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scarcely adv.几乎不,简直没有 Scarcely may have just made it in the nick of time and by the skin of its teeth, but it’s here now, even if it is just barely hanging on —- which means you can scarcely accuse it of not showing up. Though an ly adverb, scarcely is unusual in that it is not so much a descriptor of its root adjective as a synonym of the adverb form scarce. If you scarcely believe me, look it up for yourself! ★★☆☆☆ 2015.6

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['skeəsli] Scarcely means just before, hardly, or “almost not.” If you had scarcely made it to bed when the sun started to rise, you are probably pretty tired by now. These changes were gradual and at first scarcely visible. 1[ADV-BRD-NEG 广义否定结构副词]刚刚；才；勉强 You use scarcely to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case.   [ADV before v]  [emphasis]He could scarcely breathe...他几乎喘不过气来。I scarcely knew him...我几乎不认识他。She seemed scarcely aware of him...她看上去几乎没有注意到他。He was scarcely more than a boy...他简直就是个孩子。Scarcely a week goes by without the news providing fresh examples of police racism...几乎每周都有关于警方种族歧视事件的新闻报道。She was scarcely 18 when she made her debut.首次出镜时，她刚满 18 岁。2[ADV-BRD-NEG 广义否定结构副词]几乎不；简直不 You can use scarcely to say that something is not true or is not the case, in a humorous or critical way.   [ADV before v]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。It was scarcely in their interest to let too many people know.他们并不希望太多人知晓此事。3[ADV-BRD-NEG 广义否定结构副词]刚…(就…) If you say scarcely had one thing happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second.   [ADV before v]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。

英语单词	scarcely
英美音标	['skeəsli]
中文释义	adv.几乎不,简直没有
vocab简明	Scarcely means just before, hardly, or “almost not.” If you had scarcely made it to bed when the sun started to rise, you are probably pretty tired by now.
vocab扩展	Scarcely may have just made it in the nick of time and by the skin of its teeth, but it’s here now, even if it is just barely hanging on —- which means you can scarcely accuse it of not showing up. Though an ly adverb, scarcely is unusual in that it is not so much a descriptor of its root adjective as a synonym of the adverb form scarce. If you scarcely believe me, look it up for yourself!
真题原句	These changes were gradual and at first scarcely visible.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADV-BRD-NEG 广义否定结构副词]刚刚；才；勉强 You use scarcely to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case. [ADV before v] [emphasis] He could scarcely breathe... 他几乎喘不过气来。 I scarcely knew him... 我几乎不认识他。 She seemed scarcely aware of him... 她看上去几乎没有注意到他。 He was scarcely more than a boy... 他简直就是个孩子。 Scarcely a week goes by without the news providing fresh examples of police racism... 几乎每周都有关于警方种族歧视事件的新闻报道。 She was scarcely 18 when she made her debut. 首次出镜时，她刚满 18 岁。 2 [ADV-BRD-NEG 广义否定结构副词]几乎不；简直不 You can use scarcely to say that something is not true or is not the case, in a humorous or critical way. [ADV before v] 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。 It was scarcely in their interest to let too many people know. 他们并不希望太多人知晓此事。 3 [ADV-BRD-NEG 广义否定结构副词]刚…(就…) If you say scarcely had one thing happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second. [ADV before v] 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。
来源	2015.6

Scarcely Made Adv Brd Neg 广义否定结构副词 [Adv V Means True