| 单词 | hardly |
| 释义 | hardly —hardly /ˈhɑːd.li/ aep /ˈhɑːrd-/ adverb (CERTAINLY NOT) ► B2 certainly not: » You can hardly expect a pay rise when you've only been working for the company for two weeks!» Well don't be angry with me - it's hardly my fault that it's raining!Thesaurus+: ↑Yes, no and not• • • Extra Examples:» It's a policy that was hardly calculated to win votes.» Her worldly success can hardly be denied.» I had hoped for a little more from the world's greatest tenor, whose performance was workmanlike but hardly inspired.» He had a few tufts of hair on his chin, but you could hardly call it a beard.» It's hardly not surprising (that) you're putting on weight, considering how much you're eating.Common mistake: hardly! Warning: check your word order!! Hardly usually goes directly before the main verb in a sentence.! Don't say 'hardly could/can do something', say could/can hardly do something:✗ I hardly could recognize him after so many years.» I could hardly recognize him after so many years.! But if the main verb is am/is/are/was/were, hardly usually goes directly after it:✗ There hardly were any shops in the town.» There were hardly any shops in the town.adverb (ONLY JUST) ► B1 only just; almost not: » I could hardly hear her at the back.» The party had hardly started when she left.» He hardly ate anything/He ate hardly anything.» We hardly ever (= almost never) go to concerts.» Hardly had a moment passed before the door creaked open.Thesaurus+: ↑Merely and barely , ↑AlmostWord Builder:–Nouns: hardship–Adjectives: hard–Verbs: harden–Adverbs: hard, hardly• • • Extra Examples:» It's so airless in here - I can hardly breathe.» Hardly anyone turned up for the party.» The instructions are printed so small I can hardly read them.» "Where's Mikey?" "How should I know? He's hardly ever in the office these days."» I hardly watch any television, apart from news and current affairs.Common mistake: hardly! Warning: check your word order!! Hardly usually goes directly before the main verb in a sentence.! Don't say 'hardly could/can do something', say could/can hardly do something:✗ I hardly could recognize him after so many years.» I could hardly recognize him after so many years.! But if the main verb is am/is/are/was/were, hardly usually goes directly after it:✗ There hardly were any shops in the town.» There were hardly any shops in the town. |
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