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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- barely
['bεəlɪ]
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adverb
(scarcely) 几乎不
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- barely
[ˈbeəlɪ]
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adverb
刚刚；仅仅；几乎不
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He speaks in a low voice, on occasions barely above a whisper.
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他说话声音很小，有时小得如同窃窃私语一般。
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They could barely hear the speaker.
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他们几乎听不到演讲人的声音。
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adverb
很少地，不足地，空空地
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In fact the shrub had barely been cut back at all.
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实际上，灌木丛几乎根本就没修剪过。
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3.
adverb
不加掩饰地；公开地
Collins English-English Dictionary
- barely
['bεəlɪ]
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adv
only just; scarcely
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barely enough for their needs
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adv
[Spoken]
not quite; nearly
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barely old enough
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adv
scantily; poorly
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barely furnished
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adv
[Archaic]
openly
Examples
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barely enough to eat
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仅仅够吃
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a job that barely provides a maintenance
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勉强维持生活的工作
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Struggling with all his might was barely enough for him to escape in time.
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如果他竭尽全力，也许可以勉强及时逃脱。
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The company was barely able to break even last year because of all the internal problems.
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虽然内部问题重重，这家公司还是做到了盈亏平衡。
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His explanation was so quick that I barely understood it.
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他解释得太快了，我都没太听懂。
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