barely 是什么意思
adv. 仅仅，勉强；几乎不；公开地；贫乏地
英语词源
barely (adv.)Old English bærlice "openly, clear, public;" see bare (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "only, just" is recorded from late 15c.; that of "merely, simply" is from 1570s. In 15c. it also could mean "naked."
barely 权威例句
- 1. Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball.
- 戴夫背部拉伤，几乎没法踢球。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. There was barely time for the two boys to escape unseen.
- 两个男孩想趁人不备偷偷溜走几乎是来不及的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.
- 委员会几乎还没有在这个问题上取得任何进展。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Barely had the bulldozers started when Museum of London archaeologists swooped.
- 推土机刚一启动，伦敦博物馆的考古学家们就蜂拥而至了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Mother was of very small stature, barely five feet tall.
- 母亲身材矮小，只有5英尺高。
来自柯林斯例句
barely 造句
- 1. He was barely listening until the salary was mentioned. Then he pricked up his ears.
- 他几乎没有注意听讲些什么, 但当提到工资时, 他却侧耳细听。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 2. As a result, imports would barely increase beyond their already depressed levels.
- 结果是进口将不会超过现在已很低的水平。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 3. He has barely enough money to live on.
- 他的钱仅够勉强维持生计。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 4. According to their own accounts, they had barely managed to scrape through.
- 按照他们自己的说法，他们好容易才勉强对付过去的。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 5. The project was barely in embryo.
- 该计划只是个雏形。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 6. Looking at his watch he found it was barely half past nine.
- 他一看表发觉才9点半。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 7. He stated the unpleasant facts barely.
- 他公开地说出不愉快的事实。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 8. Foreign Minister Fahmy was barely discernible at the bottom of the stairs.
- 外交部长法赫米站在舷梯下面，隐约可见。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 9. He had barely entered into the matter,when the bell rang.
- 他刚开始办理这件事,铃就响了。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
- 10. Our applications would be much friendlier and easier to use if they issued barely audible but easily identifiable sounds when user actions are correct.
- 如果程序在用户行为正确时发出微弱而又容易辨别的声音，程序会更友好和更容易使用。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
美：['bɛrli]