(1)仅仅，几乎(简直)不(没有)(only just;barely;hardly;almost not)：～have time for lunch/remember sb/dare think of it 几乎没时间吃饭/记不起某人/不敢想;can～read/come/see anything 几乎不能读/不能来/看不见什么东西;S～anybody knew him. 几乎没人认识他。There was～a person on the street. 街上几乎没有一个人。He had～gone before they started talking about him. 他刚一走，他们就开始议论他了。S～had he arrived home when the rain stopped. 他刚到家雨就停了。He is～20 years old. 他仅仅20岁。〖同〗 hardly，barely;

(2)绝不，(完全)不可能(certainly not;suggest that sth is unlikely or unreasonable)：I could～expect her to help under such circumstances. 在那种情况下，我不能指望她的帮助。He is～the right person for the job. 他绝不是那项工作的合适人选。〖同〗in no way，by no means，hardly，not at all;

← scarce adj;

【辨异】scarcely与hardly和barely的区别见BARELY。scarcely与hardly、nearly和almost的区别见ALMOST。