hardly
US
UK hardly adv: (only just)
SC 几乎不 jī hū bù
TC 幾乎不
TC 幾乎不
SC 几乎没有 jī hū bù ，jī hū méi yǒu
TC 幾乎沒有
TC 幾乎沒有
The kitten was hardly any bigger than the palm of my hand.
这小猫还没有手掌大。
hardly adv: emphatic (scarcely, not)
SC 仅仅 jǐn jǐn
TC 僅僅
TC 僅僅
SC 不过 jǐn jǐn ，bú guò
TC 不過
TC 不過
Holly is hardly the kind of person who can raise a child.
霍利就不是那种能抚养孩子的人。
hardly adv: (unlikely)
SC 不太可能 bú tài kě néng
SC 不大可能
Now that you've cut her pay, our programmer will hardly want to stay.
既然你削减了她的薪酬，我们的程序员就不太可能继续留在这里了。
hardly adv: archaic (harshly) (英国英语)
SC 严厉地 yán lì de
TC 嚴厲地
TC 嚴厲地
The policeman treated the vagrant very hardly.
警察对那名流浪汉严厉无情。
can hardly wait v expr: (feel impatient, excited)
SC 等不及地 děng bù jí de
SC 迫不及待 děng bù jí de，pò bù jí dài
I can hardly wait for my birthday! This has been such a rotten day, I can hardly wait for it to be over.
hardly any adj: (few)
SC 几乎没有 jī hū méi yǒu
TC 幾乎沒有
TC 幾乎沒有
SC 极少 jī hū méi yǒu，jí shǎo
After my brother discovered the cookies, there were hardly any left.
hardly any adj: (not much)
SC 几乎没有 jī hū méi yǒu
TC 幾乎沒有
TC 幾乎沒有
SC 鲜有
SC 极少 jī hū méi yǒu，jí shǎo
There's hardly any chance of Bob being promoted.
hardly anything pron: (almost nothing)
SC 几乎没有… jī hū méi yǒu …
There is hardly anything to eat in this house.
hardly ever adv: (rarely)
SC 几乎没有过 jī hū méi yǒu guò
SC 极为少见 jī hū méi yǒu guò ，jí wéi shào jiàn
I hardly ever drink in the morning.
我几乎没有在早上喝过酒。
hardly expect [sth] adv + vtr: (unreasonable to anticipate)
SC 别指望 bié zhǐ wàng
SC 不要期望 bié zhǐ wàng，bú yào qī wàng
One can hardly expect to see a vaccine being produced before the month is out.