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| 1 | used for saying that something almost does not happen or exist , or is almost not possible 几乎不；几乎没有 |
| He was so dizzy he could barely stand. 他头晕目眩，几乎站不住。 |
| The roads were barely wide enough for two cars to pass. 这些路的宽度几乎无法让两辆小轿车并排通过。 |
| There was barely a scratch on his car, but mine was wrecked. 他的车上几乎没有刮痕，而我的车却撞坏了。 |
| a barely audible whisper 几乎听不见的低语 |
| barely able to do sth He was barely able to see the road in the fog. 在雾中他几乎看不见道路。 |
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| 2 | used for emphasizing that something happened only a very short time before something else 刚刚 |
| He barely paused before jumping straight into the water. 他刚刚停下来又直接跳进了水里。 |
| The thought had barely come to me before it was gone again. 这个想法刚刚在我脑子里出现就又消失了。 |
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| 3 | used for emphasizing how small an amount is 仅仅；只不过 |
| He’ s barely 12 years old. 他只有12岁。 |
| They had travelled barely a third of the way. 他们只不过走了三分之一的路程。 |
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