mere

英 [mɪə(r)]

美 [mɪr]

adj.  仅仅的; 只不过; 只凭…就足以
n.  小湖; 池塘

最高级：merest　复数：meres　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2440 / COCA.2925

牛津词典

adj.

• 仅仅的；只不过
  used when you want to emphasize how small, unimportant, etc. sb/sth is
  1. It took her a mere 20 minutes to win.
     她只花了20分钟就赢了。
  2. A mere 2% of their budget has been spent on publicity.
     他们的预算开支只有2%用于宣传。
  3. He seemed so young, a mere boy.
     他看来那么年轻，只是个孩子。
  4. You've got the job. The interview will be a mere formality.
     你已经得到了这份工作。面试不过是个形式。
• 只凭…就足以
  used when you are saying that the fact that a particular thing is present in a situation is enough to have an influence on that situation
  1. His mere presence (= just the fact that he was there) made her feel afraid.
     他当时在场，这就足以让她害怕了。
  2. The mere fact that they were prepared to talk was encouraging.
     他们愿意商谈，这就很不错了。
  3. The mere thought of eating made him feel sick.
     他一想到吃饭就觉得恶心。
  4. The merest (= the slightest) hint of smoke is enough to make her feel ill.
     最细微的一丝烟就能使她感到不舒服。

noun

• 小湖；池塘
  a small lake

柯林斯词典

Meredoes not have a comparative form. The superlative formmerestis 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。

• ADJ 只不过;仅仅
  You usemereto emphasize how unimportant or inadequate something is, in comparison to the general situation you are describing.
  1. ...successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success...
     不仅仅是成功而是大获成功的展览
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
• ADJ 极小的，微不足道的，单单(表示虽小却有重要影响)
  You usemereto indicate that a quality or action that is usually unimportant has a very important or strong effect.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• ADJ 只不过，仅仅(用于强调数量之小)
  You usemereto emphasize how small a particular amount or number is.
  1. Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but a mere 5 percent of women are heads and deputies...
     有60%的教师是女性，但是担任校长和副校长的女性仅占5%。
  2. Tickets are a mere £7.50 at the door...
     门口买票只要7.5英镑。
  3. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a small pond of standing water

双语例句

• I think their crime is a blacker one than mere exploitation.
  我想他们的罪行比单纯的剥削更残忍。
• 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。
• Believe me, it's the least I can do, a mere trifle.
  相信我，这是我最起码能做的了，只是小事一桩。
• Mere talk and no action won't do.
  只说不做，那是不成的。
• With the Cold War almost over, the talks were a mere formality.
  随着冷战即将结束，对话就只是一种形式了。
• What he has said is a mere commonplace view.
  他所说的不过是尘俗之见而已。
• 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。
• His love was a mere sham; what he really wanted was her money.
  他的爱情完全是虚假的，他真正要的是她的钱。
• 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。
• It is mere surmise that Bosch had Brant's poem in mind when doing this painting
  认为博斯在画这幅画时脑子里想着布兰特的诗，这仅仅是猜测而已。