(adv) only a very short time before; ; ; ; ; - W.B.Yeats, Syn.scarcely, scarce, just, hardly, Example: they could barely hear the speaker; we hardly knew them; just missed being hit; had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open; would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
adv. 1. Without covering; nakedly. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Without concealment or disguise. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Merely; only. [ 1913 Webster ]
R. For now his son is duke. W. Barely in title, not in revenue. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare (of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped. [ 1913 Webster ]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
