barely
英 ['be?l?]
美['b?rli]
- adv. 僅僅，勉強；幾乎不；公開地；貧乏地
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英文詞源
- barely (adv.)
- Old English b?rlice "openly, clear, public;" see bare (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "only, just" is recorded from late 15c.; that of "merely, simply" is from 1570s. In 15c. it also could mean "naked."
雙語例句
- 1. Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball.
- 戴夫背部拉傷，幾乎沒法踢球。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There was barely time for the two boys to escape unseen.
- 兩個男孩想趁人不備偷偷溜走幾乎是來不及的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.
- 委員會幾乎還沒有在這個問題上取得任何進展。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Barely had the bulldozers started when Museum of London archaeologists swooped.
- 推土機剛一啟動，倫敦博物館的考古學家們就蜂擁而至了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Mother was of very small stature, barely five feet tall.
- 母親身材矮小，只有5英尺高。
來自柯林斯例句