hardly ever的用法啊饿饭

hardly ever
a.很少(几乎从不,难得)
例句与用法:
You hardly ever see owls in the daytime.
白天几乎看不 到猫头鹰.
I have hardly ever been out of this city.
我几乎未曾离开过这个城市.
My grandfather loves his island.He hardly ever sets foot in the city.
我祖父热爱他那个小岛,他几乎从不进城来.
I hardly ever see them nowadays.
近来我很少见他们.
Peter is hardly ever late.
玛丽几乎从不迟到.
He hardly ever (ie very seldom) goes to bed before midnight.
他很少在午夜以前就寝.