"they could barely hear the speaker"
"we hardly knew them"
"just missed being hit"
"had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"
"would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"
"a barely furnished room"
1.刚刚；勉强；仅仅
You usebarely to say that something is only just true or only just the case.
e.g. Anastasia couldbarely remember the ride to the hospital...
阿纳斯塔西娅几乎记不起来怎么去的医院。
e.g. It was 90 degrees and the air conditioningbarely cooled the room...
当时气温达到了90度，空调也不能让房间凉快多少。
2.刚刚…（就）
If you say that one thing hadbarely happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second.
e.g. The Boeing 767 hadbarely taxied to a halt before its doors were flung open...
这架波音767刚刚停住，它的舱门就弹开了。
e.g. 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。
1. 仅仅：barefoot 赤脚的 |barely 仅仅 | beware 当心
2. 几乎;仅仅：barefooted 赤足的 |barely 几乎;仅仅 | bargain 买卖;议价
3. 仅仅,勉强：bare 赤裸的;无遮蔽的;仅仅的,勉强的 |barely 仅仅,勉强 | bargain 成交的商品;廉价货
4. 仅仅 刚刚：bare 裸露的 |barely仅仅 刚刚 02 03 | bargain 协议 交易 05
过了不到一分钟他们就到了。
I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me.我刚刚开始讲话，他便打断了我。
He was barely 20 years old and already running his own company.他只有20岁，却已经营起自己的公司了。
The music was barely audible.音乐声勉强能听见。
She was barely able to stand.她勉强能站立。
We barely had time to catch the train.我们差点没赶上火车。
She barely acknowledged his presence.她只略微向他打了个招呼。
There was barely any smell.几乎没有什么气味。
barely 50% of the population voted.仅有50%的人投票。
The Boeing 767 had barely taxied to a halt before its doors were flung open...这架波音767刚刚停住，它的舱门就弹开了。
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。
It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room...当时气温达到了90度，空调也不能让房间凉快多少。
Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital...阿纳斯塔西娅几乎记不起来怎么去的医院。
How many boys and girls are there in your class?你班有多少男生和女生?
Their performance is barely satisfactory.他们的表演尚差强人意.
He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口.
His handwriting is barely legible.他的字真难认.
His lips curved in a barely perceptible smile.他的嘴角弯了弯,露出一丝几乎察觉不到的笑容.
He barely caught the train.他勉强赶上火车.
He stamped his feet as he waited with barely concealed impatience for the telephone.他等电话时跺脚,几乎掩盖不住焦急的心情.
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.
His argument was barely intelligible.他的论点不易理解.
The islanders could barely survive without an export crop.没有出口作物,岛上的居民几乎无法生存.
The project was barely in embryo.该计划只是个雏形.
We barely had time to catch the train.我们几乎来不及赶火车.
We barely arrived than it was time to leave.我们刚到就要离开了.
Here is the Resurrection of our Saviour barely and positively affirmed.
出自：J. Hacket
