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 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

　　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。