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mere
mɪəʳ ˈmɛrɪ mɪr
Word forms: superlative merest
  • Mere does not have a comparative form. The superlative form merest is used to emphasize how small something is, rather than in comparisons.

    mere 没有比较级,最高级 merest 并无比较之义,而是用来强调极其微小。

1 ADJ [ADJ n] 只不过;仅仅 You use mere to emphasize how unimportant or inadequate something is, in comparison to the general situation you are describing. 只不过;仅仅 [emphasis]
  • ...successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success.

    不仅仅是成功而是大获成功的展览

  • There is more to good health than the mere absence of disease.

    身体健康不仅仅指不生病,还包括更多。

  • In Poland, the faith has always meant more than mere religion.

    在波兰,信仰的含义向来不仅仅指宗教。

  • She'd never received the merest hint of any communication from him.

    她从未得到他准备沟通的一丁点儿暗示。

2 ADJ [ADJ n] 极小的,微不足道的,单单(表示虽小却有重要影响) You use mere to indicate that a quality or action that is usually unimportant has a very important or strong effect. 极小的,微不足道的,单单(表示虽小却有重要影响)
  • The mere mention of food had triggered off hunger pangs.

    单单提到食物就引起了阵阵饥饿感。

  • Whenever there was a gap in the traffic the merest pressure on the accelerator was enough to close it.

    每当车流里出现了一点儿空距,只要稍稍一踩油门,空距就没有了。

  • The team manager has been quick to clamp down on the merest hint of complacency.

    球队主教练很快就消除了自满的小苗头。

3 ADJ 只不过,仅仅(用于强调数量之小) You use mere to emphasize how small a particular amount or number is. 只不过,仅仅(用于强调数量之小) [emphasis]
  • Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but a mere 5 percent of women are heads and deputies.

    60%的教师是女性,但是担任校长和副校长的女性仅占5%

  • Tickets are a mere £7.50 at the door.

    门口买票只要7.5英镑。

  • For the past two decades, North Carolina taxed cigarettes at a mere 2 cents a packet.

    过去20年里,北卡罗来纳州的香烟税仅为每包2美分。

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