Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4028
Fully loadedscarcely
几乎不；简直不
核心释义
hardly at all; almost not
- 1.
大概不会。
Probably not.
- 2.
肯定不,几乎不。
Certainly not, hardly at all.
- 3.
几乎不；仅仅；差一点。
Hardly: only just; by a small margin.
仅仅；刚刚；勉强；大概不会。；肯定不,几乎不。；几乎不；仅仅；差一点。；简直不
用法In use
I could scarcely believe my eyes when I saw the surprise party.
用法提示：scarcely 作为副词，与 could 连用表示“几乎不”，加强否定语气。
She had scarcely finished her speech when the audience burst into applause.
用法提示：scarcely...when... 结构表示“刚...就...”，scarcely 位于过去完成时中。
There was scarcely a cloud in the sky that summer morning.
用法提示：scarcely 修饰名词短语 a cloud，表示“几乎没有”。
scarcely ... when ...
scarcely...when 结构常用倒装，即 scarcely 后接 had + 主语 + 过去分词，when 从句用一般过去时。
Scarcely had I closed the door when the phone rang.
我刚关上门，电话就响了。
scarcely + verb
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- scarcely any
- 几乎没有
- There was scarcely any food left after the party.聚会后几乎没剩下什么食物。
- scarcely ever
- 几乎从不
- She scarcely ever goes out after dark.她天黑后几乎从不外出。
- scarcely had ... when ...
- 刚……就……
- Scarcely had he arrived when trouble started.他刚一到，麻烦就开始了。
- scarcely believe
- 几乎不敢相信
- I could scarcely believe my eyes when I saw the result.看到结果时，我几乎不敢相信自己的眼睛。
- scarcely noticeable
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想scar（伤疤）很少见，所以scarcely意为“几乎不”。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见场景：formal writing、everyday conversation scarcely 多用于正式或文学语境，也可见于日常口语，但相对较少。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与any, ever等连用，表示“几乎不”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ly: 'barely' and 'rarely' rhyme exactly with 'scarcely' (same stressed vowel /eər/). 'Clearly', 'nearly', and 'yearly' share the spelling but have a different vowel (/ɪər/). 'Friendly' is a lookalike with a different vowel (/e/).
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.