Learner's definition of BARELY
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a : hardly or scarcely —
used to say that something was almost not possible or almost did not happen几乎不；简直不；勉强能 -
I barely recognized you with your hair cut short.你头发剪短了，我简直认不出来了。
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He could barely walk/read/write.他勉强能走路/识字/写字。
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His voice was barely audible above the sound of the river.他的声音刚刚盖过小河流水声，勉强能听到。
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The boat was barely visible off the coast.在海面上几乎看不到那只船。
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We barely [=almost do not] have enough money to pay the bills.我们的钱勉强够付账单。
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I barely [=almost do not] have time to eat my lunch.我几乎没时间吃午饭。
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He barely made his flight. [=he almost was too late for his flight]他差一点没赶上航班。
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used to say that someone or something only has a specified small size, age, length, etc.仅仅；只有 -
The movie is (just) barely an hour long.这部电影只有一个小时。
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He's barely a teenager.他只是个青少年。
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She's barely four feet tall.她仅有四英尺高。
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Barely 50 percent of the population voted.仅有50%的民众投了票。
c —
used to say that something reached a specified condition or happened only a short time before刚刚 2
a : almost not at all几乎没有