| 单词 | barely |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ALIVE〕The police found them lying on the kitchen floor. Mr Wilkins was dead and his wife was barely alive. 警方发现他们倒在厨房的地板上，威尔金斯先生已经死亡，他的太太也已奄奄一息。朗文写作活用〔COMPUTERS/INTERNET/EMAIL〕India's software industry barely existed 15 years ago but is growing rapidly today. 15年前，印度几乎没有软件工业，但现在正飞速发展。朗文写作活用〔ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH〕Western aid to Third World countries barely covers the interest on their loans. 西方国家对第三世界国家的援助几乎不够他们支付贷款的利息。朗文写作活用〔IMMEDIATELY〕I'd done food shopping and had barely gotten to the door, when Debbie asked if I'd been listening to the radio. 我去商店买好食品刚到家门口，戴比就问我是不是听了收音机广播。朗文写作活用〔JUST〕He had barely a mile to go before finishing the race. 他离比赛终点刚好一英里。朗文写作活用〔JUST〕His voice was barely loud enough to be heard at the back of the theatre. 剧院后面的人勉强能听到他的声音。朗文写作活用〔JUST〕She had barely slept 10 minutes before she was woken up again. 她刚睡了十分钟就又被弄醒了。朗文写作活用〔JUST〕She's not strong. She can barely walk without holding on to something. 她身子弱，手里不扶着什么东西就几乎走不动。朗文写作活用〔JUST〕The staff here are barely coping with all the work. 这里的员工只能勉强应付这所有的工作。朗文写作活用〔JUST〕The train was late, and I just barely made it to the meeting on time. 火车晚点了，我勉强赶上开会没迟到。朗文写作活用〔LITTLE〕They closed down the whole department with barely any notice to the staff. 他们几乎没有通知员工就关闭了整个部门。朗文写作活用〔PAY〕A lot of people can barely earn enough to support themselves, let alone their families. 许多人挣的钱几乎无法养活自己，更不要说家人了。朗文写作活用〔POOR〕Ottovina lived on the South Side, in the Italian ghetto, and barely spoke any English at all. 奥托维娜住在南区的意大利贫民区，几乎一点英语都不会说。朗文写作活用〔SEE〕These stars are barely visible to the naked eye. 这些星星肉眼几乎看不见。朗文写作活用〔SLOW〕The old Buick barely managed to crawl up the hill. 这辆旧别克车好不容易爬上了山。朗文写作活用〔TIRED/TIRING〕By the time we finally got home, I could barely keep my eyes open. 我们终于到家时，我累得眼睛都快睁不开了。朗文写作活用〔TOUCH〕I just barely grazed her bumper, but she's claiming I wrecked her car. 我只是刚刚擦到她汽车的保险杠，可她却声称我撞坏了她的车。朗文写作活用〔UNTIDY〕The trailer was cluttered and cramped, with barely enough room to turn around. 这活动房屋里又乱又挤，几乎没有转身的地方。朗文写作活用〔Varroa〕The barely visible Varroa began infesting Russian honey bees in 1964.微小到几乎看不见的瓦螨于1964年开始寄生于俄罗斯蜜蜂。英汉大词典〔WAKE UP/GET UP〕Barely awake, we stumbled out of the tent to find ourselves in a foot of water. 我们半睡半醒，跌跌撞撞走出帐篷，发现自己站在一英尺深的水中。朗文写作活用〔WORSE〕Things went from bad to worse, and soon the pair were barely talking to each other. 那对夫妇关系越来越僵，很快就几乎不交谈了。朗文写作活用〔able〕A viral illness left her barely able to walk.一场病毒引起的疾病使她走路都十分困难。牛津高阶〔able〕She's barely able to read or write.她几乎不识字。麦克米伦高阶〔adequate〕The standard of his work is barely adequate .他的工作水准几乎不合格。朗文当代〔alive〕For four days he seemed barely alive.有 4 天的时间他好像奄奄一息。牛津搭配〔audible〕Her voice was barely audible above the noise.一片嘈杂，她的声音只能勉强听得见。