西瓜单词

scarcely是什么意思

scarcely

英 ['skeəslɪ] 美 ['skɛrsli]

scarcely 勉强，刚

scarce,缺少的，不足的，-ly,副词后缀。引申词义勉强，刚刚。

1. His style could scarcely be further removed from that of his predecessor.

他的风格几乎和他的前辈如出一辙。

来自柯林斯例句

2. In fact he could scarcely have spent his time more profitably.: 事实上，他几乎已最大程度地利用了他的时间。

3. It was scarcely in their interest to let too many people know.: 他们并不希望太多人知晓此事。

5. Scarcely had they left before soldiers arrived armed with rifles.: 他们刚离开，扛着步枪的士兵们就到了。