(1)僅僅，幾乎(簡直)不(沒有)(only just;barely;hardly;almost not)：～have time for lunch/remember sb/dare think of it 幾乎沒時(shí)間吃飯/記不起某人/不敢想;can～read/come/see anything 幾乎不能讀/不能來/看不見什么東西;S～anybody knew him. 幾乎沒人認(rèn)識(shí)他。There was～a person on the street. 街上幾乎沒有一個(gè)人。He had～gone before they started talking about him. 他剛一走，他們就開始議論他了。S～had he arrived home when the rain stopped. 他剛到家雨就停了。He is～20 years old. 他僅僅20歲?！纪?hardly，barely;
(2)絕不，(完全)不可能(certainly not;suggest that sth is unlikely or unreasonable)：I could～expect her to help under such circumstances. 在那種情況下，我不能指望她的幫助。He is～the right person for the job. 他絕不是那項(xiàng)工作的合適人選?！纪絠n no way，by no means，hardly，not at all;
← scarce adj;
【辨異】scarcely與hardly和barely的區(qū)別見BARELY。scarcely與hardly、nearly和almost的區(qū)別見ALMOST。