牛津高阶〔audible〕His voice was barely audible (=could only just be heard) above the roar of the crowd.人声嘈杂，几乎听不见他的说话声。朗文当代〔barely〕Barely 50 percent of the population voted.仅有50%的民众投了票。韦氏高阶〔barely〕He barely paused before jumping straight into the water.他刚刚停下来又直接跳进了水里。麦克米伦高阶〔barely〕He barely remembered anything she had said that day.他简直记不起那天她说了些什么。英汉大词典〔barely〕He gave the facts to her barely.他将事实赤裸地告诉了她。文馨英汉〔barely〕He had been inside the house barely ten minutes when he had to leave again.他进屋还没呆上10分钟便又得走了。英汉大词典〔barely〕He was barely able to see the road in the fog.在雾中他几乎看不见道路。麦克米伦高阶〔barely〕He was so drunk that he could barely stand.他醉得都快站不住了。外研社新世纪〔barely〕He's barely 12 years old.他只有12岁。麦克米伦高阶〔barely〕He's barely a teenager.他只是个青少年。韦氏高阶〔barely〕His voice was barely audible above the sound of the river.他的声音刚刚盖过小河流水声，勉强能听到。韦氏高阶〔barely〕I barely recognized you with your hair cut short.你头发剪短了，我简直认不出来了。韦氏高阶〔barely〕I could barely hear what she was saying.我几乎听不清她在说什么。外研社新世纪〔barely〕I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me.我刚刚开始讲话，他便打断了我。牛津高阶〔barely〕It was 90 degrees and the air conditioning barely cooled the room.当时气温达到了90度，空调也不能让房间凉快多少。柯林斯高阶〔barely〕She barely had time to catch the train.她勉强有时间去赶搭火车。文馨英汉〔barely〕She can barely read or write.她几乎不会读、写。文馨英汉〔barely〕She could barely understand English.她勉强懂一点英语。朗文当代〔barely〕She is barely of age.她刚刚成年。文馨英汉〔barely〕She looked barely ten years old.她看上去只有10岁。外研社新世纪〔barely〕She was barely able to stand.她勉强能站立。牛津高阶〔barely〕She was barely aware of his presence.她几乎注意不到他。朗文当代〔barely〕She was barely sixteen.她才16岁。外研社新世纪〔barely〕She was an elfin-like girl who looked barely 10 years old.她是个鬼马小精灵，看起来也就刚满10岁。柯林斯高阶〔barely〕She's barely four feet tall.她仅有四英尺高。韦氏高阶〔barely〕The boat was barely visible off the coast.在海面上几乎看不到那只船。韦氏高阶〔barely〕The music was barely audible.音乐声勉强能听见。牛津高阶〔barely〕The paint is barely dry.油漆刚干。韦氏高阶〔barely〕The roads were barely wide enough for two cars to pass.这些路的宽度几乎无法让两辆小轿车并排通过。麦克米伦高阶〔barely〕The two sisters barely talked to each other.那两姊妹彼此几乎不交谈。文馨英汉〔barely〕There are barely any new features in this software.这款软件几乎没有什么新特点。韦氏高阶〔barely〕There is barely a difference between the two.这两者之间几乎没有什么差别。韦氏高阶〔barely〕There was barely any smell.几乎没有什么气味。牛津高阶〔barely〕They had travelled barely a third of the way.他们只不过走了三分之一的路程。麦克米伦高阶〔barely〕They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month.他们本月差点就付不起房租。剑桥高阶〔barely〕They polled barely half the vote.他们获得的选票勉强达到半数。外研社新世纪〔break〕The blade barely broke the skin.那把刀刃仅仅刺破皮肤美国传统〔breath〕He spoke solidly for twenty minutes, barely pausing to draw breath.他足足讲了 20 分钟，几乎都没有停下来喘一口气。牛津搭配〔bride〕She could barely remember what it was like to be a bride.她几乎不记得做新娘时是什么样子了。外研社新世纪〔burp〕There followed a barely audible burp.接着是几乎听不见的打嗝声。柯林斯高阶〔burp〕There followed a barely audible burp.