adv.(副词)

1. 几乎不
2. 决不
3. 勉强
4. 简直不
5. 大概不
6. 几乎没有
7. 不很
8. 刚刚
9. 实在不应该
10. 刚一…就
11. 根本不可能
12. 仅仅
13. 好容易
14. 将近
15. 的确没有
16. 不至于

adv.(副词)

1. 仅仅; 几乎不 only just; hardly
2. 决不 surely not

Adverb:

1. only a very short time before;

   "they could barely hear the speaker"
   "we hardly knew them"
   "just missed being hit"
   "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"
   "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"
   

2. almost not;

   "he hardly ever goes fishing"
   "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"
   "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"
   

1.刚刚;才;勉强
You usescarcely to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case.

e.g. He couldscarcely breathe...
他几乎喘不过气来。
e.g. Iscarcely knew him...
我几乎不认识他。

2.几乎不;简直不
You can usescarcely to say that something is not true or is not the case, in a humorous or critical way.

e.g. It canscarcely be coincidence...
它不太可能是巧合。
e.g. Yesterday, however, his views seemedscarcely relevant...
然而，昨天他的观点似乎毫无关联。

3.刚…(就…)
If you sayscarcely had one thing happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second.

e.g. scarcely had they left before soldiers arrived armed with rifles...
他们刚离开，扛着步枪的士兵们就到了。
e.g. Bruce hadscarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang.
布鲁斯刚和我们握了握手，电话就响了。

1. 几乎不：relatively 相关地 |scarcely 几乎不 | seemingly 表面上地

2. scarcely

2. 倒装句词汇：50.word for word 逐字逐句地 | 51.at work 在工作、 忙于 | 倒装句词汇:neither = nor = no more , little , seldom , hardly ,scarcely , rarely , never , not ,

3. 仅仅：scarcely ever 几乎从不 |scarcely 仅仅 | scarcity 缺乏

4. 几乎没有：satisfactory 满意地 |scarcely 几乎没有 | scared 惊吓

He spoke scarcely a word of English.

他几乎连一个英文单词都不会说。

We scarcely ever used the reserve generator.

我们几乎从未用过这台备用发动机

This book is scarcely worthy reading.

这本书简直不值得阅读。

I could scarcely recognize him.

我简直认不出他来了。

scarcely had he arrived when he had to leave again.

他刚刚到达就不得不又离开。

They could scarcely complain after such good treatment.

在受到如此好的待遇后他们决不会抱怨。

I can scarcely believe it.

我几乎不敢相信。

We scarcely ever meet.

我们难得见一面。

scarcely a week goes by without some new scandal in the papers.

报上几乎周周都会登出新的丑闻。

He had scarcely put the phone down when the doorbell rang.

他刚放下电话，门铃就响了起来。

scarcely had the game started when it began to rain.

比赛才开始就下起雨来了。

It was scarcely an occasion for laughter.

笑得实在不是时候。

She could scarcely complain, could she?

她压根儿没什么好抱怨的，是不是？

He could scarcely breathe...

他几乎喘不过气来。

I scarcely knew him...

我几乎不认识他。

It can scarcely be coincidence...

它不太可能是巧合。

Yesterday, however, his views seemed scarcely relevant...

然而，昨天他的观点似乎毫无关联。

scarcely had they left before soldiers arrived armed with rifles...

他们刚离开，扛着步枪的士兵们就到了。

Bruce had scarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang.

布鲁斯刚和我们握了握手，电话就响了。

This remains true and we have by now a good deal of experience in the matter.

到现在为止,这仍然是一条真理,也是我在工作中所积累的经验.

I could scarcely recognize him.

我简直认不出他来了.

He found the dullness of his work scarcely bearable.

他觉得他的工作枯燥乏味,简直无法忍受.

You can scarcely expect me to believe that.

别以为我相信那件事.

She always bears her comrades in mind ; scarcely does she ever think of herself.

她心里装着同志们,惟独没有她自己.

She scarcely earns enough money to make ends meet.

她几乎挣不到足够的钱以维持开支.

He is scarcely so tall as you.

他没有你这样高.

There are scarcely any flies left around there.

那周围几乎没有任何苍蝇了.

scarcely do I know him.

我同他不那么熟.

The difference is scarcely perceptible to the average reader.

这种差别一般读者几乎是察觉不到的.

The mend in your dress scarcely shows.

你衣服上修补的地方几乎看不出来.

She was so tired, she could scarcely move her dragging limbs.

她是那么累, 疲惫的双腿简直都挪动不了啦.

He can scarcely survive this scandal with his reputation intact.

他经此丑闻名誉很难不受损.

He was scarcely sixteen when he joined the army.

他参军时刚刚十六岁.

The truck shows scarcely any sign of wear and tear.

这辆卡车基本上没有什么磨损.

1. We scarcely have time for breakfast.
   我们几乎没有吃早饭的时间。
2. You're scarcely well enough to sit up yet.
   你尚未完全康复,还不能坐起来。
3. scarcely do I know him.
   我同他不怎么熟。
4. I had scarcely come in when the phone rang.
   我刚进来,电话就响了。
5. scarcely had I closed my eyes when I began to imagine the most fantastic shapes.
   我一闭上眼睛,就开始想象奇形怪状的东西。
6. We've scarcely any money left.
   我们几乎一点钱不剩。
7. He's scarcely ever late for work.
   他上班几乎从不迟到。
8. There were scarcely fifty people present in that meeting.
   那次会议出席的不足50人。

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• It is scarcely possible to act otherwise.

  出自：L. Murray

• He blamed my partner, who could scarcely believe his ears.

  出自：H. Conway

• Work on the edition..had scarcely progressed.

  出自：A. S. Byatt

• He could scarcely stifle his cry of pain.

  出自：O. Manning

• Her salary scarcely paid the rent.

  出自：B. Chatwin

adv.(副词)

1. scarcely在句中一般放在行为动词之前,助动词、情态动词或系动词之后。
2. scarcely在正式文体或文学语言中,常可放在句首,句子采用倒装语序。
3. scarcely之后可接any, ever, at all等,表示“几乎不”“几乎从不”“几乎没有”; 也可接when表示“刚刚…就…”,这时主句用过去完成式, when引导的从句用一般过去式。
4. scarcely也可用来修饰名词或代词。

adv.(副词)

scarcely, barely, hardly

这组词意思相近，其区别是：

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。

hardly，scarcely

这一对副词都有“几乎不”、“几乎没有”的否定意味，但涵义重心有细微的差异。

hardly强调“困难”，指程度而言，常用以修饰表示能力的词，与can、ever、any等词连用。

scarcely强调“不足”，主要指数量而言，常与enough、sufficient、any或数词连用。