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scarcely
scarce·ly / 5skZrslI ; 5skeEsli /adverb
1. almost not or almost none at all几乎不,几乎没有;SYNhardly
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。
box at RARELY
2. only a moment ago仅仅,刚刚;SYNhardly,barely:
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;SYNhardly
Early March is scarcely the time of year for sailing.3 月初可不是帆船运动的季节。

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