- 词义辨析
barely, hardly, scarcely
这组词意思相近，它们的区别是：
hardly常用来修饰表示能力的词; scarcely强调不足,常与enough, sufficient等词连用; barely强调“勉强”。例如:
The enemy are so exhausted that they are hardly able to fight any longer.敌人已经疲惫得简直不能再战了。
The field is so thickly grown with rice that there is scarcely sufficient room for one to work in.稻子长得很密,人们简直无法下田劳动了。
I have barely enough money to buy a cup of coffee.我的钱刚好够买一杯咖啡。
- 速记技巧
词源记忆法
词根词缀： bare 赤裸的 + -ly 副词词尾
- 近义词
- 知识拓展
词组短语
Barely Legal勉强合法；俏律师新上路；勉强法律；唱片名we barely understood我们刚刚明了；自己难以参透；自己也不能理解；我们也不能完全理解I'；m barely breathing我几乎不能呼吸
- 双语例句 更多例句
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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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。
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The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see.
空气中充斥着柴油烟雾和煤尘粉末，黑乎乎的，我几乎什么都看不见。
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Through the smoky prism of time, I could just barely make out my father as a young man.
时间模糊了记忆，我几乎想不起父亲年轻时的样子。
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不过15个月，它就成了告诫人们留心跨国并购中陷阱的警世故事。
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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。
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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.
《简明英汉词典》
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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- 相关词组
- barely enough巴巴结结;
- 今日热词
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- chorus n.叠句;副歌;合唱团;歌舞队;合唱歌曲;异口同声;朗诵演员;v.齐声说;齐唱;
- fasten v.扣牢;关紧;使牢固;系上;抓牢;盯住;
- case n. （实）例，事例;情况，状况;诉讼（事件），案件，判例;容器（箱，盒）;vt. 把…装入箱（或盒等）内;加盖于;包围，围住;[俚语]（尤指盗窃前）探察，侦查，窥测;
- graduate n.大学毕业生;毕业生;v.获得学位;授予学位文凭;中学毕业;晋升;
- cave n.山洞，洞穴;
- translation n.翻译;译文;转变;
- gap n.缺口;间隔;差距;
- shout v.叫喊;请人喝饮料;n.呼喊;轮到某人请客;
- saw n.锯;谚语，格言;v.看见；明白（see的过去式）;锯;用锯割开;
- jet n.喷嘴，喷雾;喷气式飞机;喷射流;煤玉;vi.乘喷气式飞机;射出;
- deal n.交易，协议;待遇;很多;发牌;v.经营，买卖;贩毒;发(牌);
- writing n.文字（作品）;写作;笔迹;书法;v.书写（write的现在分词）;
