he hardly ever used it, preferring always to go on foot.
但却很少使用,常常喜欢以步代车。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 31 A lovable eccentric

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

hardly ['hɑrdli] 词频1
adv. 几乎不;简直不;刚刚;严厉地,粗鲁地;
💡 hard艰难 + ly...地→ ad.几乎不,简直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦,这是不可能的。
近义:approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly 反义:just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
used [just] 词频2 词根: 使用
adj. 用过的;习惯于;二手的;旧的; v. 使用( use的过去式和过去分词);常常,经常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
现在情况不比从前了。
近义:outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed 反义:unused, unworn
foot [fʊt] 词频1
n. 脚;底部;英尺(=12 英寸或 30。48 厘米);脚步; vt. 走,踏; vt.& vi. 结算,总计,共计;
"In a pinch, you could get home on foot."
在万不得已时, 你可以步行回家.
近义:subvene, defray, tootsy, tootsie, mount, rock
preferring
v. 偏爱;宁可;提升(prefer的ing形式)
近义:preferable, preferential, preferred

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