How do you use "barely" in a sentence?

I barely had time to finish my breakfast before the train arrived. She could barely contain her excitement at the news. The team barely won the match, scoring in the final minute.

barely

Q: What does "barely" mean?

Only just; almost not; with difficulty Barely is an adverb meaning only just, almost not, or with difficulty. It emphasises that something happens to the minimum degree, often implying that it almost didn't happen at all. The word is commonly used to describe situations where something is achieved by the smallest possible margin.

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意味: Only just; almost not; with difficulty

勉强，几乎不

apenas, casi no

かろうじて、ほとんど〜ない

간신히, 거의 ~않다

Barely is an adverb meaning only just, almost not, or with difficulty. It emphasises that something happens to the minimum degree, often implying that it almost didn't happen at all. The word is commonly used to describe situations where something is achieved by the smallest possible margin.

「barely」是一个副词，意思是勉强、几乎不或困难地。它强调某事以最小程度发生，通常暗示它几乎根本没有发生。这个词常用于描述某事以最小可能的幅度实现的情况。

«Barely» es un adverbio que significa apenas, casi no, o con dificultad. Enfatiza que algo sucede en el grado mínimo, a menudo implicando que casi no sucedió en absoluto. La palabra se usa comúnmente para describir situaciones donde algo se logra por el margen más pequeño posible.

「barely」は、かろうじて、ほとんど〜ない、または困難を伴ってという意味の副詞です。何かが最小限の程度で起こることを強調し、しばしばそれがまったく起こらなかったかもしれないことを示唆します。この言葉は、何かが可能な限り小さなマージンで達成される状況を表すのによく使用されます。

barely는 간신히, 거의 ~않다, 가까스로라는 뜻의 부사입니다. 무언가가 최소한도로 일어남을 강조하며, 종종 거의 일어나지 않을 뻔했다는 뉘앙스를 내포합니다. 가능한 한 가장 적은 차이로 무언가를 달성한 상황을 묘사하는 데 흔히 사용됩니다.

例文

I barely had time to finish my breakfast before the train arrived.
火车到达之前我几乎没有时间吃完早餐。
Apenas tuve tiempo de terminar mi desayuno antes de que llegara el tren.
電車が到着する前に朝食を済ませる時間がかろうじてありました。
기차가 도착하기 전에 아침 식사를 마칠 시간이 간신히 있었습니다.
She could barely contain her excitement at the news.
她几乎抑制不住听到这个消息的兴奋。
Apenas podía contener su emoción ante la noticia.
彼女はそのニュースに興奮を抑えきれませんでした。
그녀는 그 소식에 흥분을 거의 억누를 수 없었습니다.
The team barely won the match, scoring in the final minute.
球队勉强赢得了比赛，在最后一分钟进球。
El equipo apenas ganó el partido, marcando en el último minuto.
チームは最終分にゴールを決め、かろうじて試合に勝ちました。
팀은 종료 직전에 골을 넣어 간신히 경기에서 이겼습니다.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: general

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 'bare' + '-ly'. 'Bare' comes from Old English 'bær' (naked, uncovered, without), from Proto-Germanic *bazaz. 'Barely' originally meant 'openly' before shifting to 'scarcely.'

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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