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几乎不, 刚刚够
almost not; only just enough
- I could scarcely hear her whisper.
我几乎听不到她的低语。
- She could scarcely stand after the long walk.
长途跋涉后，她几乎站不起来了。
- The child was scarcely tall enough to reach the shelf.
孩子几乎不够高到能够到架子。
- He was so tired he could scarcely keep his eyes open.
他太累了，几乎睁不开眼睛。
- The car could scarcely make it up the steep hill.
那辆车几乎无法爬上陡峭的山坡。
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刚刚, 几乎不
almost immediately before something else happened
- She had scarcely closed the door when the phone rang.
她刚刚关上门，电话就响了。
- The guests had scarcely arrived before the party started.
客人刚刚到达，派对就开始了。
- The show had scarcely begun when the lights went out.
演出刚刚开始，灯就灭了。
- He had scarcely left the house when it began to rain.
他刚离开房子，天就开始下雨了。
- We had scarcely sat down before the meeting began.
我们刚坐下会议就开始了。
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几乎不, 勉强
very unlikely to happen or be true
- You could scarcely have chosen a better gift.
你几乎不可能选到更好的礼物了。
- She could scarcely arrive before noon.
她几乎不可能在中午之前到达。
- They could scarcely expect a different outcome.
他们几乎不能期待不同的结果。
- He could scarcely have known the truth.
他几乎不可能知道真相。
- We could scarcely hope for more support.
我们几乎不能指望更多的支持。
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