词汇精选：hardly的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

adv.

几乎不，简直不

例句：

He could hardly sit still and itch to have a go.

他再也坐不住了，心里跃跃欲试。

例句：

The old man could hardly stand on his feet in the flaw.

老人在这阵狂风中几乎站不住了。

刚刚

例句：

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。

例句：

Hardly had he returned to London when an anonymous well-wisher called to say he was about to be raided by Customs and 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。

二、词义辨析：

hardly,scarcely,barely

这些副词均含“几乎不”之意。hardly指接近最低限度，差不多没有多余，强调困难和程度。scarcely指不太充分，不太够，不足，不能令人满意，强调数量。barely指仅仅够，一点不多，强调没有多余。

三、参考例句：

She hardly eats anything.

她几乎什么都不吃。

He hardly ever drinks.

他很少喝酒。

You can hardly move.

太挤了，动都动不了。

She could hardly resist laughing.

她忍不住笑了起来。

He could hardly refrain himself.

他几乎不能自制。

Gas has hardly any weight.

气体几乎没有重量。

This wine is hardly drinkable.

这种葡萄酒几乎不适合饮用。

Roman mathematics hardly warrants mentioning.

罗马的数学不值一提。

Tony hardly cleans his room.

托尼几乎不打扫他的房间。

This work will hardly stand close examination.

这种作品很难经得起认真的检验。