随后就是隐约的打嗝声。外研社新世纪〔capable〕He was barely capable of writing his own name.他几乎连自己的名字都不会写。牛津搭配〔cataclysm〕The country barely survived the cataclysm of war.这个国家勉强从战争的大灾难中幸存下来。韦氏高阶〔catch〕He barely caught himself from blurting out.他差点儿脱口而出。英汉大词典〔cat〕It was described as a large, luxury mobile home, but there was barely room to swing a cat.被说成宽敞豪华的活动住房, 原来狭小得很。外研社新世纪〔cat〕It was described as a large, luxury mobile home, but there was barely room to swing a cat.那个活动房被形容为宽敞豪华，可事实上几乎连转身的地儿都没有。柯林斯高阶〔civil〕He could barely bring himself to be civil to them.他几乎无法让自己对他们彬彬有礼。麦克米伦高阶〔civil〕She was barely civil to me.她对我还勉强算客气。韦氏高阶〔close〕The old dog could barely whimper and seemed close to death.这条老狗连呜咽的气力都没有了，好像快要死了。朗文当代〔coherent〕He sounded barely coherent on the phone.他在电话里听起来几乎话不成句。牛津搭配〔comprehensible〕He spoke abruptly, in barely comprehensible Arabic.他突然开口了，说的却是几乎听不懂的阿拉伯语。柯林斯高阶〔comprehensible〕Her speech was slurred and barely comprehensible.她的发言含混不清，几乎听不懂。朗文当代〔comprehensible〕Her writing is barely comprehensible to me.她的作品我几乎不能理解。剑桥高阶〔comprehensive〕His report was barely comprehensible.他的报告几乎让人无法理解。朗文当代〔conceal〕She could barely conceal her anger.她几乎无法隐藏自己的愤怒。韦氏高阶〔conceal〕Tim could barely conceal his disappointment.蒂姆几乎掩饰不住自己的失望。牛津高阶〔conscious〕One man was so drunk he was barely conscious.一个男人喝得烂醉，几乎神志不清。牛津搭配〔contain〕Laura barely contained her fury.劳拉几乎控制不住自己的愤怒。麦克米伦高阶〔cover〕Her dress barely covered her chest.她的裙子几乎遮不住她的胸部。牛津搭配〔credible〕Her excuse was barely credible.她的借口无法让人信服。朗文当代〔croak〕He tried to speak but could barely croak.他想要说话，可是只能勉强发出嘶哑的声音。韦氏高阶〔daring〕She was wearing a fairly daring (= short) skirt that barely covered her bottom.她的穿着非常大胆，短短的裙子刚刚能够遮住臀部。剑桥高阶〔decrepit〕My decrepit car barely starts.我那辆破车几乎无法启动了。韦氏高阶〔dented〕The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.委员会几乎还没有在这个问题上取得任何进展。柯林斯高阶〔dent〕He worked all night, but barely made a dent in the work.他通宵夜战,但工作上几乎没有什么进展。英汉大词典〔discern〕His face was barely discernible in the gloom.在黑暗中很难看得清他的脸。牛津高阶〔disguised〕She viewed the Conservatives with barely disguised contempt.她鄙视保守派, 对此几乎毫不掩饰。外研社新世纪〔distinguishable〕Desktop publishing allows you to achieve results that are barely distinguishable from those achieved by professional publishers.桌面出版可以获得几乎同专业出版一样的效果。麦克米伦高阶〔drag〕He was barely able to drag his poisoned leg behind him.他几乎快拖不动身后那条发炎的腿了。外研社新世纪〔drunk〕She was so drunk that she could barely walk.她醉得走不了路了。韦氏高阶〔eat〕He'd barely eaten any breakfast.他几乎没怎么吃早餐。牛津搭配〔edible〕Some of the food was barely edible.这其中有些食物简直没法吃。外研社新世纪〔edible〕The food at the hotel was barely edible.这家旅馆的食物简直不能入口。牛津高阶〔edible〕The food in the cafeteria is barely edible(=it tastes very bad).餐厅里的饭菜简直没法吃。麦克米伦高阶〔end〕With Betty's salary they barely made ends meet.加上贝蒂的薪水, 他们仅能勉强维持生计。外研社新世纪〔escape〕The survivors barely escape in whatever ships they can find.