Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3192
barely
几乎不；简直不；勉强
核心释义
Almost not at all; to a very small degree.
- 1.
勉强,仅仅。
By a small margin.
- 2.
刚刚
only a very short time before; ; ; ; ; - W.B.Yeats
- 3.
几乎不。
Almost not at all.
- 4.
稀少地
in a sparse or scanty way
- 5.
刚刚,刚才。
Recently, just now.
仅仅；差一点；勉强；刚刚；才；刚才；稀疏地；贫乏地；简陋地；勉强,仅仅。；刚刚
用法In use
I barely slept last night because of the noise.
用法提示：barely 作为副词，表示“几乎不”，修饰动词 slept。
She barely passed the exam, scoring just 60 points.
用法提示：barely 表示“勉强地”，修饰动词 passed，强调刚刚达到标准。
The room was barely lit by a single candle.
用法提示：barely 修饰动词 lit，表示“几乎不”或“微弱地”，强调光线不足。
they could barely hear the speaker
a barely furnished room
barely + verb
表示动作几乎未完成。
She barely passed the exam.
她几乎没通过考试。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- barely audible
- 几乎听不见的
- His voice was barely audible over the noise.他的声音在噪音中几乎听不见。
- barely visible
- 几乎看不见的
- The stars were barely visible through the clouds.星星在云层中几乎看不见。
- barely enough
- 刚刚够
- We had barely enough food for the trip.我们的食物刚刚够这次旅行。
- barely survive
- 勉强生存
- The company barely survived the financial crisis.这家公司勉强度过了金融危机。
- barely move
- 几乎动弹不得
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将“barely”拆为“bare”（空的）加“ly”，想象一个几乎空空的箱子，里面只有一点点东西，即“几乎不”。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常表示‘几乎不’或‘仅仅’，多用于时间或程度不足，正式与非正式场合皆可。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与 any, ever, at all 等连用，表示否定意义。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'barely' (same /ɛərli/): fairly, rarely, squarely. Note that 'fairly' is spelled with 'air' instead of 'are'. Be careful with 'barley' (/ˈbɑːrli/), which looks similar but sounds different.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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