almost not or almost none at all

几乎不，几乎没有;

The city had scarcely changed in 20 years.

这城市在 20 年中几乎没有什么改变。

The country had scarcely any industry.

该国几乎没有工业。

He scarcely ever left the region.

他几乎没有离开过这个地区。

It was getting dark and she could scarcely see in front of her.

天色越来越黑，她几乎看不见前面。

Scarcely a day goes by when I don't think of him.

我几乎没有一天不想他。

only a moment ago

仅仅，刚刚;

He had scarcely sat down when there was a knock at the door.

他刚坐下就有人敲门。

definitely not or almost certainly not

决不，一定不;

Early March is scarcely the time of year for sailing.

3 月初可不是帆船运动的季节。