scarcely
adv
ˈskeəsli
adv
1
almost
not
or
almost
none
at
all
几乎不，几乎没有;
The
city
had
scarcely
changed
in
20
years.
这城市在 20 年中几乎没有什么改变。
The
country
had
scarcely
any
industry.
该国几乎没有工业。
He
scarcely
ever
left
the
region.
他几乎没有离开过这个地区。
can/could
scarcely
do
sth
It
was
getting
dark
and
she
could
scarcely
see
in
front
of
her.
天色越来越黑，她几乎看不见前面。
scarcely
a
day/year/moment
etc
Scarcely
a
day
goes
by
when
I
don’t
think
of
him.
我几乎没有一天不想他。
2
only
a
moment
ago
仅仅，刚刚;
He
had
scarcely
sat
down
when
there
was
a
knock
at
the
door.
他刚坐下就有人敲门。
3
definitely
not
or
almost
certainly
not
决不，一定不;
Early
March
is
scarcely
the
time
of
year
for
sailing.
3 月初可不是帆船运动的季节。