scarcely

B2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #15149 ★★☆☆☆

adv. 简直不, 一定不, 仅仅

发音

UK /ˈskɛəsli/
US /ˈskɛɹsli/

词形变化

more scarcely 比较级 most scarcely 最高级

教材释义与例句

副词

几乎不，简直不；简直没有

释义与例句

adv. B2
  1. 1.

    Probably not.

    One could scarcely find any trout in the stream without the stocking program.

  2. 2.

    Certainly not, hardly at all.

    One could scarcely expect the man to know how to fly a helicopter.

  3. 3.

    Hardly: only just; by a small margin.

    Scarcely had she arrived when she was put to work.

词汇关系

副词

同义词 4

just hardly barely scarce

词源

From Middle English scarcely, scarsly, scarsely, scarsliche, scarseliche, equivalent to scarce + -ly.

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