scarcely

adv

• ① 几乎不
  • I can scarcely remember her face.我几乎记不得她的面孔。
  • He was so embarrassed that he scarcely knew what to say.他感到如此困窘,几乎不知道要怎么说才好。
  • Scarcely anyone came.几乎没有人来。

• ② 一定不(=certainly not);不至于
  • He is scarcely the right person for the post [position].他绝不是那个职位的适当人选。
  • He can scarcely have done that.他不至于做那种事。

• ③ 勉强算;将近
  • Scarcely fifty people came.来的将近五十人。