英语词汇“barely”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

► almost

only a little less than completely: I’m almost finished. Are we almost there?

► nearly

almost: It will take nearly two hours to get there. We were nearly killed in an accident.

► practically

informal very nearly but not quite. You do not use practically before numbers: It’s practically impossible to get tickets to the show.

► virtually

practically. Virtually is more formal than practically and you do not use it before numbers or other adverbs: Virtually all the children go to school by bus.

► more or less

almost. You use more or less when the difference between a description and the exact truth is small and not important: The movie’s plot is more or less the same as every other Hollywood romance.

► just about

informal almost: I play basketball just about every day.

► pretty much

informal just about. Used especially in spoken English: The day was pretty much a disaster – everything went wrong.

► hardly

almost none, or almost not at all: He doesn’t have many friends and hardly anyone visits him.

► barely

almost not: He was speaking so quietly that I could barely hear him.

► scarcely

scarcely means the same as hardly but is slightly more formal: Because of the fog, the hills were scarcely visible.

单词	barely
释义	barelybarely /ˈbɛrli/ ●●● S3 W2 adverb Thesaurus THESAURUSonly a little less than completely► almost only a little less than completely: I’m almost finished. Are we almost there? ► nearly almost: It will take nearly two hours to get there. We were nearly killed in an accident. ► practically informal very nearly but not quite. You do not use practically before numbers: It’s practically impossible to get tickets to the show. ► virtually practically. Virtually is more formal than practically and you do not use it before numbers or other adverbs: Virtually all the children go to school by bus. ► more or less almost. You use more or less when the difference between a description and the exact truth is small and not important: The movie’s plot is more or less the same as every other Hollywood romance. ► just about informal almost: I play basketball just about every day. ► pretty much informal just about. Used especially in spoken English: The day was pretty much a disaster – everything went wrong. ► hardly almost none, or almost not at all: He doesn’t have many friends and hardly anyone visits him. ► barely almost not: He was speaking so quietly that I could barely hear him. ► scarcely scarcely means the same as hardly but is slightly more formal: Because of the fog, the hills were scarcely visible. 1used when saying that someone almost does not do something, or something almost does not happen: Dave barely noticed my new dress.► see thesaurus at almost2only just a particular age, time, amount, or number SYN just: She was barely eighteen, and pregnant with her second child. I barely had enough money for a sandwich.3used to emphasize that something happens immediately after a previous action: I’d barely gotten home when the phone rang.4in a way that is simple, with no decorations or details: The room was furnished barely.
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