The project was barely in embryo.

The islanders could barely survive without an export crop.

没有出口作物,岛上的居民几乎无法生存.

His argument was barely intelligible.

他的论点不易理解.

He was barely listening until the salary was mentioned. Then he pricked up his ears.

他几乎没有注意听讲些什么,但当提到工资时,他却侧耳细听.

He stamped his feet as he waited with barely concealed impatience for the telephone.

他等电话时跺脚,几乎掩盖不住焦急的心情.

He barely caught the train.

他勉强赶上火车.

His lips curved in a barely perceptible smile.

他的嘴角弯了弯,露出一丝几乎察觉不到的笑容.

His handwriting is barely legible.

他的字真难认.

Their performance is barely satisfactory.

他们的表演尚差强人意.

Struggling with all his might was barely enough for him to escape in time.

如果他竭尽全力,也许可以勉强及时逃脱.

Professor Richard Falk said Israel was allowing in barely enough food to avoid famine and disease.

理查德·法克教授表示,以色列是想用几乎不够的食物来避免饥荒和疾病.

He has done enough – and barely enough, at that – to assuage public anger.

他付出了足够(其实是刚刚足够)的努力, 来平息公众的愤怒.

He has barely enough money to live on.

他的钱仅够勉强维持生计.

He had barely enough money to buy food.

他仅有刚够买食物的钱.

There was barely enough for all.

就全体人数来说算是勉强够了.

She earns barely enough to find herself in the necessaries of life.

她挣得钱很少,还不足以维持自己的生活.

We have barely enough money to last the weekend.

我们的钱勉勉强强能维持到周末.

I was earning barely enough money to keep body and soul together.

我挣的钱只够我勉强维持生活.

The money he earned was barely enough to support himself.

他挣的钱勉强够自己花.

Her old pension gives her barely enough to get by.

她的养老金仅够她过日子.

We had barely enough money to last through the weekend.

我们的钱只能勉强维持到周末.