英语高频词汇：hardly, barely＆scarcely用法
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：英文语法词汇
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hardly
在美国当代英语语料库统计的20000个常用词中，hardly排在第1754位，在4.5亿个单词中出现了20757次;
频率最高的搭配：
搭配：can hardly> hardly any>hardly ever>hardly anyone> hardly notice>hardly believe
词义解析：
adv. 仅仅;几乎不
I could hardly hear her at the back. 我在后面几乎听不见她说什么。
We hardly ever (= almost never) go to concerts. 我们几乎从不去听音乐会。
绝不
Well don't be angry with me - it's hardly my fault that it's raining! 好啦，别再生我的气了——下雨又不是我的错!
常见短语：
1. can hardly wait/can't wait 等不及;迫不及待
I can't wait to see you. 我迫不及待地想要见你。
2. I need hardly do sth formal 不用我说也知道
I need hardly remind you of the seriousness of the situation. 不用我提醒你也该知道局势的严峻。
3. hardly/barely 1 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. 我累坏了，几乎一步都走不动了。
barely
在美国当代英语语料库统计的20000个常用词中，barely排在第1987位，在4.5亿个单词中出现了18533次。
频率最高的搭配：
搭配：can barely>barely enough>barely hear>barely visible> barely able>barely speak> barely move
词义解析：
仅;刚好;几乎没有
They have barely enough (= no more than what is needed) to pay the rent this month. 他们本月差点就付不起房租。
scarcely 2
在美国当代英语语料库统计的20000个常用词中，scarcely排在第7095位，在4.5亿个单词中出现了2800次。
频率最高的搭配：
搭配：can scarcely>scarcely any>scarcely believe>scarcely notice>scarcely breathe>scarcely imagine
词义解析：
勉强;几乎不
I could scarcely believe it when she said she wanted to marry me. 当她说想要跟我结婚时，我简直不能相信。
刚…就
I had scarcely sat down/Scarcely had I sat down to eat when the phone rang. 我刚坐下吃饭，电话铃就响了。
adv.仅仅，几乎没有，几乎不
- The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.雄鸟和雌鸟几乎无法辨别。
- He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口。
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