hardly
hardly
英[ˈhɑːdli]美[ˈhɑːrdli]
adv.几乎不，几乎没有，很难，刚刚，并不；
英语六级真题
Europe hardly had any museums before the 19th century.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文They hardly pay anything for the problems they have caused.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文In-office wellness programs may help reduce stress levels, but they are hardly an ultimate solution to the problem.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文This is hardly revolutionary, but it is presented in a charming format.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文And we are rushing to meet so many deadlines that we hardly register that what we need most are lifelines.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文That is not surprising: politicians with an eye on the next election will hardly rush to introduce unpopular measures that may not bear fruit for years, perhaps decades.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文hardly halt the growth of population
出自-2010年12月阅读原文And most of the time they hardly slowed her down.
出自-2013年12月听力原文It's hardly surprising that over half a million workers suffer from work related mental health conditions.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section CYou can hardly blame people for worrying though.
2019年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADV-BRD-NEG
（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.
例句
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。ADV-BRD-NEG
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.
例句
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。ADV-BRD-NEG
（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.
例句
Hardly a day goes by without a visit from someone.几乎每天都有人来。ADV-BRD-NEG
（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.
例句
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。ADV-BRD-NEG
（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.
例句
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 when 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。ADV-BRD-NEG
（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.
例句
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。CONVENTION
（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.
例句
'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！”英汉词典释义
adv.
几乎没有, 几乎不
He could hardly see anything.他几乎什么也看不到。I'm so tired that I can hardly walk.我太累, 简直走不动了。He hardly drinks, does he?他很少喝酒, 是吧?I have got hardly any money.我几乎没有钱了。刚刚, 仅仅
We had hardly started before[when] it began to rain.我们刚出发, 就开始下雨。（表示不大可能、不合理或愚蠢）
（尤用于 can 或 could 之后，主要动词之前，强调做某事很难）
英英词典释义
Adverb
1. by a small margin;
"they could barely hear the speaker""we hardly knew them""just missed being hit""had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open""would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats2. almost not;
"he hardly ever goes fishing""he was hardly more than sixteen years old""they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"
