hardly
/ˈhɑːdli/
adv.
一句话记住
几乎不;几乎没有
释义与例句
adv.
几乎不;几乎没有
almost not, or only to a very small degree
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There was hardly any food left in the fridge.
冰箱里几乎没剩下什么食物。
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She hardly ever watches television during the week.
她在工作日几乎从不看电视。
展开其余 1 条例句
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I could hardly keep my eyes open after the long journey.
长途旅行后,我累得几乎睁不开眼睛。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
hardly 本身含否定意味,一般不再与 not 连用;hardly ever 意为“几乎从不”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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hard 困难的;努力地可作形容词或副词;hardly 虽由其派生,但意义已变为“几乎不”。
同义词
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scarcely 几乎不;勉强hardly 与 scarcely 都表示“几乎不”,常可互换;scarcely 更正式,hardly ever 是日常英语中表示“几乎从不”的常见搭配。There was scarcely enough evidence to support the claim. 几乎没有足够的证据支持这一说法。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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hard 努力地;用力地hardly 本身表示“几乎不”,而 hard 作副词表示“努力地、用力地”;trained hardly 不能表达“刻苦训练”。The athletes trained hard throughout the winter. 运动员们整个冬天都刻苦训练。
常见搭配
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hardly ever 几乎从不He hardly ever eats breakfast before work. 他上班前几乎从不吃早餐。
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hardly any 几乎没有Hardly any students objected to the proposal. 几乎没有学生反对这项提议。
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could hardly 几乎不能We could hardly hear the speaker above the noise. 噪音太大,我们几乎听不见演讲者说话。