（高頻詞彙）hardly, barely＆scarcely用法綜述

hardly

在美國當代英語語料庫統計的20000個常用詞中，hardly排在第1754位，在4.5億個單詞中出現了20757次;

頻率最高的搭配：

搭配：can hardly> hardly any>hardly ever>hardly anyone> hardly notice>hardly believe

詞義解析：

adv.  僅僅；幾乎不

I could hardly hear her at the back. 我在後面幾乎聽不見她說什麼。

We hardly ever (= almost never) go to concerts. 我們幾乎從不去聽音樂會。

絕不

Well don't be angry with me - it's hardly my fault that it's raining! 好啦，別再生我的氣了——下雨又不是我的錯！

常見短語：

1. can hardly wait/can't wait 等不及；迫不及待

I can't wait to see you. 我迫不及待地想要見你。

2.  I need hardly do sth formal  不用我說也知道

I need hardly remind you of the seriousness of the situation. 不用我提醒你也該知道局勢的嚴峻。

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. 我累壞了，幾乎一步都走不動了。

barely

在美國當代英語語料庫統計的20000個常用詞中，barely排在第1987位，在4.5億個單詞中出現了18533次。

頻率最高的搭配：

搭配：can barely>barely enough>barely hear>barely visible> barely able>barely speak> barely move

詞義解析：

僅；剛好；幾乎沒有

They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month. 他們本月差點就付不起房租。

scarcely

在美國當代英語語料庫統計的20000個常用詞中，scarcely排在第7095位，在4.5億個單詞中出現了2800次。

頻率最高的搭配：

搭配：can scarcely>scarcely any>scarcely believe>scarcely notice>scarcely breathe>scarcely imagine

詞義解析：

勉強；幾乎不

I could scarcely believe it when she said she wanted to marry me. 當她說想要跟我結婚時，我簡直不能相信。
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剛…就

I had scarcely sat down/Scarcely had I sat down to eat when the phone rang. 我剛坐下吃飯，電話鈴就響了。