hardly

adv.

1. 几乎不；几乎没有
   almost no; almost not; almost none
   1. There's hardly any tea left.
      没有剩什么茶了。
   2. Hardly anyone has bothered to reply.
      几乎没人动嘴回答。
   3. She hardly ever calls me (= almost never) .
      她几乎从未给我来过电话。
   4. We hardly know each other.
      我们彼此还不大认识呢。
   5. Hardly a day goes by without my thinking of her (= I think of her almost every day) .
      我几乎天天想着她。
2. （尤用于can或could之后，主要动词之前，强调做某事很难）
   used especially after ‘can’ or ‘could’ and before the main verb, to emphasize that it is difficult to do sth
   1. I can hardly keep my eyes open (= I'm almost falling asleep) .
      我困得都快睁不开眼了。
   2. I could hardly believe it when I read the letter.
      读到那封信时，我简直不敢相信。
3. 刚刚；才
   used to say that sth has just begun, happened, etc.
   1. 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。
   2. We had hardly sat down to supper when the phone rang.
      我们刚坐下用晚餐，电话就响了。
   3. Hardly had she spoken than she regretted it bitterly.
      话刚出口，她就后悔不迭。
4. （表示不大可能、不合理或愚蠢）
   used to suggest that sth is unlikely or unreasonable or that sb is silly for saying or doing sth
   1. He is hardly likely to admit he was wrong.
      他不大可能承认自己错了。
   2. It's hardly surprising she 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。
   3. It's hardly the time to discuss it now.
      现在还不是讨论的时候。
   4. You can hardly expect her to do it for free.
      你不可能指望她无偿地做这事。
   5. ‘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。”

1. 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.
   1. I hardly know you...
      我不太认识你。
   2. Nick, on the sofa, hardly slept...
      尼克在沙发上几乎没睡。
   3. 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。
   4. 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 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. Hardly anyone slept that night.
      那天晚上几乎没人睡觉。
3. 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.
   1. Hardly a day goes by without a visit from someone.
      几乎每天都有人来。
4. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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 （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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
6. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. 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 （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.
   1. 'They all thought you were marvellous!' —'Well, hardly.'...
      “他们都认为你很棒！”“哦，不可能吧！”
   2. '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！”

1. Caroline hardly dared talk in Alex's presence, she was so in awe of him.
   卡罗琳在亚历克斯面前几乎不敢说话，她对他很是敬畏。
2. Uncle Paul and I hardly know each other.
   我和保罗叔叔几乎互不相识。
3. I hardly know you
   我不太认识你。
4. Nick, on the sofa, hardly slept
   尼克在沙发上几乎没睡。
5. 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。
6. Their two faces were hardly more than eighteen inches apart.
   他俩的脸相隔还不到18英寸。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. Hardly anyone slept that night.
   那天晚上几乎没人睡觉。
10. Hardly a day goes by without a visit from someone.
    几乎每天都有人来。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 'They all thought you were marvellous!' —'Well, hardly. '
    “他们都认为你很棒！”“哦，不可能吧！”
18. '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！”
19. He expects me to stay on here and I can hardly refuse.
    他希望我继续留在这里，我很难拒绝。
20. My hand shook so much that I could hardly hold the microphone
    我的手抖得如此厉害，几乎都拿不住麦克风了。
21. For Mr Blair the political stakes could hardly have been higher.
    对布莱尔来说，这已经是最高的政治赌注了。
22. It somehow seems hardly surprising that Ms Player is now his sworn enemy.
    现在普莱耶女士成了他不共戴天的仇敌反倒让人觉得不足为奇了。
23. It's gonna be great. I can hardly wait
    那一定很棒。我都等不及了。
24. I could hardly wait to get out of there.
    我迫不及待地要离开那里。
25. My hometown had changed so much that I could hardly recognize it.
    故乡变化太大了，我几乎认不出来了。
26. Tom is hardly distinguishable from his twin brother.
    汤姆和他的孪生哥哥几乎令人分辨不出。
27. I had hardly come into the room when it began to rain.
    我刚进屋就下雨了。
28. His legs were so weak that he could hardly stand.
    他腿软的几乎站不住了。
29. Words can hardly express our gratitude to you.
    我们对你的感激难以用语言表达。
30. He could hardly sit still and itched to have a go.
    他再也坐不住了，心里跃跃欲试。

  scarcely barely hardly【导航词义：几乎不，勉强】

  scarcely adv. 几乎不，几乎没有

〔辨析〕指不太充分、不太够，或不能令人满意，强调数量或程度上不足，常与 enough，sufficient，any 等词连用。

  barely adv. 勉强；几乎不

〔辨析〕指勉强能达到某一数量、程度等，表示肯定意义，强调没有富余。

  hardly adv. 几乎不，几乎没有

〔辨析〕指接近最低限度，几乎没有富余，或指能力上有困难，表示否定意义，常与 any，ever，at all 或情态动词 can 连用。