a.  赤裸的，裸露的 ≈ naked

a. 〔土地〕草木不生的；〔树木〕光秃秃的

a.  空的；无覆盖物的；无装饰的

a.  最低限度的，仅有的，勉强的

v.  使暴露，使赤裸，露出

• barely

  ad.  勉强才能

  ad.  几乎不

  ad.  只有，仅仅〔强调数量之少〕

• the bare facts  最基本的事实

• the bare essentials/necessities 

  最基本的必需品

• with your bare hands  赤手空拳，徒手

• bare your soul  敞开心扉，诉说衷肠

• The parents come out barefoot and screaming, ready to buy ice-cream; they remember when they were kids and they saw a truck,” she said. 赤脚

• Snack lovers are panic buying, and many supermarket shelves are bare.

  超市货架都空了

• New Jersey School District Eases Pressure on Students – Baring an Ethnic Divide

  为学生减压——暴露出种族分歧

• She could barely balance Facebook updates and her work.

  几乎不能平衡工作和Facebook的更新

• Venice's deadline passed with barely a murmur (嘟哝) this summer, just as UNESCO was meeting in Istanbul. 毫无声息地过去了

• She felt the sun warm on her bare arms.

  她感觉到阳光照在她裸露双臂上的暖意。

• She looked round her tiny bare room.

  她环顾她那空荡荡的小房间。

• He got 40% – a bare pass.

  他得了40分，勉强及格。

• The dog bared its teeth. 狗露出了牙齿。

• Mary had barely enough money to live on.

  玛丽的钱只够勉强度日。

• She was barely aware of his presence.

  她几乎没有注意到他的存在。

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