hardly

🇺🇸 /ˈhɑːrdli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈhɑːdli/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
adverb
B1

almost not at all

We hardly know each other, so we are not close friends.

B2

with great difficulty

I could hardly believe it when I read the letter because it was so surprising.

B2

used to say something is not reasonable

You can hardly expect her to do it for free when she needs to earn money.

R

used when something has just happened

We had hardly sat down to supper when the phone rang and interrupted us.

translation

adv. almost not at all; with great difficulty; used to say something is not reasonable; used when something has just happened

Synonyms

oppressively adv. 压迫性地, 闷热难耐地, 压抑地 intensely adv. 强烈地, 专注地, 深沉地 sadly adv. 悲伤地, 不幸地, 非常地 severely adv. 严重地, 严厉地, 冷酷地, 艰难地, 朴素地 intensively adv. 深入地, 密集地, 集约地 harshly adv. 残酷地, 刺眼地, 刺耳地, 粗暴地 bitterly adv. 痛苦地, 极其, 严寒地 slightly adv. 稍微, 瘦小的 barely adv. 勉强地, 几乎不, 仅仅, 刚刚 hard adj. 难的, 艰难的, 费力的, 努力的, 用力的, 硬的, 严厉的, 强硬的, 确凿的, 严寒的, 烈性的, 硬水的, 硬音的 never adv. 从不, 决不 just adv. 仅仅, 简直, 刚好, 刚才, 此刻, 正好, 同时, 同样地, 正要, 完全, 尽管, 能不能, 可能, 好吧 no interj. 表示拒绝或不同意, 表示惊讶或震惊

Antonyms

blissfully adv. 幸福地, 浑然不知地 substantially adv. 相当大地, 基本上 gently adv. 轻柔地, 温和地, 平缓地, 小心地 surely adv. 肯定地, 不会吧, 必定, 当然 wearily adv. 疲倦地, 厌烦地 mildly adv. 轻微地, 温和地 lightly adv. 轻轻地, 少量地, 轻松地, 轻率地 gladly adv. 乐意地, 高兴地 lazily adv. 懒洋洋地, 马虎地, 悠闲地, 缓慢地 happily adv. 快乐地, 幸运地, 乐意地, 恰当地 casually adv. 随意地, 漫不经心地, 装作不经意地, 休闲地, 临时地 significantly adv. 显著地, 有含义地, 暗示地 definitely adv. 毫无疑问地, 明确地 certainly adv. 无疑地, 当然 well adv. 令人满意地, 彻底地, 在很大程度上, 容易地, 很可能, 合理地

Similar Words

hardy adj. 强壮的, 耐寒的 handily adv. 方便地, 轻易地 harshly adv. 残酷地, 刺眼地, 刺耳地, 粗暴地