hardly
adv
1 only just; scarcely 剛剛; 僅僅
I hardly know her. 我不怎麼認(rèn)識她.
We had hardly begun/Hardly had we begun our walk when it began to rain. 我們剛一舉步就下起雨來了.
I'm so tired I can hardly (ie only with difficulty) stay awake. 我疲倦得簡直昏昏欲睡.
2 (used to suggest that sth is improbable, unlikely or unreasonable 用以表示某事未必能發(fā)生、 不大可能發(fā)生或不合情理)
He can hardly (ie cannot possibly) have arrived yet. 他大概還沒有到.
You can hardly expect me to lend you money again. 你可別指望我再借給你錢.
3 almost no; almost not 幾乎沒有; 幾乎不
There's hardly any coal left. 幾乎沒有煤了.
Hardly anybody (ie Very few people) came. 幾乎沒有什麼人來.
He hardly ever (ie very seldom) goes to bed before midnight. 他很少在午夜以前就寢.
I need hardly say (ie It is almost unnecessary for me to say) that I was very upset. 無庸贅言, 我心亂如麻. =>Usage at almost 用法見almost.