hardly /ˈhɑ:dli/ adv. 几乎不：I hardly know her. 我不大认识她。 I can hardly tell the difference between these two words. 我几乎区别不出这两个词的不同。 I’m so tired that I can hardly walk. 我太累，简直走不动了。［考句］The little man was hardly more than one metre and fifty tall. 这个小个子男生身高不到1.5米。hardly…when…刚…就…：［考句］Hardly had he arrived when she started complaining.他一到，她就开始抱怨。 hardly ever几乎从不，很少：［考句］Today, corporations hardly ever introduce major new products without conducting elaborate market research.现在，企业要是不作详尽的市场调查几乎不会开发任何重要的新产品。