hardly
- adv.几乎不;几乎没有;才;刚刚;尤用于can或could之后，主要动词之前，强调做某事很难
hard adj.坚实的 + -ly ...地
hardlyadv.
几乎不；几乎没有
almost no; almost not; almost none
There's hardly any tea left.
没有剩什么茶了。
Hardly anyone has bothered to reply.
几乎没人动嘴回答。
She hardly ever calls me (= almost never) .
她几乎从未给我来过电话。
We hardly know each other.
我们彼此还不大认识呢。
Hardly a day goes by without my thinking of her (= I think of her almost every day) .
我几乎天天想着她。
（尤用于can或could之后，主要动词之前，强调做某事很难）
used especially after ‘can’ or ‘could’ and before the main verb, to emphasize that it is difficult to do sth
I can hardly keep my eyes open (= I'm almost falling asleep) .
我困得都快睁不开眼了。
I could hardly believe it when I read the letter.
读到那封信时，我简直不敢相信。
刚刚；才
used to say that sth has just begun, happened, etc.
We can't stop for coffee now, we've hardly started.
现在不能停下来喝咖啡，我们刚刚才开始工作呢。
We had hardly sat down to supper when the phone rang.
我们刚坐下用晚餐，电话就响了。
Hardly had she spoken than she regretted it bitterly.
话刚出口，她就后悔不迭。
（表示不大可能、不合理或愚蠢）
used to suggest that sth is unlikely or unreasonable or that sb is silly for saying or doing sth
He is hardly likely to admit he was wrong.
他不大可能承认自己错了。
It's hardly surprising she was fired; she never did any work.
她被解雇了不足为怪，她从来没干过任何工作。
It's hardly the time to discuss it now.
现在还不是讨论的时候。
You can hardly expect her to do it for free.
你不可能指望她无偿地做这事。
‘Couldn't you have just said no?’ ‘Well, hardly, (= of course not) she's my wife's sister.’
“你不能就说声不吗？”“喔，不可能，她是我小姨子。”
The adverb from the adjective hard is hard .形容词hard的副词为hard：
I have to work hard today.
今天我得努力工作。
She has thought very hard about her future plans.
她曾经悉心思考她未来的计划。
It was raining hard outside.
外面雨下得很大。
Hardly is an adverb meaning ‘almost not’.该词不能代替hard：
I hardly ever go to concerts.
我很少去听音乐会。
I can hardly wait for my birthday.
我迫切等待着我的生日。
I’ve been working hardly today.
She has thought very hardly about her future plans.
It was raining hardly outside.
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ADV-BRD-NEG （用于修正作出的陈述，表示不大可能）几乎不，几乎没有
You use hardly to modify a statement when you want to emphasize that it is only a small amount or detail which makes it true, and that therefore it is best to consider the opposite statement as being true.I hardly know you...
我不太认识你。
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ADV-BRD-NEG 几乎不;几乎没有
You use hardly in expressions such as hardly ever ,hardly any, and hardly anyone to mean almost never, almost none, or almost no-one.We ate chips every night, but hardly ever had fish...
我们每晚吃炸薯条，但几乎从不吃鱼。
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ADV-BRD-NEG （用在否定句中构成双重否定，用于强调某事属实或经常发生）几乎不
You use hardly before a negative statement in order to emphasize that something is usually true or usually happens.Hardly a day goes by without a visit from someone.
几乎每天都有人来。
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ADV-BRD-NEG （用于can之后，表示强调）很难
When you say you can hardly do something, you are emphasizing that it is very difficult for you to do it.I can hardly believe it's been over eight years since you used to go camping at Cedar Creek...
我几乎无法相信现在距离你过去常常去松溪露营的日子已经有8年多了。
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ADV-BRD-NEG （表示两件事情紧接着发生）刚刚，才
If you say hardly had one thing happened when something else happened, you mean that the first event was followed immediately by the second.He had hardly collected the papers on his desk when the door burst open...
他刚收起桌上的文件，门就猛地开了。
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ADV-BRD-NEG （表示希望听者或读者赞同自己）并不，丝毫不
You use hardly to mean 'not' when you want to suggest that you are expecting your listener or reader to agree with your comment.We have not seen the letter, so we can hardly comment on it...
