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adv.

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1. 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。

  • Nick, on the sofa, hardly slept...

    尼克在沙发上几乎没睡。

  • He was given hardly 24 hours to pack his bags...

    只给了他不到24小时的时间来打点行装。

2. 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。

  • Most of the others were so young they had hardly any experience...

    其他人大多都很年轻，几乎没什么经验。

  • Hardly anyone slept that night.

    那天晚上几乎没人睡觉。

3. 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。

4. 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。

  • My garden was covered with so many butterflies that I could hardly see the flowers.

    我的花园里飞舞着很多蝴蝶，我几乎看不见花了。

5. 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。

  • Hardly had he returned to London than an anonymous well-wisher called to say he was about to be raided by Customs & Excise.

    他刚回到伦敦，就有一个不愿透露姓名的好心人打来电话说，他即将面临海关的突击检查。

6. 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。

  • It's hardly surprising his ideas didn't catch on...

    他的想法没有被广泛接受，这并不足为奇。

  • The growth rate for 1980-89 was 2.2%. Hardly the stuff of economic miracles.

    1980至1989年间的经济增长率是2.2%，算不上什么经济奇迹。

7. 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！”

  • 'We could almost have seen it,' — 'Hardly, darling — in the dark and from a distance of a good hundred feet?'

    “我们几乎都看到它了。”“不会吧，亲爱的——天那么黑，离得又至少有100英尺呢！”

Adverb

1. by a small margin;

  • "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.Yeats

2. almost not;

  • "he hardly ever goes fishing"
  • "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"
  • "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"
1. At the sight of this cruelty , he could hardly contain his anger.
见此残暴情形，他无法克制自己的愤怒。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. Aunt Li is busy with the affairs of the street committee all day long; you can hardly ever find her at home.
李大娘成天忙着街道的事儿，家里见不到她的人影儿。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. Both astonishment and joy, she could hardly say a word.
她惊喜交集，一句话也说不出来。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. Both men had hardly had time to realize what had happened when they were thrown violenly into the sea.
那个人未来得及弄明白所发生的事，突然都被猛烈地抛进了大海。

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5. Don't be a cry baby.That tiny scratch can hardly hurt at all.
不要一碰就哭，那么一点伤根本就不怎么痛。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. Don't talk about [mention] such small things.; Such a trifling thing is hardly worth mentioning.
区区小事，何足挂齿。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7. Family background could hardly have been counted against her.
家庭背景根本不应成为对她不利的因素。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. Gas has hardly any weight.
气体几乎没有重量。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9. Hardly a whisper of concern has been voiced.
几乎一点点关心也未曾表示过。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10. Hardly had I finished telling the news than she began to cry.
我还没有把消息讲完她就哭了起来。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

11. Hardly had we started when it began to rain.
我们刚出发，就开始下雨了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. Hardly has one wave subsided when another rises.
一波未平，一波又起。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13. He can hardly be other than annoyed about it.
他当然只会对此感到烦恼。

来自《简明英汉词典》

14. He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.
他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15. He could hardly open his mouth without using one or other of his tags.
他开口说话总带口头禅。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

16. He could hardly see anything.
他几乎什么也看不到。

来自《简明英汉词典》

17. He could hardly sit still and itched to have a go.
他再也坐不住了，心里跃跃欲试。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

18. He doesn't suffer fools gladly so he's hardly the best person to be instructor on the beginner's course.
他对傻里傻气的人没有耐心，因此他不太适合做基础课教师。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. He had hardly had time to settle down when he sold the house and left the country.
他还没刚刚定居下来，便突然把房子卖了，并离开了那个国家。

来自《用法词典》

20. He had hardly reached the station till the train arrived.
他刚到火车站，火车就进站了。

来自《简明英汉词典》