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Scarcely Adv Brd Neg True 英[ˈskeəsli 美[ˈskersli Adv.几乎不,简直不;刚刚,才;决不;(刚)一…就 刚刚;才;勉强 Emphasize

单词 scarcely
音标
英[ˈskeəsli] 美[ˈskersli]
解释
adv.几乎不,简直不;刚刚,才;决不;(刚)一…就;
例句

ADV-BRD-NEG
刚刚;才;勉强
You use scarcely to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case.
例:He could scarcely breathe...他几乎喘不过气来。
例:I scarcely knew him...我几乎不认识他。

ADV-BRD-NEG
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.
例:It can scarcely be coincidence...它不太可能是巧合。
例:Yesterday, however, his views seemed scarcely relevant...然而,昨天他的观点似乎毫无关联。

ADV-BRD-NEG
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.
例: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。
例: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。
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