scarcely
adv
1 only just; hardly 仅仅; 几乎不
There were scarcely a hundred people present. 出席的不足一百人.
I scarcely know him. 我不大认识他.
Scarcely had she entered the room when the phone rang. 她一进屋电话就响了.
2 surely not 决不: You can scarcely expect me to believe that. 别以为我能相信那件事. =>Usage at almost 用法见 almost.
🔁 扩展释义
*['skɑ:sli]ad. 简直不, 一定不, 仅仅相关词组: scarcely any
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
restorevt. 归还;交还;使恢复;修复;
vt.& vi. 恢复(某种情况或感受);使复原;使复位;使复职;
bumpern. 减震器;保险杠;干杯中的满杯;〈口〉巨物;
adj. 特大的,丰盛的;
vt. 装满;为…祝酒;
vi. 干杯;
exaggeratedadj. 夸大的,言过其实的;过大的,逾常的;
v. (使)扩大( exaggerate的过去式和过去分词);