barely
英 /ˈbeəli/ 美 /ˈberli/
- adv. 几乎不；勉强Only just; almost not
- adv. 仅仅；刚好No more than a small amount or a particular limit
I could barely hear her above the heavy rain.
雨声太大，我几乎听不清她说话。
Many low-income households can barely afford basic necessities, leaving little money for education or preventive healthcare.
许多低收入家庭勉强负担得起基本生活必需品，几乎没有余钱用于教育或预防保健。
搭配
barely visible 几乎看不见的barely enough 勉强足够barely survive 勉强维持生存barely notice 几乎没注意到
辨析提示
本身含否定意义，通常不再与not连用。
词族
bare (adj.)
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