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hardly hardly ★★★★☆/hɑ͟ː(r)dli/1[ADV-BRD-NEG	广义否定结构副词]（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.   [ADV before v]  [emphasis]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。Their two faces were hardly more than eighteen inches apart.他俩的脸相隔还不到18英寸。2[ADV-BRD-NEG	广义否定结构副词]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.   [ADV ever/any]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	广义否定结构副词]（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.   [ADV n]  [emphasis]Hardly a day goes by without a visit from someone.几乎每天都有人来。4[ADV-BRD-NEG	广义否定结构副词]（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.   [can/could ADV inf]  [emphasis]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	广义否定结构副词]（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.   [ADV before v]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	广义否定结构副词]（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.   [ADV before v]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	惯用语]（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.   [SPOKEN 口语]'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！” hardlyhard‧ly /ˈhɑːdli $ ˈhɑːrdli/ ●●● S2 W2 adverb  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1almost not:  My parents divorced when I was six, and I hardly knew my father. The children were so excited they could hardly speak. I can hardly believe it. Hardly anyone (=almost no one) writes to me these days. Dad ate hardly anything (=almost nothing). There was hardly any (=very little) traffic. She lives in Spain, so we hardly ever (=almost never) see her.hardly a day/week/month etc goes by without/when (=used to say that something happens almost every day, week etc) Hardly a month goes by without another factory closing down.2used to mean ‘not’, when you are suggesting that the person you are speaking to will agree with you:  It’s hardly surprising that she won’t answer his calls after the way he’s treated her. You can hardly blame Tom for not waiting. My boss could hardly be described as handsome.hardly the time/place/person etc (=a very unsuitable time, place, person etc) This is hardly the place to discuss the matter.3used to say that something has only just happened:  The building work has hardly begun.had hardly ... when/before She had hardly sat down when the phone rang.GRAMMARWord order• Hardly usually comes before a main verb: · He hardly said a word.• Hardly comes after the first auxiliary verb: · I can hardly believe you said that.· We could hardly have known what was going to happen next. ✗Don’t say:  I hardly can believe you said that.• Hardly usually comes after the verb ‘be’ when it is used in simple tenses such as ‘is’ or ‘was’: · This was hardly surprising.• In writing, you can use hardly at the beginning of a sentence before an auxiliary to say that one thing happens very soon after another thing: · Hardly had the rain stopped, when the sun came out.NegativesYou say hardly any: · There’s hardly any milk. ✗Don’t say:  There’s hardly no milk.Grammar guide ‒ ADVERBSUSAGE: Hard, hardlyHardly is not the adverb of hard. The adverb of hard  is hard: · I work hard. ✗Don’t say:  I work hardly.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EXAy2HgvPEuFlGalsKiEO8PIDR+RvZFQ3LBeuM/WgWTsYG7JK9m27x0yfJ5cR12ZSjownrL4EMOwPc2s7coQe3gawrBr74EDW6IacjbuRWJ5qK71BWXggFPOfK9L2Qep+YJ4hU3UMHFrWzEM3qE0++adXcWIchlNELGVrXfJA48C             hard·ly              ★                    /        ˈhɑːdli                ;          NAmE                ˈhɑːrdli                /                              adverb                                                        1      ★              almost no; almost not; almost none          几乎不；几乎没有                            ◆        There's          hardly anytea left.                没有剩什么茶了。                    ◆        Hardly anyone has bothered to reply.        几乎没人开口回答。                    ◆        She          hardly evercalls 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 withoutmy thinking of her          (= I think of her almost every day).                我几乎天天想着她。                    2      ★              used especially after ‘can’ or ‘could’ and before the main verb, to emphasize that it is difficult to do sth          （尤用于 can 或 could 之后，主要动词之前，强调做某事很难）                            ◆        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 believeit when I read the letter.                读到那封信时，我简直不敢相信。                    3      ★              used to say that sth has just begun, happened, etc.          刚刚；才                            ◆        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。                    ◆        (          formal)                Hardly had she spoken than she regretted it bitterly.        话刚出口，她就后悔不迭。                    4      ★              used to suggest that sth is unlikely or unreasonable or that sb is silly for saying or doing sth          （表示不大可能、不合理或愚蠢）                            ◆        He is hardly likely to admit he was wrong.        他不大可能承认自己错了。                    ◆        It's          hardly surprisingshe 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 timeto discuss it now.                现在并不是讨论的时候。                    ◆        You          can hardlyexpect 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。”                    ☞note at                                            hard                                                          GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明                                                  hardly / scarcely / barely / no sooner                          ■                              Hardly,                scarcelyand                barelycan all be used to say that something is only just true or possible. They are used with words like                anyand                anyone,with adjectives and verbs, and are often placed between                can,                could,                have,                be,etc. and the main part of the verb.                                  *hardly、scarcely 和 barely 均可指几乎不，与 any 和 anyone 等词以及形容词和动词连用，常置于 can、could、have、be 等和主要动词之间：                                                            ◆                They have sold scarcely any copies of the book.                这书他们几乎没卖出几本。                                                          ◆                I barely recognized her.                我几乎认不出她了。                                                          ◆                His words were barely audible.                他的话勉强听得见。                                                          ◆                I can hardly believe it.                我几乎不敢相信。                                                          ◆                I hardly can believe it.                                                    ■                              Hardly,                scarcelyand                barelyare negative words and should not be used with                notor other negatives.                                  *hardly、scarcely 和 barely 为否定词，不应与 not 或其他否定词连用：                                                            ◆                I can’t hardly believe it.                                                    ■              You can also use                hardly,                scarcelyand                barelyto say that one thing happens immediately after another.                亦可用 hardly、scarcely 和 barely 表示刚…就…：                                            ◆                We had hardly/scarcely/barely sat down at the table, when the phone rang.                我们刚在桌子旁坐下电话铃就响了。                            In formal, written English, especially in a literary style, these words can be placed at the beginning of the sentence and then the subject and verb are turned around.                在正式的书面英语中，尤其在文学体中，上述各词可置于句首，然后将主语和动词的位置倒装：                                            ◆                Hardly/Scarcely had we sat down at the table, when the phone rang.                我们刚在桌子旁坐下电话铃就响了。                            Note that you usually use                whenin these sentences, not                than.You can also use                before.                注意：在这类句子中通常用 when 而非 than，亦可用 before：                                            ◆                I scarcely had time to ring the bell before the door opened.                我刚一按门铃，门就开了。                                            No soonercan be used in the same way, but is always used with                than.                                  *no sooner 与上述词用法相同，但总与 than 连用：                                                            ◆                No sooner had we sat down at the table than the phone rang.                我们刚在桌子旁坐下电话铃就响了。                                                    ■                              Hardlyand                scarcelycan be used to mean ‘almost never’, but                barelyis not used in this way.                                  *hardly 和 scarcely 可表示几乎从不、难得，但 barely 不这样用：                                                            ◆                She hardly (ever) sees her parents these days.                这些日子她难得见到她父母。                                                          ◆                She barely sees her parents these days.                                                                    hard·ly              /        ˈhɑːdli                ;          NAmE                ˈhɑːrdli                /             hardly[ˈhɑ:dli]CET4CET6TEM4考研r17502222121767760491137743600ADV3493319586Spoken:124638041几乎不(48%)，简直不(27%)，刚刚(25%)adv.几乎不，简直不；刚刚

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Collins	hardly ★★★★☆ /hɑ͟ː(r)dli/ 1 [ADV-BRD-NEG 广义否定结构副词]（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. [ADV before v] [emphasis] 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。 Their two faces were hardly more than eighteen inches apart. 他俩的脸相隔还不到18英寸。 2 [ADV-BRD-NEG 广义否定结构副词]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. [ADV ever/any] 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 广义否定结构副词]（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. [ADV n] [emphasis] Hardly a day goes by without a visit from someone. 几乎每天都有人来。 4 [ADV-BRD-NEG 广义否定结构副词]（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. [can/could ADV inf] [emphasis] 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 广义否定结构副词]（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. [ADV before v] 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 广义否定结构副词]（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. [ADV before v] 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 惯用语]（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. [SPOKEN 口语] '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！”
