| 单词 | barely |
| 释义 | barely (beəʳli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB before verb] B2 You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case. Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital. It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room. His voice was barely audible. She was an elfin-like girl who looked barely 10 years old. Synonyms: only just, just, hardly, scarcely 2. adverb [ADVERB before verb] If you say that one thing had barely happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second. The Boeing 767 had barely taxied to a halt before its doors were flung open. Barely had she recovered from this trauma when Martin contracted whooping cough. Collocations: barely coherent The quietly dignified and firmly eloquent leader had become a lonely, lame and barely coherent old man. Times, Sunday Times I'd send them barely coherent emails in the middle of the night. Times, Sunday Times In it, the barely coherent singer slurs through a track that contains some mindboggling wordplay. The Sun She was seen wandering around her hotel, sweaty and barely coherent, flailing her arms, doing handstands. Times, Sunday Times The normally tight plot was sketchy, barely coherent, dangling with forgotten ends and unresolved clues, giving way to character that was far more interesting. Times, Sunday Times In cabin class, there is a barely concealed fight for the most precious resource on the plane: space. Times, Sunday Times (2012) She is doing her bit - with barely concealed pleasure. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The meeting ended with the correct formalities, and barely concealed mutual mistrust. JOSIAH THE GREAT: The True Story of The Man Who Would Be King (2004) Behind their correctness there was a barely concealed pity, varying from sympathy to macho scorn. THE QUEST FOR K (2003) They talk with barely concealed fury at what they say is wilful neglect of the area. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I was barely conscious and found it hard to breathe and move. Times, Sunday Times His passenger, who was barely conscious, was unable to summon help. The Sun In court a week later he was barely conscious and unable to speak beyond appealing to his lawyers to help him. Times, Sunday Times She was barely conscious when they got her to hospital. Times, Sunday Times Her companion and a guide heard a scream and saw her fall 45ft to the shore where they found her barely conscious. The Sun The exfoliatory element was so ultrafine as to be barely detectable, but skin felt smooth and moisturised afterwards. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It works so well that sleeping policemen become barely detectable. Times, Sunday Times (2013) They produce a smell ( barely detectable to humans) that drives away moles. The Sun (2009) It is barely discernible in this wonderful picture, yet in it you find the focus of the whole piece. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The only clue to her surgery is a barely discernible scar on her mouth. Times, Sunday Times (2012) At the other extreme is something barely discernible from what we have now. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The trail becomes more precipitous as we plod steadily across a long ridge that is barely discernible from the fog folding around us. Times, Sunday Times (2007) And there was a barely discernible" trace sclerosis" of the myelin sheath, the insulating tissue that covers the nerve fibers. THE TATTOOED GIRL (2003) Critics in the public sector see this as a barely disguised cost-cutting exercise. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Mikel rode into the Karien camp, not in triumph as he had dreamt, but a barely disguised prisoner. TREASON KEEP (2001) Many of the contributions were raw slices of life, barely disguised as fiction. A Roomful of Birds - Scottish short stories 1990 (1990) Then there was the sixth, where his drive was decent, but his approach so heavy that it was barely distinguishable from a duff. Times, Sunday Times They were barely distinguishable by the end of the task. The Sun Once grass has grown on top, it will be barely distinguishable from earlier barrows. Times, Sunday Times They back-pedalled on austerity and went into the election with a cuts programme barely distinguishable from the other parties. Times, Sunday Times The pitch started so green that it was barely distinguishable from the rest of the square, persuading both sides to omit their specialist spinner. Times, Sunday Times The odds were stacked against him: even his internet connection was barely functional. Times, Sunday Times I suspect that many are barely functional and reflect the enthusiasm of a handful of individuals. Times, Sunday Times The entertaining rooms and public spaces were too small, the kitchens dilapidated, the private apartments inadequate and the plumbing and heating barely functional. Times, Sunday Times As ever, the spooks on our side are barely functional. Times, Sunday Times Part two deals with the subsequent homecoming, and the inevitable tensions between a long-dispersed and barely functional family. The Times Literary Supplement Aside from a tiny rectangle with my barely legible address, the envelope was completely smothered in thirty halfpenny stamps. The Times Literary Supplement But after sending his barely legible postcard, my son was overwhelmed to get a long letter back. Times, Sunday Times Neither did they know the list was written in pencil and barely legible. Times, Sunday Times It had only one word in it — his first name — and that was barely legible. Times, Sunday Times Only a barely legible marker pen scrawl on the door reveals the night's