He could barely afford the railway fare.是什么意思？

He could barely afford the railway fare.

他几乎买不起火车票。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

could

aux. “can”的过去式，能够，打算，用于假设语气的条件句，用于虚拟语气的结论句；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

barely

adv. 仅仅，勉强，好容易才，几乎不，几乎没有，赤裸裸地，无遮蔽地，公然地，露骨地，公开地；

例句
They are regularly sent booklets about personal safety, but they barely read them as they have so much paperwork to deal with...
他们经常会收到关于人身安全问题的宣传册，但因为大量文案工作缠身，他们几乎无暇阅读。

afford

vt. 买得起，担负得起，提供，给予；

例句
My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator...
我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

railway

n. 铁路，铁道，铁路系统，铁道部门；vi. 乘火车旅行，在…铺设铁路；

例句
He walked back over the railway bridge.
他从铁路桥上走了回去。

fare

n. 费，票价，乘客，食物；vi. 吃，进食，进展，遭遇；

例句
...a crackdown on fare dodgers.
对逃票者的严打