• adv. 幾乎不，簡直不；簡直沒有

scarce,缺少的，不足的，-ly,副詞后綴。引申詞義勉強(qiáng)，剛剛。

1. His style could scarcely be further removed from that of his predecessor.

他的風(fēng)格幾乎和他的前輩如出一轍。

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2. In fact he could scarcely have spent his time more profitably.

事實(shí)上，他幾乎已最大程度地利用了他的時(shí)間。

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3. It was scarcely in their interest to let too many people know.

他們并不希望太多人知曉此事。

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4. She was scarcely 18 when she made her debut.

首次出鏡時(shí)，她剛滿18歲。

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5. Scarcely had they left before soldiers arrived armed with rifles.

他們剛離開，扛著步槍的士兵們就到了。

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