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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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['hɒːdlɪ]
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adverb
(scarcely) 几乎不
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2.
adverb
he had hardly sat down when the door burst open (no sooner) 他一坐下门就被猛地打开了
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hardly ever/any/anyone
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几乎从不/没有/没有任何人
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I can hardly believe it
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我简直不能相信
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it's hardly surprising
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并不出奇
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- hardly
[ˈhɑːrdlɪ]
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1.
adverb
方才，刚刚
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We hardly knew them.
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我几乎不认识他们。
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2.
adverb
几乎不，几乎没有
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He was hardly more than sixteen years old.
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他简直没有超过16岁。
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He hardly ever goes fishing.
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他几乎从来不去钓鱼。
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3.
adverb
不太可能
Collins English-English Dictionary
- hardly
['hɒːdlɪ]
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adv
scarcely; barely
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we hardly knew the family
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2.
adv
just; only just
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he could hardly hold the cup
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adv
[often used ironically]
almost or probably not or not at all
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he will hardly incriminate himself
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adv
with difficulty or effort
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5.
adv
[rare]
harshly or cruelly
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6.
adv
[Usage]
Since hardly, scarcely, and barely already have negative force, it is redundant to use another negative in the same clause: he had hardly had (not he hadn't hardly had) time to think; there was scarcely any (not scarcely no) bread left
Examples
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a scratch that hardly shows
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几乎看不出来的抓痕
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Let's go outside, I can hardly breathe in here.
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我们出去吧，我在这儿都快喘不上气来了。
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They are very busy lately, they will hardly join us for dinner.
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他们最近很忙，很可能不会和我们一起吃晚饭了。
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She hardly ever travels with her family.
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她几乎没跟家人一起出游过。
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It was very foggy, so we could hardly see the mountains.
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当时雾很大，我们很难看到群山的真面目。
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