barely

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barely /ˈbeɚli/ adverb

barely

/ˈbeɚli/

adverb

Learner's definition of BARELY

a : hardly or scarcely — used to say that something was almost not possible or almost did not happen几乎不；简直不；勉强能

I barely recognized you with your hair cut short.你头发剪短了，我简直认不出来了。
He could barely walk/read/write.他勉强能走路/识字/写字。
His voice was barely audible above the sound of the river.他的声音刚刚盖过小河流水声，勉强能听到。
The boat was barely visible off the coast.在海面上几乎看不到那只船。
We barely [=almost do not] have enough money to pay the bills.我们的钱勉强够付账单。
I barely [=almost do not] have time to eat my lunch.我几乎没时间吃午饭。
He barely made his flight. [=he almost was too late for his flight]他差一点没赶上航班。

b — used to say that someone or something only has a specified small size, age, length, etc.仅仅；只有

c — used to say that something reached a specified condition or happened only a short time before刚刚

The paint is barely dry.油漆刚干。
They had barely [=just] set up the tents when it started to rain.他们刚扎好帐篷就开始下雨了。

a : almost not at all几乎没有

b : almost not几乎没有