mere

英[mɪə(r)] 美[mɪr]
  • adj. 仅仅的;纯粹的
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星级词汇:
  • mere adj.仅仅的;纯粹的
    adj. (形容词)
    1. 只不过的,仅仅的,单单的
    2. 纯粹的,全然的,单纯的
    3. 空头的,空洞的
    4. 绝对的,完全的
    5. 【法律】独立完成的
    n. (名词)
    1. <古><书>浅湖,小湖,池塘,池
    2. 边境(线),边界,地标
    3. <英国方言>池沼,沼泽
    adj. (形容词)
    1. [A]仅仅,只不过 nothing more than; only
    2. [A]纯粹的 sth never mixed

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a small pond of standing water

Adjective:
  1. being nothing more than specified;

    "a mere child"

  2. apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;

    "only the bare facts"
    "shocked by the mere idea"
    "the simple passage of time was enough"
    "the simple truth"

1. The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.
提到约翰就真的让人心痛。

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2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He's a mere slip of a lad compared to his brother.
跟他哥哥一比,他不过是个小毛孩。

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4. It is too early to say whether the threats are mere sabre-rattling.
现在断言这些威胁是否只是虚张声势还为时过早。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Is his promotion evidence of the minorities' advance, or mere tokenism?
他的晋升是证明了少数族裔的进步,还是仅仅为了装点门面?

来自柯林斯例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Don't scold him, he is a mere child.
      别责备他,他只不过是个孩子。
    2. Her liberal views were soon revealed as mere posturing.
      她那些开明的观点很快地就暴露出只不过是做做样子而已。
    3. The peasant laboured for a mere pittance.
      农民仅仅是为了微不足道的收入而辛苦地劳作。
    4. A mere child cannot do the work of a man.
      仅仅是个孩子是不能做成人工作的。
    5. The merest little thing makes him nervous.
      最微不足道的小事也会使他紧张。
    6. The mere quotation outtells all commentary.
      纯粹的引用文句比所有一手注解更能表达。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    用作定语 ~+ n.
    1. Mere words won't help.
      光说没用。
    2. It is a mere matter of time.
      这仅仅是时间的问题。
    3. The cut was a mere scratch.
      只不过是擦伤而已。
    4. It was mere waste of breath to argue with a person in so unreasonable a state of mind.
      与一个如此不讲道理的人争论纯粹是浪费口舌。
用作形容词 (adj.)
the merest
    极小的,微不足道的the smallest or most unimportant
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词