scarcely
adv
1 only just; hardly 僅僅; 幾乎不
There were scarcely a hundred people present. 出席的不足一百人.
I scarcely know him. 我不大認識他.
Scarcely had she entered the room when the phone rang. 她一進屋電話就響了.
2 surely not 決不: You can scarcely expect me to believe that. 別以為我能相信那件事. =>Usage at almost 用法見 almost.
?? 擴展釋義
*['skɑ:sli]ad. 簡直不, 一定不, 僅僅相關詞組: scarcely any
?? 同為「CET-4」詞匯
restorevt. 歸還;交還;使恢復;修復;
vt.& vi. 恢復(某種情況或感受);使復原;使復位;使復職;
bumpern. 減震器;保險杠;干杯中的滿杯;〈口〉巨物;
adj. 特大的,豐盛的;
vt. 裝滿;為…祝酒;
vi. 干杯;
exaggeratedadj. 夸大的,言過其實的;過大的,逾常的;
v. (使)擴大( exaggerate的過去式和過去分詞);