我们还没有看到这封信，所以无从发表意见。
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CONVENTION （尤用于对不赞同的说法表示惊奇或不满）不可能，不会吧
You use 'hardly' to mean 'no', especially when you want to express surprise or annoyance at a statement that you disagree with.'They all thought you were marvellous!' —'Well, hardly.'...
“他们都认为你很棒！”“哦，不可能吧！”
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- only a very short time before
- they could barely hear the speaker
- we hardly knew them
- just missed being hit
- had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeat
- Synonym: barely just scarcely scarce
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- almost not
- he hardly ever goes fishing
- he was hardly more than sixteen years old
- they scarcely ever used the emergency generator
- Synonym: scarcely
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He hardly needed to break sweat to reach the final .
他几乎不费劲儿就取得了决赛权。
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For a long time her mother and her grandmother had hardly been on speaking terms .
很久以来，她的母亲和外婆两人之间几乎不怎么说话。
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I need hardly tell you that the work is dangerous .
这工作很危险，这就不用我说了。
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It 's hardly the time to discuss it now .
现在还不是讨论的时候。
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I could hardly believe my luck when he said yes .
听他说行，我几乎不敢相信自己会这么走运。
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I could hardly believe it when I read the letter .
读到那封信时，我简直不敢相信。
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The air was so cold we could hardly breathe .
空气非常寒冷，我们难以呼吸。
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You can hardly expect her to do it for free .
你不可能指望她无偿地做这事。
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Go on , ask her ; she can hardly refuse .
去吧，去求她，她不大会拒绝。
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Hardly had we arrived than the problems started .
我们刚到，问题就来了。
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I can hardly keep my eyes open .
我困得都快睁不开眼了。
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I can hardly wait to see him again .
我迫不及待地想再次见到他。
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I 've got hardly any money .
我几乎不名一文。
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They might refuse to let us do it , but it 's hardly likely .
他们也许会不让我们做这工作，但这可能性太小。
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She spoke so quietly I could hardly hear her .
她说话轻得我几乎听不见。
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At his age , he can hardly be termed a young man .
到了这个年纪，他称不上是年轻人了。
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Statistics on unemployment levels hardly make for scintillating reading .
失业统计数据读来不大会有趣味。
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I was so confused that I could hardly compose my thoughts .
我心烦意乱，难以镇定思绪。
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These technological developments were hardly imaginable 30 years ago .
这些科技新产品在30年前几乎是不可想象的。
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We can 't stop for coffee now , we 've hardly started .
现在不能停下来喝咖啡，我们刚刚才开始工作呢。
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We hardly know each other .
我们彼此还不大认识呢。
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He is hardly likely to admit he was wrong .
他不大可能承认自己错了。
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She spent hardly any of the money .
这钱她几乎一点儿都没花。
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It 's hardly surprising she was fired ; she never did any work .
她被解雇了不足为怪，她从来没干过任何工作。
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She could hardly keep from laughing .
她差一点儿笑了出来。
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There 's hardly any tea left .
没有剩什么茶了。
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She hardly sees her parents these days .
这些日子她难得见到她父母。
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He has hardly touched the ball all game .
他整场比赛几乎没碰到过球。
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I hardly dared to hope she 'd remember me .
我几乎不敢指望她会记得我。
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Her words could hardly be construed as an apology .
她的话怎么想几乎都不像是道歉。
指不太充分、不太够，或不能令人满意，强调数量或程度上不足，常与 enough，sufficient，any 等词连用。
This small country has scarcely any industry.
这个小国家几乎没有工业。
The hall is so crowded that there is scarcely sufficient room for one to move.
大厅里人山人海，简直无法走动。
Scarcely a day goes by when I don't think of her.
我几乎没有一天不想她。
指勉强能达到某一数量、程度等，表示肯定意义，强调没有富余。
They had barely enough money to pay the rent.
他们的钱刚好够付租金。
She is now barely able to stand.
她现在勉强能站立。
Barely any of the villagers can read or write.
那里的村民粗通文字而已。
The manager barely acknowledged her presence.
经理只略微向她打了个招呼。
指接近最低限度，几乎没有富余，或指能力上有困难，表示否定意义，常与 any，ever，at all 或情态动词 can 连用。
I'm so tired that I can hardly walk.
我很累，简直走不动了。
He's hardly slept at all this week.
这星期他几乎没睡什么觉。
There is hardly any milk left.
几乎没剩什么牛奶了。
I can hardly remember him now.
如今我已几乎记不得他了。