barely

[ˈbeəli]
  • adv.

    勉强;几乎不;刚刚…(就);


  • 词义辨析

    barely, hardly, scarcely

    这组词意思相近,它们的区别是:
    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。

  • 双语例句
1、

Barely fifteen months later, it has become a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of international mergers and acquisitions.

不过15个月,它就成了告诫人们留心跨国并购中陷阱的警世故事。

——柯林斯例句

2、

We barely arrived than it was time to leave.

我们刚到就要离开了.

——《简明英汉词典》

3、

The music was barely audible.

音乐声勉强能听见。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

4、

It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room.

当时气温达到了90度,空调也不能让房间凉快多少。

——柯林斯例句

5、

The Boeing 767 had barely taxied to a halt before its doors were flung open.

这架波音767刚刚停住,它的舱门就弹开了。

柯林斯例句

6、

He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.

他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口.

《简明英汉词典》

7、

Their performance is barely satisfactory.

他们的表演尚差强人意.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

8、

His handwriting is barely legible.

他的字真难认.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

9、

His lips curved in a barely perceptible smile.

他的嘴角弯了弯,露出一丝几乎察觉不到的笑容.

——《简明英汉词典》

10、

He barely caught the train.

他勉强赶上火车.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

11、

He stamped his feet as he waited with barely concealed impatience for the telephone.

他等电话时跺脚,几乎掩盖不住焦急的心情.

——《简明英汉词典》

12、

He was barely listening until the salary was mentioned. Then he pricked up his ears.

他几乎没有注意听讲些什么,但当提到工资时,他却侧耳细听.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

13、

His argument was barely intelligible.

他的论点不易理解.

——《简明英汉词典》

14、

The islanders could barely survive without an export crop.

没有出口作物,岛上的居民几乎无法生存.

——《简明英汉词典》

15、

The project was barely in embryo.

该计划只是个雏形.

——《现代汉英综合大词典》

16、

We barely had time to catch the train.

我们几乎来不及赶火车.

——《简明英汉词典》

17、

The shore was barely visible through the fog.

在雾里海岸不可见.

——《简明英汉词典》

18、

The room is barely furnished.

室内几乎没有陈设.

——《简明英汉词典》

19、

There was a barely veiled hostility in her tone.

她语气中带着几乎未加掩饰的敌意.

——《简明英汉词典》

20、

I had barely come in when the telephone rang.

我刚进来,电话就响了.

——《简明英汉词典》

21、

The food at the hotel was barely edible.

这家旅馆的食物简直不能入口。

——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

22、

Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball.

戴夫背部拉伤,几乎没法踢球。

——柯林斯例句

23、

Through the smoky prism of time, I could just barely make out my father as a young man.

时间模糊了记忆,我几乎想不起父亲年轻时的样子。

——柯林斯例句

24、

The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.

委员会几乎还没有在这个问题上取得任何进展。

——柯林斯例句

25、

The air is so black with diesel fumes and coal dust, I can barely see.

空气中充斥着柴油烟雾和煤尘粉末,黑乎乎的,我几乎什么都看不见。

——柯林斯例句

26、

Barely had I set foot in the street when I realised I was lost.

我在街上没走几步就意识到自己迷路了。

——柯林斯例句

27、

I was barely existing.

我勉强维持生计。

——柯林斯例句

28、

So far the effect is barely measurable.

迄今为止,效果微乎其微。

——柯林斯例句

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