They arrived barely a minute later.

过了不到一分钟他们就到了。

I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me.

我刚刚开始讲话，他便打断了我。

He was barely 20 years old and already running his own company.

他只有20岁，却已经营起自己的公司了。

The music was barely audible.

音乐声勉强能听见。

She was barely able to stand.

她勉强能站立。

We barely had time to catch the train.

我们差点没赶上火车。

She barely acknowledged his presence.

她只略微向他打了个招呼。

There was barely any smell.

几乎没有什么气味。

barely 50% of the population voted.

仅有50%的人投票。

The Boeing 767 had barely taxied to a halt before its doors were flung open...

这架波音767刚刚停住，它的舱门就弹开了。

barely had the bulldozers started when Museum of London archaeologists swooped.

推土机刚一启动，伦敦博物馆的考古学家们就蜂拥而至了。

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。

Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital...

阿纳斯塔西娅几乎记不起来怎么去的医院。

How many boys and girls are there in your class?

你班有多少男生和女生?

Their performance is barely satisfactory.

他们的表演尚差强人意.

He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.

他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口.

His handwriting is barely legible.

他的字真难认.

His lips curved in a barely perceptible smile.

他的嘴角弯了弯,露出一丝几乎察觉不到的笑容.

He barely caught the train.

他勉强赶上火车.

He stamped his feet as he waited with barely concealed impatience for the telephone.

他等电话时跺脚,几乎掩盖不住焦急的心情.

He was barely listening until the salary was mentioned. Then he pricked up his ears.

他几乎没有注意听讲些什么,但当提到工资时,他却侧耳细听.

His argument was barely intelligible.

他的论点不易理解.

The islanders could barely survive without an export crop.

没有出口作物,岛上的居民几乎无法生存.

The project was barely in embryo.

该计划只是个雏形.

We barely had time to catch the train.

我们几乎来不及赶火车.

We barely arrived than it was time to leave.

我们刚到就要离开了.

1. barely 50% of the population voted.
   仅有50%的人口投票。
2. They arrived barely a minute later.
   过了不到一分钟他们就到了。
3. She looked barely thirty.
   她看上去还不到30岁。
4. I had barely enough money to buy the book.
   我手头的钱勉强够买这本书。
5. He had barely enough to eat.
   他勉强有口饭吃。
6. We had barely enough to pay the rent.
   我们的钱几乎不够付租金。
7. We have barely enough money to last the weekend.
   我们的钱只能勉强维持到周末。
8. The class is so large that I have barely enough time to go over all the papers.
   这个班人数太多，我几乎没有时间把全部卷子看完。
9. She barely escaped death.
   她仅幸免于难。
10. The old men barely talk to each other.
    那些老人彼此几乎不交谈。
11. We barely had time to catch the train.
    我们几乎没有时间赶上火车。
12. She barely acknowledged his presence.
    她只略微向他打了个招呼。
13. The water barely reached his knees.
    水几乎达不到他的膝部。
14. He was barely sixteen.
    他只有16岁。
15. He's barely older than you.
    他年龄只比你大一点。
16. He was barely 20 years old and already running his own company.
    他只有20岁，却已经经营起自己的公司了。
17. She was barely able to stand.
    她刚刚能站立。
18. She was barely fifteen when she won her first championship.
    她第一次获得冠军时只有15岁。
19. His room was furnished barely.
    他房间几乎没什么家具。
20. The hospital room was furnished barely but neatly.
    医院病房陈设简陋，但十分整洁。
21. 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。
22. The scar on her cheek is now barely noticeable.
    她面颊上的伤疤现在几乎看不出来了。
23. The soldier was barely alive from a bullet wound in his head.
    那名士兵头上有枪伤，已奄奄一息。
24. There was barely any smell.
    几乎没有什么气味。
25. There were barely a hundred people there.
    那里才有不到100人。
26. There was barely a scratch on his car, but mine was wrecked.
    他的车上几乎没有刮痕，而我的车却被撞坏了。
27. He can barely read or write.
    他粗通文字而已。
28. I hurt my foot and can barely walk.
    我弄伤了脚，几乎不能走动。
29. He was so dizzy he could barely stand.
    他头晕目眩，几乎站不住。
30. I could barely hear what he was saying.
    我几乎听不见他在说些什么。
31. We could barely see the other cars because of the fog.
    因为有雾，我们几乎看不到别的汽车。
32. barely had he had enough money to live on.
    他几乎没有足够的钱维持生活。

～...when〔before〕

1. I had barely come in when the telephone rang.
   我刚进来,电话就响了。
2. I had barely started speaking when he interrupted me.
   我刚刚开始讲话，他便打断了我。
3. She had barely arrived when she had to leave again.
   她刚到达，又得走了。
4. She had barely met him when he proposed.
   他一见她就向她求婚。
5. He had barely rested when he was called out again.
   他刚刚休息就又被人叫出去了。
6. He had barely left the office when a huge explosion ripped through the building.
   他刚离开办公室，就发生巨大爆炸，将大楼炸毁。
7. I had barely said my name before he had led me to the interview room.
   我刚说出我的名字，他就带我到面谈室去了。
8. barely had he arrived when she started complaining.
   他刚到这儿，她就开始抱怨起来。
9. barely had she sat down when the play began.
   她刚坐下,戏就开始了。
10. barely had we set off when we realized we'd left the dog behind.
    我们刚出发就想起我们把狗留在家里了。

• barely%20enough%20to">barely enough to勉强够
• barely%20flow">barely flow明流

• Here is the Resurrection of our Saviour barely and positively affirmed.

  出自：J. Hacket

adv.(副词)

1. barely作“仅仅”和“只不过,几乎不”解时强调不多余，因其已有否定含意,故不能跟否定词连用。
2. barely作“刚好；不超过”解时常用于某个数量、年龄、时间等。
3. barely与when〔before〕连用表示“一… 就… ”时主句谓语动词多用过去完成时,而从句谓语动词则用一般过去时。barely一般位于谓语动词之前,系动词或第一个助动词之后。
4. barely有时用在较长的句子结构中说明一件事紧接另一件事发生。
5. barely作为否定副词位于句首时要引起主谓语的部分倒装，即“barely+助动词+主语+实义动词”，如无助动词，则须添加一个do。
6. barely不用于比较等级。

adv.(副词)

barely, hardly, scarcely

这组词意思相近，其区别是：

hardly常用来修饰表示能力的词; scarcely强调不足,常与enough, sufficient等词连用; barely强调“勉强”。例如:

The enemy are so exhausted that they are hardly able to fight any longer.敌人已经疲惫得简直不能再战了。

The field is so thickly grown with rice that there is scarcely sufficient room for one to work in.稻子长得很密,人们简直无法下田劳动了。

I have barely enough money to buy a cup of coffee.我的钱刚好够买一杯咖啡。