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单词 hardly
释义
hardly
adverb
uk
/ˈhɑːd.li/us
/ˈhɑːrd.li/

hardlyadverb(ONLY JUST)

B1
only just;almostnot:
仅仅；几乎不
Icouldhardlyhearher at the back.我在后面几乎听不见她说什么。
Thepartyhad hardlystartedwhen sheleft.她离开的时候聚会才刚刚开始。
He hardlyateanything/Heatehardly anything.他几乎什么都没吃。
We hardlyever(=almostnever)go toconcerts.我们几乎从不去听音乐会。
Hardly had amomentpassedbefore thedoorcreakedopen.没过一会儿，门就吱扭一声打开了。
More examples
  • It's soairlessin here - I can hardlybreathe.
  • Hardly anyoneturnedup for theparty.
  • TheinstructionsareprintedsosmallI can hardlyreadthem.
  • "Where's Mikey?" "How should Iknow? He's hardlyeverin theofficethesedays."
  • I hardlywatchanytelevision,apartfromnewsandcurrentaffairs.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Merely and barely
  • all
  • all ofsomethingidiom
  • at a pinchidiom
  • barely
  • but
  • by a whiskeridiom
  • by inchesidiom
  • ill
  • inch
  • just
  • merely
  • merest
  • narrowly
  • nothing
  • nothing more thanidiom
  • only
  • pinch
  • scarcely
  • whisker
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hardlyadverb(CERTAINLY NOT)

B2
certainlynot:
绝不
Youcanhardlyexpectapayrisewhen you've only beenworkingfor thecompanyfor twoweeks!你刚为公司工作了两个星期，别指望能加薪。
Well don't beangrywith me - it's hardly myfaultthat it'sraining!好啦，别再生我的气了——下雨又不是我的错！
More examples
  • It's apolicythat was hardlycalculatedtowinvotes.
  • Herworldlysuccesscan hardly bedenied.
  • I hadhopedfor a little more from the world'sgreatesttenor, whoseperformancewasworkmanlikebut hardlyinspired.
  • He had a fewtuftsofhairon hischin, but you could hardlycallit abeard.
  • It's hardly notsurprising(that) you're putting onweight,consideringhow much you'reeating.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Yes, no & not
  • a sure thingidiom
  • affirmation
  • affirmatively
  • ain't
  • betcha
  • bit
  • didn't
  • dis
  • does a bear/do bears shit in the woods?idiom
  • far
  • no wayidiom
  • not thatidiom
  • opposed
  • slight
  • sure
  • wasn't
  • weren't
  • won't
  • wouldn't be seen deadidiom
  • yes
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Grammar

Hardly
Hardly is an adverb.…
Hardly ever,rarely,scarcely,seldom
Hardly ever, rarely, scarcely and seldom are frequency adverbs. We can use them to refer to things that almost never happen, or do not happen very often. They have a negative meaning. We use them without not. Rarely, scarcely and seldom are more common in writing than in speaking:…
(Definition ofhardlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

hardly| American Dictionary

hardly
adverb[not gradable]
us
/ˈhɑrd·li/

hardlyadverb[not gradable](ONLY JUST)

only just oralmostnot:
Hardly adaypassesthat I don’tthinkabout it.
You’ve hardlyeatenanything.
Something iswrongwith thephone– I can hardlyhearyou.
I can hardlywaitforyourvisit.
We hardlyeverseethemanymore.

hardlyadverb[not gradable](CERTAINLY NOT)

certainlynot:
It’s hardlysurprisingthat he wasangry.
(Definition ofhardlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhardly

hardly
Though that ishardlya brief for paternalism, it should make us-at least those of us with liberal sympathies-rather concerned.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such struggles over the principle of succession werehardlyunique in the contested politics of indirect rule.
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Another observation is that target-deviant omissionshardlyever concern subjects in group 1 children.
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In fact, it ishardlycorrect to speak about a strategy.
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The conclusion of the paper is that it ishardlypossible to explain the similarities in the contact patterns with the help of macro-sociolinguistic factors.
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The type of onset hadhardlyany effect whereas the offset consonant had a marked influence.
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Teachers' beliefs and motivation are alsohardlyever researched.
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Now the field is rapidly evolving, which means that this article canhardlybe more than a snapshot of the knowledge as of 2001.
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Their conclusion is, however,hardlygeneral, as the authors themselves admit.
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They arehardlyquoted in the debate, possibly assuming that they are fixed.
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Such washardlythe case in pre-war resumptions.
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Furthermore, an immediate transplant for this patient wouldhardlybe a good for her.
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From a human rights point of view, the value of testimony canhardlybe exaggerated.
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In laterite outcrops, where the influence of the rains ishardlyfelt, large expanses of small bamboos of stunted appearance are met with.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Again, there washardlyany growth till week 30, and then a very rapid incline between weeks 30 and 40.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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