- 1.
几乎不 -
• He can hardly wait to see her. 他迫不及待地想要见她。 - 2.
(某事)刚(发生)；(某人)刚(做某事) -
• Hardly had he arrived when she started complaining. 他刚一到她便开始抱怨起来。 - 3.
艰辛地，费劲地 -
• Success was hardly won. 成功是好不容易才得来的。 - 4.
不十分，不太 -
• I hardly knew her. 我不太认识她。 - 5.
(某事)根本不(真实、可能或正确) -
• His story is hardly true. 他的故事根本不可能是真的。 - 6.
严厉地,苛刻地 -
• treat sb.hardly 苛刻地对待某人
用法说明
hardly, scarcely, barely, no sooner
这四个词都可用来表示一件事紧接着另一件事发生(通常与过去完成时连用)。除了no sooner后跟than引导的从句外，hardly,scarcely和barely都后跟when引导的从句，并且基本可以换用。试比较：
I had hardly/scarcely/barely arrived when I had a new problem to cope with.我一到达就有新问题要处理。
I had no sooner closed the door than somebody started to knock on it.我刚关上门就有人敲起门来。
如果这些词放在句首，则要求词序颠倒。试比较：
Hardly/scarcely/barely had I arrived when I had a new problem to cope with.
No sooner had I closed the door than somebody started to knock on it.