Oxford	hard·ly ★ / ˈhɑːdli ; NAmE ˈhɑːrdli / adverb 1 ★ almost no; almost not; almost none 几乎不；几乎没有 ◆ There's hardly anytea left. 没有剩什么茶了。 ◆ Hardly anyone has bothered to reply. 几乎没人开口回答。 ◆ She hardly evercalls 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 withoutmy thinking of her (= I think of her almost every day). 我几乎天天想着她。 2 ★ used especially after ‘can’ or ‘could’ and before the main verb, to emphasize that it is difficult to do sth （尤用于 can 或 could 之后，主要动词之前，强调做某事很难） ◆ 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 believeit when I read the letter. 读到那封信时，我简直不敢相信。 3 ★ used to say that sth has just begun, happened, etc. 刚刚；才 ◆ 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。 ◆ ( formal) Hardly had she spoken than she regretted it bitterly. 话刚出口，她就后悔不迭。 4 ★ used to suggest that sth is unlikely or unreasonable or that sb is silly for saying or doing sth （表示不大可能、不合理或愚蠢） ◆ He is hardly likely to admit he was wrong. 他不大可能承认自己错了。 ◆ It's hardly surprisingshe 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 timeto discuss it now. 现在并不是讨论的时候。 ◆ You can hardlyexpect 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。” ☞note at hard GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明 hardly / scarcely / barely / no sooner ■ Hardly, scarcelyand barelycan all be used to say that something is only just true or possible. They are used with words like anyand anyone,with adjectives and verbs, and are often placed between can, could, have, be,etc. and the main part of the verb. hardly、scarcely 和 barely 均可指几乎不，与 any 和 anyone 等词以及形容词和动词连用，常置于 can、could、have、be 等和主要动词之间： ◆ They have sold scarcely any copies of the book. 这书他们几乎没卖出几本。 ◆ I barely recognized her. 我几乎认不出她了。 ◆ His words were barely audible. 他的话勉强听得见。 ◆ I can hardly believe it. 我几乎不敢相信。 ◆ I hardly can believe it. ■ Hardly, scarcelyand barelyare negative words and should not be used with notor other negatives. hardly、scarcely 和 barely 为否定词，不应与 not 或其他否定词连用： ◆ I can’t hardly believe it. ■ You can also use hardly, scarcelyand barelyto say that one thing happens immediately after another. 亦可用 hardly、scarcely 和 barely 表示刚…就…： ◆ We had hardly/scarcely/barely sat down at the table, when the phone rang. 我们刚在桌子旁坐下电话铃就响了。 In formal, written English, especially in a literary style, these words can be placed at the beginning of the sentence and then the subject and verb are turned around. 在正式的书面英语中，尤其在文学体中，上述各词可置于句首，然后将主语和动词的位置倒装： ◆ Hardly/Scarcely had we sat down at the table, when the phone rang. 我们刚在桌子旁坐下电话铃就响了。 Note that you usually use whenin these sentences, not than.You can also use before. 注意：在这类句子中通常用 when 而非 than，亦可用 before： ◆ I scarcely had time to ring the bell before the door opened. 我刚一按门铃，门就开了。 No soonercan be used in the same way, but is always used with than. no sooner 与上述词用法相同，但总与 than 连用： ◆ No sooner had we sat down at the table than the phone rang. 我们刚在桌子旁坐下电话铃就响了。 ■ Hardlyand scarcelycan be used to mean ‘almost never’, but barelyis not used in this way. hardly 和 scarcely 可表示几乎从不、难得，但 barely 不这样用： ◆ She hardly (ever) sees her parents these days. 这些日子她难得见到她父母。 ◆ She barely sees her parents these days. hard·ly / ˈhɑːdli ; NAmE ˈhɑːrdli /
LDC	hardlyhard‧ly /ˈhɑːdli $ ˈhɑːrdli/ ●●● S2 W2 adverb Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1almost not: My parents divorced when I was six, and I hardly knew my father. The children were so excited they could hardly speak. I can hardly believe it. Hardly anyone (=almost no one) writes to me these days. Dad ate hardly anything (=almost nothing). There was hardly any (=very little) traffic. She lives in Spain, so we hardly ever (=almost never) see her.hardly a day/week/month etc goes by without/when (=used to say that something happens almost every day, week etc) Hardly a month goes by without another factory closing down.2used to mean ‘not’, when you are suggesting that the person you are speaking to will agree with you: It’s hardly surprising that she won’t answer his calls after the way he’s treated her. You can hardly blame Tom for not waiting. My boss could hardly be described as handsome.hardly the time/place/person etc (=a very unsuitable time, place, person etc) This is hardly the place to discuss the matter.3used to say that something has only just happened: The building work has hardly begun.had hardly ... when/before She had hardly sat down when the phone rang.GRAMMARWord order• Hardly usually comes before a main verb: · He hardly said a word.• Hardly comes after the first auxiliary verb: · I can hardly believe you said that.· We could hardly have known what was going to happen next. ✗Don’t say: I hardly can believe you said that.• Hardly usually comes after the verb ‘be’ when it is used in simple tenses such as ‘is’ or ‘was’: · This was hardly surprising.• In writing, you can use hardly at the beginning of a sentence before an auxiliary to say that one thing happens very soon after another thing: · Hardly had the rain stopped, when the sun came out.NegativesYou say hardly any: · There’s hardly any milk. ✗Don’t say: There’s hardly no milk.Grammar guide ‒ ADVERBSUSAGE: Hard, hardlyHardly is not the adverb of hard. The adverb of hard is hard: · I work hard. ✗Don’t say: I work hardly.
WDF	hardly [ˈhɑ:dli] CET4CET6TEM4考研 r1750 22221 2176 7760 4911 3774 3600 ADV3493 319586 Spoken: 124638041 几乎不(48%)，简直不(27%)，刚刚(25%) adv.几乎不，简直不；刚刚

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