scarcely

['skɛəsli]

adv.几乎不, 简直不, 刚刚, 决不

例句与用法：

They eke out a bare existence (ie They scarcely manage) on his low salary.

他们靠他微薄的薪金勉强　口。

The speaker said almost nothing (ie scarcely anything) worth listening to.

那个发言人说的话简直没有一句值得听。

He spoke scarcely a word of English.

他几乎连一个英文单词都不会说。

Scarcely had he arrived when he had to leave again.

他刚刚到达就不得不又离开。

词形变化：

形容词比较级: scarcer | 形容词最高级: scarcest | 名词: scarceness |

详细释义：

ad.

1. 几乎不, 几乎没有

I can scarcely hear you.

我几乎听不见你讲话。

2. 决不

He can scarcely have said that.

他决不会说这种话的。

3. 不很; 大概不

I scarcely think so.

我可不这么想。