单词 | barely |
释义 | barely/′beəli, AmE ′ber-/ adv (1) 仅仅,几乎不(没有)((only) just; almost not; hardly; scarcely):The baby was~two month old. 这婴儿仅仅两个月大。It was~five o'clock/two metres away.刚刚5点/仅仅两米以外。He had~/B~he had/B~had he enough money to live on.他的钱勉强能维持生活。~have time to catch the bus差点误了汽车;They~met the deadline.他们勉强在规定期限内完成了工作。can~read/write/speak/walk 勉强能识字/写字/说出话来/走路;We could~see the distant ship/shore in the dark.我们在黑暗中勉强看得见远处的船/海岸。He was so drunk that he could~stand.他醉醺醺的几乎站立不住。He has~arrived, and you already want him to go.他刚到,你就想要他走。B~had I sat down when the telephone rang.我刚坐下,电话就响起来了。〖同〗hardly,scarcely; (2) 空空地,很少地 (with little furniture, equipment, etc):His room was~furnished.他的房间里几乎没什么家具。a~furnished room几乎没什么家具的房间; 【惯用法】 1) barely(以及hardly和scarcely)表示否定意义,不可再与否定词连用;barely也不可与any,ever等非肯定词连用(hardly和scarcely则可,如:have hardly/scarcely any money 几乎没什么钱)。2) barely (以及hardly和 scarcely)可与when连用(此时主句常用倒装语序,见第(1)义的最后一例),表示两个行为紧接着发生;但注意,when不可换为than! 【辨异】barely与hardly和scarcely都可表示“几乎(不)”的意思。hardly虽可与另外两个字互换,但强调“困难”,如:He can hardly endure the heat. (他几乎忍受不了那高热。) barely则强调“刚刚够某程度”(“仅仅”,“勉强”),如:He barely succeeded.(他好歹算成功了。) scarcely指“非常之不……”,如:He can scarcely read. (他几乎不识字。) |
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