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  4. barely

barely

/ˈbɛəli/
几乎不

She barely made it to the meeting on time.

她几乎没能准时赶到会议。


非正式

表示勉强做到或刚刚达到某个标准,通常带有不足或接近失败的意味。

He barely passed the exam.

他勉强通过了考试。

The company barely survived the financial crisis.

这家公司几乎没能熬过金融危机。

常用于描述勉强完成某事,强调接近失败或不足的程度。

搭配

barely enough勉强够barely manage勉强应付barely noticeable几乎察觉不到

同义词

scarcelyhardlyjust

反义词

easilyreadilycomfortably

相关短语

barely scrape by短语
勉强维持生计
barely make it短语
勉强成功

专业提示

使用场景

多用于描述勉强完成某事,强调接近失败或不足的程度。

词源

源自古英语 'bærlic',意为 '裸露的',后演变为表示 '勉强' 或 '仅仅' 的含义。

用法说明

通常用于否定句或疑问句中,强调接近失败或不足的程度。

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