幸存者看到不管什么船都上，这才勉强得以逃脱。牛津搭配〔exceed〕Their numbers barely exceed 100 in the wild.它们在自然环境中的数量勉强超过 100。牛津搭配〔exist〕I was barely existing.我几乎活不下去了。外研社新世纪〔expense〕The payments he gets barely cover his expenses.他几乎是入不敷出。牛津高阶〔fare〕He could barely afford the railway fare.他几乎买不起火车票。柯林斯高阶〔fine〕The print was so fine that I could barely read it.字体这么小，我几乎看不清楚。韦氏高阶〔finish〕Murdo had barely finished talking to Mikey when the bell rang.默多刚与米凯伊说完，铃就响了。牛津搭配〔fury〕He growled with barely controlled fury.他怒不可遏地嚷起来。牛津搭配〔gather himself〕I barely had time to gather my thoughts/wits before replying.在回答之前，我几乎来不及整理我的思绪。韦氏高阶〔get off〕They barely gave me time to get my coat off.他们几乎不给我脱外衣的时间。外研社新世纪〔get〕The wounded man barely got out his name.这个受伤的人勉强说出了他的姓名。英汉大词典〔grasp〕His arthritis is so bad he can barely grasp a pencil.他的关节炎很严重，几乎连铅笔都握不住。韦氏高阶〔habitable〕When we first moved into this old house it was barely habitable.我们刚搬来时,这所旧房子简直不能住人。英汉大词典〔half〕Steve barely said a handful of words during the first half hour.史蒂夫在前半小时里没说几句话。柯林斯高阶〔head〕We have so much debt that we're barely able to keep our heads above water.我们有非常多的债务，只能勉强维持生计。韦氏高阶〔imaginable〕To such poor people, the idea of having a choice of food is barely imaginable.对如此贫苦的人来说，挑选食物是想也不敢想的事。牛津搭配〔impatience〕He stamped his feet as he waited with barely concealed impatience for the telephone.他等电话时跺着脚，几乎掩藏不住自己的焦急之情。牛津搭配〔intelligible〕His reply was barely intelligible.他的回复几乎让人听不懂。朗文当代〔intelligible〕His reply was barely intelligible.他的回答几乎让人听不懂。牛津搭配〔irritation〕He could barely contain his irritation at their rudeness.对他们的无礼他几乎无法克制他的怒火。麦克米伦高阶〔jeering〕He could barely be heard above the sound of the jeering.周围的嘲笑声快把他的声音盖过去了。外研社新世纪〔junk mail〕I could barely get in my flat, there was so much junk mail on the mat.我差点进不了自己的公寓, 因为垫子上堆着那么多的垃圾邮件。外研社新世纪〔justified〕The act was barely justified by the circumstances.这些情况不足以证明这一行为是正当的。21世纪英汉〔keep ... in〕His salary barely kept him in drink and cigarettes.他的薪水几乎不够他喝酒抽烟。21世纪英汉〔keep〕My dad's salary is barely enough to keep us going.父亲的工资仅够我们糊口。 英汉大词典〔know〕Are you really thinking of leaving Kevin for a guy you barely know? 你真的考虑要为一个几乎不了解的人而离开凯文吗？朗文当代〔lift〕The box was so heavy I could barely lift it.箱子太重了，我几乎拎不起来。牛津搭配〔light〕It was barely light yet.天还没怎么亮呢。牛津搭配〔literate〕He was uneducated and barely literate.他没上过学，大字不识几个。牛津搭配〔living wage〕He was barely earning a living wage.他勉强赚到能维持基本生活的工资。韦氏高阶〔look-in〕Arsenal barely got a look-in (=were very unsuccessful) during the second half of the match.下半场中阿森纳队几乎没有任何机会。朗文当代〔lost〕Barely had I set foot in the street when I realised I was lost.我在街上没走几步就意识到自己迷路了。柯林斯高阶〔maintain〕Her income was barely enough to maintain one child, let alone three.她的收入养活一个孩子几乎都不够，更不用说三个了。牛津高阶〔maintain〕They barely earn enough to maintain themselves and their four children.