scarcely

🇺🇸 /ˈskersli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈskeəsli/
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adverb
R

only just; almost not

I scarcely had enough time to finish my work.

我几乎没有足够的时间完成我的工作。

R

right after something else happens

She had scarcely left when the phone rang.

她刚离开,电话就响了。

R

not at all reasonable or likely

You can scarcely expect him to agree.

你几乎不能指望他同意。

translation

adv. 几乎不, 刚...就, 完全不