entertainment. Times, Sunday Times Thousands of amateur restaurant reviews posted online may well be ill-informed or barely literate — but the balance of customer opinion wins. Times, Sunday Times Here we have a bored, barely literate captive audience who will (mostly) need to re-enter society. Times, Sunday Times Nobody who has seen it forgets the liberating effect that his workshops have on prisoners, some barely literate. Times, Sunday Times An estimated one million are barely literate or numerate after more than a decade of full-time education. The Sun The barely literate learned to read for the first time. The Times Literary Supplement Established congregations turn like ocean liners, so slowly some changes are barely noticeable. Christianity Today It's barely noticeable on the run but every little helps. Times, Sunday Times Teaching depends on gesture, body language, eye contact, vocal tone - those barely noticeable things that make every conversation different. The Times Literary Supplement Swift change of direction, barely noticeable body roll, whisper-quiet cabin. The Sun It can break down due to tiny actions by the perpetrator, even moves that seem barely noticeable, such as stumbling briefly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Glamour figure he may be, brilliant sometimes he could be on the field, it was the barely perceptible action that often kept him apart. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Then, suddenly, there was a barely perceptible hush. Times, Sunday Times (2010) All of a sudden, there is a barely perceptible change: critical party mass. Times, Sunday Times (2006) There was a barely perceptible pause, and then the meeting continued as if nobody had said anything untoward. Times, Sunday Times (2014) As in so many films, its barely perceptible movement conveys exactly what her character is thinking. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Today only very few structures of the camp lie in ruins, barely recognizable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His 15 wounds made him barely recognizable when he received a medal for his actions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are pieces that are often barely recognizable as chopping tools, but their general aspect and finishing means they a considered as bifaces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His expressive forms are distorted, barely recognizable, bathed in a rich chromatic range. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were in the ensuing decades severely damaged, however, and are now barely recognizable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was barely sufficient for household and business needs at the turn of the last decade and it's wholly inadequate for the decade ahead. Times, Sunday Times We have barely sufficient wharfage to accommodate the lake traffic today, to say nothing of the future. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The new deck had a vertical clearance of 12.5 ft -- barely sufficient to accommodate the growing number of commercial vehicles traveling the bridge in the 1930s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the money from the sale of the commune's land was barely sufficient to cover the group's debts and legal fees, leading the group to disband in 1896. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a result of a barely sufficient budget and a recent influx of displaced animals, most zoos are struggling with overcrowding and a surplus of animals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To sum up, it's barely tolerable - and it's bound to get worse. The Sun Substantial wodges of this monologue are barely tolerable, but that's pretty much the point. Times, Sunday Times Although ours has been a prosperous society, its inequalities have seemed barely tolerable. Times,Sunday Times The perpetual darkness was barely tolerable. Times, Sunday Times In theory, but it would be a barely tolerable strain on the next-most-fragile member. Times, Sunday Times Her old self is barely visible under deep layers of padding. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The coastline is rough and plunging, its tiny coves barely visible from jagged cliff edges. Times, Sunday Times (2013) A heap of cumulus clouds drifted, barely visible through the treetops. MINUTES TO BURN (2001) The vanguard of his expedition group is seen on this page, barely visible in the bleak surroundings. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Leaphorn moved swiftly toward a gnarled juniper barely visible in the darkness, toward the sound. THE JOE LEAPHORN MYSTERIES (1989) I last barely half an hour in the water before the cold defeats me. Times,Sunday Times By my calculations it would last barely 14 years, and if the income amount was increased by inflation each year the period reduces considerably. Times, Sunday Times Besides, they last barely 20 minutes. Times, Sunday Times Cut the interludes and it's a blast that lasts barely half an hour. Times,Sunday Times The two goal cushion lasted barely two minutes. Times, Sunday Times Pipistrelles are tiny, only 5cm long and weigh barely 8g, yet they can consume up to 3,000 midges and mosquitoes in a night. Times, Sunday Times The lightest of the slimline laptops weigh barely a kilo. Times, Sunday Times He weighed barely 1½ stone. Times, Sunday Times He weighed barely 160 pounds and had nt played football in five years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He weighed barely 100 kg, and would remain one of the lightest men in the top division for the rest of his career. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 几乎不能 Japanese: かろうじて |
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