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British pronunciation
/skˈe‍əsli/

"scarcely"的定义和意义

scarcely
01

几乎不, 几乎没有

used to convey a sense of extreme rarity or absence
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I could scarcely hear her whisper.
在干旱的沙漠中,水源几乎不见,使得当地野生动物的生存面临着持续的挑战。
She could scarcely stand after the long walk.
可用的资源几乎不够按时完成这个项目。
02

刚刚, 勉强

used to convey that an action or event occurred only a very short time before the present or another specified point in time
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She had scarcely closed the door when the phone rang.
我刚刚闭上眼睛,闹钟就响了,标志着新的一天的开始。
The guests had scarcely arrived before the party started.
太阳刚刚升起,早起的人们就开始在公园里晨跑。
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