他们赚的钱勉强够养活自己和4个孩子。剑桥高阶〔make〕I could barely make out the traffic signs through the rain.在雨中我几乎看不清交通标志美国传统〔manhood〕He had barely reached manhood when he married.他刚刚成年便结了婚。朗文当代〔mark〕She barely earned passing marks in her first year of college.她在大学一年级时学习成绩勉强及格。韦氏高阶〔mention〕The war barely rates a mention in this book.这场战争在该书中几乎不配一提。牛津搭配〔minute〕The kitchen is minute, with barely room for two people to turn round.厨房极小,只有刚够两个人转身的空间。英汉大词典〔move〕The traffic was barely moving.车流几乎没有移动。麦克米伦高阶〔near thing〕Something that barely succeeds or nearly ends in failure or disaster.差一点点：几乎成功或几乎导致灾难美国传统〔pass〕She barely scraped a pass in chemistry.她化学考试勉强及格。牛津搭配〔pause〕He spoke for two hours and barely paused for breath.他谈了两个小时，几乎都没停下来喘口气。牛津搭配〔paw〕He barely escaped being pawed by the dog.他侥幸没有被狗抓着。21世纪英汉〔paw〕He barely escaped being pawed by the lion.他侥幸没被狮子抓着。英汉大词典〔penetrate〕The flashlights barely penetrated the gloom.手电筒勉强照见那幽暗处。牛津高阶〔penetrate〕The sunlight barely penetrated the inner room.阳光几乎照不到里面的房间。牛津搭配〔perceptible〕The difference is barely perceptible to the average reader.这种差别一般读者几乎是察觉不到的。牛津搭配〔perceptible〕There was a barely perceptible movement in his right arm.他的右胳膊微微动了一下。剑桥高阶〔pound away〕Foreman was so fatigued from pounding away at Ali that he could barely lift his mitts.福尔曼因连续重击阿里而疲惫至极, 戴着拳击手套的手几乎抬不起来。外研社新世纪〔prism〕Through the smoky prism of time, I could just barely make out my father as a young man.时间模糊了记忆，我几乎想不起父亲年轻时的样子。柯林斯高阶〔pull〕Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball.戴夫背部拉伤，几乎没法踢球。柯林斯高阶〔quiet〕It was very quiet in there: you could barely hear a sound.那里面很安静, 几乎听不到任何声响。外研社新世纪〔radar〕He's barely on the radar of most movie-goers. () 大多数常看电影的人几乎很少关注他。牛津搭配〔raise〕She could barely raise herself out of the chair.她几乎不能从椅子上起身。麦克米伦高阶〔reach〕He had barely reached the door when he collapsed.他还没到达门口就倒下了。牛津搭配〔register〕He barely registered our presence.他几乎没有注意到我们在场。牛津高阶〔repressed〕His eyes flashed with barely repressed anger.他的眼中闪着难以抑制的怒火。牛津搭配〔restrain〕He could barely restrain his anger.他几乎无法控制自己的怒火。韦氏高阶〔restrain〕She could barely restrain herself from hitting him.她差点就忍不住要去打他。朗文当代〔rice〕I eat barely one pound of rice a day.我一天只吃1磅米。英汉大词典〔rouse myself〕I was so tired I could barely rouse myself to prepare dinner.我累得没法打起精神做饭。韦氏高阶〔score〕There was barely a score of people there.那里几乎还不到20人。英汉大词典〔scratch〕Farmers barely scratch a living.农民们在勉强维持生计。外研社新世纪〔scrubby〕The short scrubby grass was barely a couple of inches high.发育受阻的矮草几乎才两三英寸高。外研社新世纪〔semiconscious〕The victim was semiconscious and could barely talk.受害者处于半意识状态，基本上无法说话。韦氏高阶〔sentence〕Cooke was so nervous he could barely string a sentence together.库克紧张得结结巴巴，话不成句。牛津搭配〔shrunken〕His shrunken thighs were barely strong enough to support the weight of his body.他干瘪的大腿几乎不足以支撑他身体的重量。