Hardly
[ 'hɑrdli ]
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adv. 几乎不;简直不;刚刚;严厉地，粗鲁地;
💡 词根助记
hard艰难 + ly...地→ ad.几乎不，简直不
📝 例句
Between astonishment and joy, she could hardly say a word.
惊喜交集，她几乎说不出话来。
My legs were so weak that I could hardly stand.
我的腿虚弱得简直无法站立。
After all, you could hardly ask for a more challenging job.
不管怎么说，你总不能为他要求一个更加称心如意的职位了吧。
He can hardly run a mile, much less the marathon.
他连一哩都跑不了，更不用说马拉松了。
He had hardly arrived when it began to snow.
他一到,天就下起雪来了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ hard-努力地,hardly-几乎不:她努力谐音书,几乎不休息
※ hard-艰苦的,ly-拼音“老爷”:艰苦的生活老爷几乎不能生活下去
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
hardly
adv
1 only just; scarcely 刚刚; 仅仅
I hardly know her. 我不怎麽认识她.
We had hardly begun/Hardly had we begun our walk when it began to rain. 我们刚一举步就下起雨来了.
I'm so tired I can hardly (ie only with difficulty) stay awake. 我疲倦得简直昏昏欲睡.
2 (used to suggest that sth is improbable, unlikely or unreasonable 用以表示某事未必能发生、 不大可能发生或不合情理)
He can hardly (ie cannot possibly) have arrived yet. 他大概还没有到.
You can hardly expect me to lend you money again. 你可别指望我再借给你钱.
3 almost no; almost not 几乎没有; 几乎不
There's hardly any coal left. 几乎没有煤了.
Hardly anybody (ie Very few people) came. 几乎没有什麽人来.
He hardly ever (ie very seldom) goes to bed before midnight. 他很少在午夜以前就寝.
I need hardly say (ie It is almost unnecessary for me to say) that I was very upset. 无庸赘言, 我心乱如麻. =>Usage at almost 用法见almost.
🎯 考研助记
构词：hard+ly副词后缀 网友：yqy补充： 【同】hardly,scarcely,barely 【辨析】 hardly,scarcely只表示“几乎不”的否定意义，barely还有“好容易才”的肯定意义。
🔁 扩展释义
*['hɑ:dli]ad. 刚刚, 几乎不, 勉强是相关词组: hardly anywhere hardly any hardly anybody hardly anything
📖 同为「初中」词汇
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While the Chinese rely on chopsticks, westerners prefer to use a knife and fork to eat with.
用餐时，中国人喜欢用筷子，而西方人喜欢用刀叉。
I wonder what makes you do that.
我不知道是什么使你做那件事。
is an unfortunate victim of adverse circumstances,
是逆境的牺牲品，