scarcely
美 ['skersli]
英 ['skeə(r)sli]
- adv.刚；几乎不；勉强；简直不
- 网络仅仅；几乎没有；刚刚
scarcely
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1. | 勉强；刚；几乎不；简直不only just; almost not |
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. | （表示接连发生）刚一…就used to say that sth happens immediately after sth else happens |
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. | 实在不应该；根本不可能used to suggest that sth is not at all reasonable or likely |
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？ |