceptible smile.

他的嘴角弯了弯,露出一丝几乎察觉不到的笑容.

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He barely caught the train.

他勉强赶上火车.

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He stamped his feet as he waited with barely concealed impatience for the telephone.

他等电话时跺脚,几乎掩盖不住焦急的心情.

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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.

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His argument was barely intelligible.

他的论点不易理解.

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The islanders could barely survive without an export crop.

没有出口作物,岛上的居民几乎无法生存.

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The project was barely in embryo.

该计划只是个雏形.

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We barely had time to catch the train.

我们几乎来不及赶火车.

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We barely arrived than it was time to leave.

我们刚到就要离开了.

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