scarcely
/ˈskeəslɪ/adverb
1- only just; almost not刚好; 几乎不：
her voice is so low I can scarcely hear what she is saying.
她声音太小, 我几乎听不清她在说什么。
1.1
- only a very short time before才, 刚刚：
she had scarcely dismounted before the door swung open.
她刚下马门就开了。
1.2
- used to suggest that something is unlikely to be or certainly not the case不可能; 不会：
they could scarcely all be wrong.
他们不可能全都错了。