scarcely
You can scarcely expect to escape reproof for such irresponsible behavior.
你这样不负责任的行为，不能不受到责备。
The wasteland of the north is scarcely populated.
北方的大荒原地广人稀。
The old ferry is scarcely seaworthy.
这艘船已几乎不适于航海了。
Such rudeness is scarcely supportable.
这种粗暴的行为让人难以容忍。
There were scarcely a hundred people present.
出席的不足一百人。
He have scarcely get home when the telephone ring.
他一回到家电话铃就响了起来。
The enemy scarcely had time to dig in before our assault was on.
敌人还没来得及挖好掩体，我们的进攻就开始了。
He could scarcely keep in his indignation.
他愤怒得难以自持。
The car's bodywork scarcely holds together.
这汽车的车身简直都要散架了。
Scarcely had he arrived when he had to leave again.
他刚刚到达就不得不又离开。
He scarcely ever go to the movies.
他几乎从不看电影。
It is scarcely possessed of any particular literary merit.
它几乎不具有什么特别的文学价。
The dog lay so still it scarcely seemed animate.
那条狗卧着一动也不动,简直不像活的。
He spoke scarcely a word of English.
他几乎连一个英文单词都不会说。
This food is scarcely edible.
这种食物真是难以下咽。
He kept speaking, and I could scarcely edge in a word.
他不停地讲，我连一句话都插不上。
We had scarcely stepped into the room before it began to rain.
我们刚一进屋，就开始下雨了。
Stories of that kind are scarcely in place on an occasion such as this.
在这样一种场合讲这一类故事是不大合适的。
Scarcely had she heard the sad story when she burst out crying.
她一听到这悲伤的消息，就失声痛哭。
Her voice was scarcely audible above the noise of the wind.
在风中她的声音几乎听不见。
They eke out a bare existence (ie They scarcely manage) on his low salary.
他们靠他微薄的薪金勉强 口。
The speaker said almost nothing (ie scarcely anything) worth listening to.
那个发言人说的话简直没有一句值得听。
I simply can't go rushing off to visit distant relative. I've scarcely time to turn round these days.
我简直连匆匆忙忙去看看远房亲戚也不能; 近些日子我几乎抽不出一点时间来。
The so-called revolution scarcely seemed to have impinged upon the habits and standard of living of the wealthy.
那场所谓的革命似乎对富人们的生活习惯和生活水平没什么影响。
In his sleepy state, the sound of a car driving up to the house scarcely impinged on his consciousness.
他困得那副样子，连汽车朝那房子开去时发出的声音都没能使他清醒。
It is of scarcely any use.
这简直没有什么用处。
He found the boredom scarcely endurable.
他觉得这种厌烦难以忍受。
Their damp drafty house was scarcely habitable.
他们潮湿透风的屋子不宜住人。
I could scarcely forbear from laughing out loud.
我忍不住笑出声来。
He can scarcely have said that.
他决不会说这种话的。
His endowments are limited, and scarcely fit him for this post.
他的天资有限,不太适合担任这项职务。
She looked apparently scarcely past girlhood.
她看起来简直完全是一个女孩子。
I scarcely have a few minutes I can call my own.
我难得有属于我自己的几分钟。
There is scarcely a man but has his weak side.
无缺点的人几乎没有。
He is scarcely the right person for the job.
他根本不适合担任这工作。
Scarcely had we arrived when it began to rain.
我们刚一到就下起雨来了。
He has scarcely got home when the telephone rang.
他一回到家电话铃就响了起来。
He was scarcely able to cope with the situation.
他几乎不知道如何去应付这个局面。
Her aunt scarcely looked her age.
她的姑母几乎看不出有那么大年纪。
He has scarcely gone for Tianjin.
他刚走，去天津了。
Scarcely had I seen him than he spoke to me.
我刚看见他，他就跟我说起话来。
You can scarcely have chosen better.
恐怕你找不到更好的了。
He walks with a lurching gait, scarcely moving.
他脚步蹒跚，几乎没往前移动。
Such an idea was scarcely thinkable ten years ago.
十年前，这样的想法几乎是难以想像的。
He was scarcely sixteen when he joined the army.
他参军时刚刚十六岁。
Scarcely had I left than it began to rain.
我一离开就开始下雨了。
Scarcely have he get home after the telephone ring.
他一回到家电话铃就响了起来。
I could scarcely edged in a word.
我几乎连一句话都插不进去。
He can scarcely write his own name.
他几乎连名字都写不出来了。
It is scarcely time for breakfast.
还没有到吃早饭的时候。