barely

【发音】

美 /'bɛrli/ 英 /'beəlɪ/

【翻译】

1. adv.勉强；仅仅

   英释:only with great difficulty or effort

【例句】

1. She was very old and barely able to walk.

   她年纪非常大，只能勉强走几步路。

2. Nowadays, the village has barely 100 inhabitants.

   如今这个村庄只有100个居民。

【真题例句】

1. (2016.12 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...But contact time at university has barely risen at all...

2. (2014.12 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...There was barely any relationship between more spending and a bigger victory...

3. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...and employs barely 9% of the nation's workers...

4. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...home prices barely dropped...

【同、近义词】

1. adv.仅仅，勉强；几乎不；公开地；贫乏地

   merely/simply/just/only/but/