柯林斯高阶〔skim〕This report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject.报告对这个问题一带而过。牛津搭配〔skim〕This report has barely skimmed the surface of the subject.报告对这个问题谈得很肤浅。牛津高阶〔splash〕There was barely a splash when the diver hit the water.那位跳水选手跃入水池时，几乎没有溅起水花。韦氏高阶〔string〕I can barely string two words together in Japanese.我那点日语只能勉强把两个单词拼凑在一起。牛津高阶〔suppress〕Her face was charged with barely suppressed anger.她一脸抑制不住的愤怒。牛津搭配〔survive〕He was barely surviving on his earnings as an artist.他画画的收入只够勉强度日。外研社新世纪〔sustain〕They gave me barely enough food to sustain me.他们给我的食物几乎都不够我活命。朗文当代〔than〕They barely arrived than it was time to leave.他们刚到就该离开了。21世纪英汉〔therein〕Santa Maria di Castellabate is barely mentioned in guidebooks; therein lies its charm.卡斯特拉巴泰的圣玛丽亚在旅行指南里鲜有被提及，而它的魅力正在于此。柯林斯高阶〔tint〕The branches of the trees were barely showing their first tint of green.树枝刚刚露出一丝新绿。牛津搭配〔tolerable〕In August the heat is barely tolerable.8 月热得让人几乎无法忍受。牛津搭配〔tolerable〕The heat in this room is barely tolerable.这房间里热得简直无法忍受。朗文当代〔touch〕She was so upset that she had barely touched her food.她愁得几乎什么也吃不下。麦克米伦高阶〔touch〕They stood next to each other, barely touching.他们站得很近，差点就贴在一起了。麦克米伦高阶〔vulnerable〕We are in the vulnerable position of producing barely half our food.我们的情况岌岌可危，生产的粮食还不到所需的一半。麦克米伦高阶〔wide〕The roads are barely wide enough for cars.这些路很窄，小汽车只能勉强通行。麦克米伦高阶After his accident, he was barely able to dress or go to the toilet unaided.车祸后, 他几乎不能自己穿衣服或上厕所。剑桥国际Her handwriting is so bad that it is barely legible.她的书法是如此之差以至于几乎无法辨认。剑桥国际His voice was barely audible above the noise of the machinery. 机器的噪声很响，他的声音几乎听不见。译典通His wages are barely enough to keep body and soul together.他的工资仅够口的。剑桥国际She spoke so quietly at first that the audience could barely hear her opening words.她起先说得那样轻，以致听众们几乎听不见她的开场白。剑桥国际The American tennis player barely squeaked by with a 4-6, 6-3, 8-6 victory in the semi-final.这名美国网球选手以4比6，6比3和8比6的比分勉强在半决赛中取得胜利。剑桥国际The council's provision for the elderly is barely adequate (=is not enough).理事会对老年人的有关条款规定不充分。剑桥国际The court was told that the firm was “ barely solvent.” 法庭被告之这家企业“几乎没有清偿能力” 。剑桥国际The locomotive had a narrow platform on the back with barely enough room for a driver and stoker.这机车在后部有个狭窄的平台，空间刚够司机兼司炉用。剑桥国际The office is minute, with barely room for a desk and two chairs. 那间办公室极小，空间勉强够摆一张写字台和两把椅子。译典通The water was barely dribbling out of the tap and it took five minutes to fill the bucket.极细的水从水龙头里滴下来，用了5分钟才把桶灌满。剑桥国际There was barely a trace of salt in the soup. 汤里简直一点盐也没有放。译典通There was a barely perceptible movement in his right arm.他右胳膊微微动了一下。剑桥国际They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month.他们几乎没有足够的钱付这个月的房租。剑桥国际Tony can barely boil an egg, much less (= and certainly not) cook dinner.托尼连鸡蛋都煮不好，更不用说烧饭了。剑桥国际 |
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