scarcely
US: /ˈskɛɹsɫi/
UK: /skˈeəsli/
UK: /skˈeəsli/
English Vietnamese dictionary
scarcely /'skeəsli/
- phó từ
- vừa vặn, vừa mới
- I had scarcely arrived when I was told was told to go back: tôi vừa mới đến thì được lệnh quay trở về
- chắc chắn là không, không
- he can scarcely have said so: chắc chắn là anh ấy đã không nói như thế
- I scarcely know what to say: tôi không biết nói cái gì bây giờ
- vừa vặn, vừa mới
Advanced English dictionary
+ adverb
1 only just; almost not: I can scarcely believe it. + We scarcely ever meet. + Scarcely a week goes by without some new scandal in the papers. + There was scarcely a tree left standing after the storm.
2 used to say that sth happens immediately after sth else happens: He had scarcely put the phone down when the doorbell rang. + Scarcely had the game started when it began to rain.
3 used to suggest that sth is not at all reasonable or likely: It was scarcely an occasion for laughter. + She could scarcely complain, could she? + You can scarcely blame Annie. + It is scarcely surprising that the reforms have provoked such widespread discontent. - HARDLY
Thesaurus dictionary
adv.
1 hardly, barely, (only) just, not quite:
He had scarcely uttered the magic words when the rock split open.
2 (probably or certainly or surely or definitely) not, in no way, not at all, not in the least, by no means, on no account, under no circumstances, nowise, Colloq US noway:
I scarcely need remind you that you are getting married tomorrow.
Concise English dictionary
'skerslɪ /-keəs-
adv.
+by a small margin
+almost not
