| 单词 | scarcely |
| 释义 | scarcely (skeəʳsli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB before verb] You use scarcely to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case. [emphasis] He could scarcely breathe. I scarcely knew him. She seemed scarcely aware of him. He was scarcely more than a boy. She was scarcely 18 when she made her debut. Synonyms: hardly, barely, only just, scarce [archaic] 2. adverb [ADVERB before verb] You can use scarcely to say that something is not true or is not the case, in a humorous or critical way. It can scarcely be coincidence. Yesterday, however, his views seemed scarcely relevant. It was scarcely in their interest to let too many people know. Synonyms: by no means, hardly, not at all, definitely not 3. adverb [ADVERB before verb] If you say scarcely had one thing happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second. Scarcely had they left before soldiers arrived armed with rifles. Bruce had scarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang. Collocations: scarcely able to A minute later he was running around like a spring lamb, scarcely able to contain his grin. The Sun I was scarcely able to gather my scattered wits to continue the ceremony. Christianity Today He stood momentarily, hands covering his eyes, scarcely able to believe what he had done. Times, Sunday Times Scarcely able to believe his luck he then selected what he described as his dream guitar. Times,Sunday Times He must have been scarcely able to believe his luck over the course of the past two weeks, then, as the transfer market has started to open for business. Times, Sunday Times If neither looked especially happy, it was scarcely surprising. Times, Sunday Times An assistant conductor had to help out - scarcely surprising, given the vocal gyrations and unusual textures produced by exploring the insides of notes and their harmonic overtones. Times,Sunday Times It's scarcely surprising if these questions affect someone's pulling power. Times, Sunday Times Scarcely surprising, given what fabulous sales a successful diet book can have. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 几乎不 Japanese: ほとんど･･･ない |
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