| [/ˈhɑːdlɪ; ˋhɑrdlɪ/] adv 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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. |