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scarcely['skeəsli]adv. 1 才;刚刚:She was scarcely 16 when she made her debut.她首次登台演出时才16岁.He had scarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang.他刚刚跟我们握了手电话铃就响了. 2 几乎不,简直不,几乎没有:He scarcely knew a word of English.他对英语几乎是一无所知.I could scarcely recognize her.我简直认不出她来了. 3 决不:This can scarcely be true.事实决不会是这样的. 4 [相当于"not"的减弱语气]不很;大概不:I scarcely think so.我可不这么想.A more suitable man for the work could scarcely have been found.(当时)要找一个更合适的人来担任这工作,怕是不可能的了. |