scarcely

🇬🇧 UK/'skɑ:sli/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

adv.

Only just; almost not; hardly at all.

几乎不;勉强;刚刚

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
scarcelyother
=scarcely

Common Collocations

  • 1.scarcely ever几乎从不
  • 2.scarcely any几乎没有
  • 3.scarcely believe难以置信
  • 4.scarcely enough勉强够用

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She had scarcely finished speaking when the audience burst into applause.

  • 2.

    He could scarcely believe his eyes when he saw the final exam results.

  • 3.

    There was scarcely enough food to feed everyone at the shelter.

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