scarcely
adverb uk/ˈskeəs.li/ us/ˈskers.li/
(ONLY JUST)
C2 勉强；几乎不
almost not
I was scarcely able to move my arm after the accident. 那场事故以后，我的手臂几乎不能动了。
I could scarcely believe it when she said she wanted to marry me. 当她说想要跟我结婚时，我简直无法相信。
刚…就
used to say that something happened immediately after something else happened
I had scarcely sat down/Scarcely had I sat down to eat when the phone rang. 我刚坐下，电话铃就响了。
Synonyms: barelyhardly
- More examples
- I scarcely registered the fact that he was there.
- I scarcely heard him laugh all night.
- The city centre has scarcely changed in over a century.
- She spoke so quietly that I could scarcely hear her.
- By this time he was so drunk he could scarcely stand up.
(NOT)
决不
certainly not
I'd scarcely have done it if I didn't think it was absolutely necessary! 要是当时我认为并非完全必要的话，我决不会这么干的。
He's only two - you can scarcely blame him for behaving badly. 他只有两岁——不听话你也不能怪他。
Synonym: hardly