hardly
,在美国当代英语语料库统计的20000个常用词中，hardly排在第1754位，在4.5亿个单词中出现了20757次;,
频率最高的搭配：
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搭配： can hardly> hardly any>hardly ever>hardly anyone> hardly notice>hardly believe,
词义解析： ,adv. 仅仅；几乎不
,I could hardly hear her at the back. 我在后面几乎听不见她说什么。,We
hardly ever (= almost never) go to concerts. 我们几乎从不去听音乐会。,绝不,Well don't be angry with me - it's hardly my fault that it's raining! 好啦，别再生我的气了——下雨又不是我的错！,
常见短语： ,
1. can hardly wait /can't wait 等不及；迫不及待,I can't wait to see you. 我迫不及待地想要见你。,
2. I need hardly do sth formal 不用我说也知道,I need hardly remind you of the seriousness of the situation. 不用我提醒你也该知道局势的严峻。,
3. hardly/barely put one foot in front of the other 走一步路,I was so tired that I could hardly put one foot in front of the other. 我累坏了，几乎一步都走不动了。,
barely
,在美国当代英语语料库统计的20000个常用词中，barely排在第1987位，在4.5亿个单词中出现了18533次。,
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can barely>barely enough>barely hear>barely visible> barely able>barely speak> barely move
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词义解析： ,仅；刚好；几乎没有,They have
barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month. 他们本月差点就付不起房租。,
scarcely
,在美国当代英语语料库统计的20000个常用词中，scarcely排在第7095位，在4.5亿个单词中出现了2800次。,
频率最高的搭配：
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can scarcely>scar cely any>scarcely believe>scarcely notice>scarcely breathe>scarcely imagine
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词义解析： ,勉强；几乎不
,I could scarcely believe it when she said she wanted to marry me. 当她说想要跟我结婚时，我简直不能相信。
刚…就,I had scarcely sat down/Scarcely had I sat down to eat when the phone rang. 我刚坐下吃饭，电话铃就响了。