"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"
"he hardly ever goes fishing"
"he was hardly more than sixteen years old"
"they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"
1.刚刚;才;勉强
You usescarcely to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case.
e.g. He couldscarcely breathe...
他几乎喘不过气来。
e.g. Iscarcely knew him...
我几乎不认识他。
2.几乎不;简直不
You can usescarcely to say that something is not true or is not the case, in a humorous or critical way.
e.g. It canscarcely be coincidence...
它不太可能是巧合。
e.g. Yesterday, however, his views seemedscarcely relevant...
然而，昨天他的观点似乎毫无关联。
3.刚…(就…)
If you sayscarcely had one thing happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second.
e.g. 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。
e.g. Bruce hadscarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang.
布鲁斯刚和我们握了握手，电话就响了。
1. 几乎不：relatively 相关地 |scarcely 几乎不 | seemingly 表面上地
2. scarcely
2. 倒装句词汇：50.word for word 逐字逐句地 | 51.at work 在工作、 忙于 | 倒装句词汇:neither = nor = no more , little , seldom , hardly ,scarcely , rarely , never , not ,
3. 仅仅：scarcely ever 几乎从不 |scarcely 仅仅 | scarcity 缺乏
4. 几乎没有：satisfactory 满意地 |scarcely 几乎没有 | scared 惊吓
他几乎连一个英文单词都不会说。
We scarcely ever used the reserve generator.我们几乎从未用过这台备用发动机
This book is scarcely worthy reading.这本书简直不值得阅读。
I could scarcely recognize him.我简直认不出他来了。
scarcely had he arrived when he had to leave again.他刚刚到达就不得不又离开。
They could scarcely complain after such good treatment.在受到如此好的待遇后他们决不会抱怨。
I can scarcely believe it.我几乎不敢相信。
We scarcely ever meet.我们难得见一面。
scarcely a week goes by without some new scandal in the papers.报上几乎周周都会登出新的丑闻。
He had scarcely put the phone down when the doorbell rang.他刚放下电话，门铃就响了起来。
scarcely had the game started when it began to rain.比赛才开始就下起雨来了。
It was scarcely an occasion for laughter.笑得实在不是时候。
She could scarcely complain, could she?她压根儿没什么好抱怨的，是不是？
He could scarcely breathe...他几乎喘不过气来。
I scarcely knew him...我几乎不认识他。
It can scarcely be coincidence...它不太可能是巧合。
Yesterday, however, his views seemed scarcely relevant...然而，昨天他的观点似乎毫无关联。
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。
Bruce had scarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang.布鲁斯刚和我们握了握手，电话就响了。
This remains true and we have by now a good deal of experience in the matter.到现在为止,这仍然是一条真理,也是我在工作中所积累的经验.
I could scarcely recognize him.我简直认不出他来了.
He found the dullness of his work scarcely bearable.他觉得他的工作枯燥乏味,简直无法忍受.
You can scarcely expect me to believe that.别以为我相信那件事.
She always bears her comrades in mind ; scarcely does she ever think of herself.她心里装着同志们,惟独没有她自己.
She scarcely earns enough money to make ends meet.她几乎挣不到足够的钱以维持开支.
He is scarcely so tall as you.他没有你这样高.
There are scarcely any flies left around there.那周围几乎没有任何苍蝇了.
scarcely do I know him.我同他不那么熟.
The difference is scarcely perceptible to the average reader.这种差别一般读者几乎是察觉不到的.
The mend in your dress scarcely shows.你衣服上修补的地方几乎看不出来.
She was so tired, she could scarcely move her dragging limbs.她是那么累, 疲惫的双腿简直都挪动不了啦.
He can scarcely survive this scandal with his reputation intact.他经此丑闻名誉很难不受损.
He was scarcely sixteen when he joined the army.他参军时刚刚十六岁.
The truck shows scarcely any sign of wear and tear.这辆卡车基本上没有什么磨损.
It is scarcely possible to act otherwise.
出自：L. MurrayHe blamed my partner, who could scarcely believe his ears.
出自：H. ConwayWork on the edition..had scarcely progressed.
出自：A. S. ByattHe could scarcely stifle his cry of pain.
出自：O. ManningHer salary scarcely paid the rent.
出自：B. Chatwin
