He could scarcely breathe...是什么意思？

He could scarcely breathe...

他几乎喘不过气来。

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。

scarcely

adv. 几乎不，简直不，刚刚，才，决不，（刚）一…就；

例句
Meg was so abstracted she scarcely noticed that the train had stopped...
梅格想得出了神，几乎没有注意到火车已经停了。

breathe

vi. 呼吸，活着，生存，小憩一会儿，歇歇气，散发香气；vt. 呼吸，吸进（如香气），尤指平静地吐露，低语，使…明显的，暗示；

例句
Always breathe through your nose...
要一直用鼻子呼吸。