hard·ly

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【词性】：ad．

【释义】：

❶ 恰，刚：I hardly know him．我同他只是一面之交．He had hardly finished when someone rose to refute his points．他刚说完，就有人起来驳斥他的论点．❷ 不大可能：He will hardly come．他大概不会来．He can hardly have arrived yet．他大概还没有到．❸ 几乎不，简直不：He hardly ever goes to bed before midnight．他几乎没有在午夜以前就寝过．Hardly anybody agreed to his proposal．几乎没有什么人同意他的建议．I hardly ever heard him singing．我很少听他唱歌．That’s hardly to be wondered at．那是难怪的．❹ 苛刻地，严厉地：be hardly treated受到虐待．deal hardly with虐待…．❺ 拚命地：The battle was hardly contested．这一仗打得很激烈．