barely
柯林斯词典
1. ADV You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case. 仅仅; 几乎不
Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital. 阿纳斯塔西娅只勉强记得被送到了医院。
It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room. 气温是90度，空调几乎没有使房间凉快下来。
2. ADV If you say that one thing had barely happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second. 刚刚[ADV before v]
The water had barely come to a simmer when she cracked four eggs into it. 水刚开她就打了4个鸡蛋进去。
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barely /ˈbɛəlɪ/
剑桥词典
- by the smallest amount
- The writing on the tombstone was barely visible .
- His wages are barely enough to keep body and soul together.
- After paying for our travel costs , we barely broke even .
- The council's provision for the elderly is barely adequate .
- There was a barely perceptible movement in his right arm . 返回 barely
仅；刚好；几乎没有
They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed ) to pay the rent this month . 他们本月差点就付不起房租。
She was barely (= only just) 15 when she won her first championship . 她首次获得冠军时刚刚15岁。
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