barely

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adv. 几乎不

发音

UK /ˈbɛə(ɹ).li/
其它
US /ˈbɛɹ.li/

词形变化

more barely 比较级 most barely 最高级

教材释义与例句

副词

仅仅，勉强；几乎不；公开地；贫乏地

释义与例句

adv. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    By a small margin.

    仅仅

    I barely completed my homework. However, I got a score of 5 for it.

    1925, Walter Anthony and Tom Reed (titles), Rupert Julian (director), The Phantom of the Opera, silent movie ‘It is barely possible you may hear of a ghost, a Phantom of the Opera!’

  2. 2.

    Almost not at all.

    The plane is so far away now I can barely see it.

    Yes, it is barely visible.

  3. 3.

    Recently, just now.

    I barely got to the store.

  4. 4.

    Merely.

    古体
  5. 5.

    Openly, clearly, plainly.

    罕用

词汇关系

副词

同义词 4

just hardly scarce scarcely

词源

From Middle English baarly, bareliche, barely, barly, from Old English bærlīċe, equivalent to bare + -ly. Compare Danish bare (“only, just”), Norwegian bare (“only, just”).

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