核心问题
The office manager insists that his staff use all of its vacation time, but he hardly never takes a vacation himself. (TOEFL)
试题判 C 为错误,应改为 hardly ever。但 hardly ever 是什么意思呢?
词典解答
hardly ever 中的 ever 可以看作是加强语,来加强 hardly 的语气。
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I hardly ever see him nowadays. 近来我几乎总看不到他。
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It hardly ever snows in Florida. (DAI) 佛罗里达几乎总不下雪。
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She hardly ever comes to see me. (CGEL) 她几乎从不来看我。
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You are scarcely ever at home. (Eckersley) 你几乎总不在家。
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I hardly ever go out. (i.e. I very, very seldom go out). (PEG) 我几乎总不外出。
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I hardly ever got to bed till past twelve. (Galsworthy) 我几乎从不在十二点以前去睡觉。
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Though he owned a large car, he hardly ever used it, preferring always to go on foot. (New Concept English, Book 3, L. 31) 虽然他拥有一辆大轿车，但他几乎从来不用它，而总是喜欢步行。