hardly

1.几乎不；几乎没有almost no; almost not; almost none

2.（尤用于 can 或 could 之后，主要动词之前，强调做某事很难）used especially after ‘can’ or ‘could’ and before the main verb, to emphasize that it is difficult to do sth

3.刚刚；才used to say that sth has just begun, happened, etc.

4.（表示不大可能、不合理或愚蠢）used to suggest that sth is unlikely or unreasonable or that sb is silly for saying or doing sth

1.几乎不,简直不

2.不十分,才,仅

3.使劲地,拼命地;辛辛苦苦地

4.严厉地,粗鲁地;苛刻地

1.used for saying that something is almost not true or almost does not happen at all; used before words such as “ever,” “any,” “anyone,” or “anything” to mean “almost never,” “almost none,” “almost no one,” etc.; used for saying that something is very little more or less than something

2.used for saying that something had only just happened when something else happened

3.used when you think it is obvious that something is not true, not possible, not surprising, etc.

4.used for answering “no,” when you think someone has suggested something that is impossible