| 单词 | hardly |
| 释义 | hardlyhardly /ˈhɑrdli/ ●●● S2 W2 adverb 1almost not SYN barely: I hardly know her. I was so tired I could hardly walk. I can hardly wait! Hardly anyone (=almost no one) likes liver. There’s hardly any (=very little) difference in price. What do you mean? I hardly even (=almost not at all) know the guy! We hardly ever (=almost never) go out to eat.can hardly believe your ears/eyes (=be surprised by what you hear or see) Sam could hardly believe his eyes. Was it really his brother standing there?► see thesaurus at almost2used to say that something is not true, appropriate, possible, etc. at all, when you think the person you are speaking to will agree with you SYN scarcely: be hardly the time/place/person etc. This is hardly the ideal time to buy a house. The results of the survey were hardly surprising. It hardly seems likely that he’ll resign. You can hardly blame her for being angry. The program could hardly be easier to use.3used to say that something had just happened or someone had just done something when something else happened SYN just: The day had hardly begun, and he felt exhausted already. She had hardly sat down when the phone rang.GRAMMAR: hardly• Do not use hardly with “not” or “no” or other negative words. Don’t say: The city has hardly no pollution or I couldn’t hardly believe they were sisters. Say: The city has hardly any pollution. I could hardly believe they were sisters. Hardly usually comes just before the main verb: I could hardly hear her.• Hardly is not usually used at the beginning of a sentence. People usually say: The game had hardly begun when it started to rain. You can say: Hardly had the game begun when it started to rain. but this sounds old-fashioned.• Hardly is not the adverb of hard. Say: She works very hard. Don’t say: She works very hardly. |
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