| 释义 |
scarce·ly /ˈskeəslɪ/ ad. | phr.
ad.
1. 刚刚，才
He is scarcely seventeen years old. 他才17岁。
I had scarcely stepped out of the house (或 Scarcely had I stepped out of the house) when I heard a shot within. 我刚走出屋子就听到里面一声枪响。
2. 几乎不，简直不
a guide who knew scarcely a word of English 一个几乎完全不懂英语的向导
The offstage music was scarcely audible at first. 开始时，幕后的音乐简直听不见。
3. 决不
This can scarcely be true. 事实决不会是这样的。
He can scarcely have said that. 他决不会说这种话的。
A:Did you go in a taxi? B:Scarcely that;I hadn't any money even for a bus. 甲：你是乘出租汽车去的吗? 乙：才不呢! 我连坐公共汽车的钱都没有。
4. [相当于“not”的减弱语气]不很；大概不
I scarcely think so. 我可不这么想。
You could scarcely have found a better person for the job than Miss Kane. 想要找比凯恩小姐更合适的人来担任这项工作怕是很难的了。
phr. scarcely any 几乎没有 Scarcely any of the students did well on the test.学生的测验成绩几乎都不好。scarcely ever 几乎从不，很少 Jenny scarcely ever plays tennis now.詹妮现在很少打网球了。 |