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英式：[mɪə(r)]
美式：[mɪə(r)]
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mere单词基本解析：
adj.仅仅，只不过; 小的，轻微的; 纯粹的n.小湖，池塘; 〈英〉边境（线）adj.仅仅的, 纯粹的 n.小湖,地标,边界
adj.仅仅，只不过；小的，轻微的；纯粹的；
mere变化用词：
复数:meres;最高级:merest;复数：meres
mere英英释义：
Noun1. a small pond of standing water
名词 mere:
a small pond of standing water
形容词 mere:
being nothing more than specified
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
同义词：bare, simple
mere[ miə ]n.a small pond of standing wateradj.being nothing more than specified"a mere child"
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications"shocked by the mere idea"
同义词：bare(a)simple(a)
mere中文词源：
mere 纯粹的，仅仅，只不过 mere 湖，池塘 来自拉丁语merus,明亮的，纯的，不掺假的，来自PIE*mer,发光，照耀，词源同morning.引申词义纯粹的，后用于副词仅仅，只不过。比较very,just. 来自mere,海，湖，池塘，来自Proto-Germanic*mari,海，来自PIE*mori,海，湖泊，词源同mare,marsh.后用于指湖，池塘。mere用法和例句：
It took her a mere 20 minutes to win.
她只花了20分钟就赢了。
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。
He seemed so young, a mere boy.
他看来那么年轻，只是个孩子。
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。
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。
The mere fact that they were prepared to talk was encouraging.
他们愿意商谈，这就很不错了。
The mere thought of eating made him feel sick.
他一想到吃饭就觉得恶心。
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。
...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。
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。
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%。
Tickets are a mere £7.50 at the door...
门口买票只要7.5英镑。
Interfaces describe a set of functionality, or a contract.
接口描述了一系列功能, 或者是约定.
What he has said is a mere commonplace view.
他所说的不过是尘俗之见而已.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The President's visit to the slums was a mere pose.
总统到贫民区去访问只不过是做做样子罢了.
《简明英汉词典》
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.
《简明英汉词典》
The trial was a mere farce.
那次审判简直是胡闹.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
They were mere apprentices to piracy.
他们干海盗仅仅是嫩角儿.
《简明英汉词典》
This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper.
这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Mere talk and no action won't do.
只说不做,那是不成的.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The boss kissed the other performers off as mere amateurs.
老板认为其他的演员只有业余水平而把他们打发掉了.
《简明英汉词典》
He is already assured of the job and his interview is a mere formality.
他已经肯定获得那份工作了,口头审查仅是形式而已.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
It is a mere coincidence that they see eye to eye on this point.
他们在这一点上见解一致完全是偶合.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
His religion was a mere pretence.
他信教纯属假充样子.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
mere
He's a mere husk of his former self.
(因为生病等原因) 他只剩下个躯壳。
"Mere possession of money doesn't make a nobleman.
“光是拥有金钱不能使人高贵。
He is a mere employee and has no title yet.
一名普通职员。
After the fire the house was a mere shell.
一场火灾後那楝房屋只剩下骨架。
He swung from mere indifference to outright scorn.
一开始他还只是漠不关心，后来竟变得冷嘲热讽起来。
The mere thought of food turned his stomach.
一想到吃的，他就想吐。
At the mere mention of his name she pulled a face, which I took for a sign of disapproval.
一提到他的名字，她就做了个怪相; 我想这是表示她反对他。
A mere metion of the incident is a redrag to him.
一提到那个意外事件，他就发火了。
People turn pale at the mere mention of cancer.
一提起癌，人们便谈虎色变。
One trip costs a mere 13 rubles ($0.50).
一次仅仅只需十三卢布（0.5美元）。
A mere trifle brought about a quarrel between the brothers.
一点儿小事引起了兄弟间一场争吵。
The mere sight of food turned his stomach.
一见食物, 他就想呕吐。
A mere pup who had to be put in her place.
不得不放在她的位置上的年轻人
A mere child; a mere50 cents an hour.
不过是个孩子；每小时仅50美分
The mere nuisances he changed to animals or plants.
不那么棘手的敌人被变成了动物和植物。
They quarrel fiercely because of a mere trifle.
为了一件小事他们大吵了一架。
The quarrel rose from a mere trifle.
争吵由小事引起。
The voices had toned away to mere whisperings.
人们的说话声渐渐低下去,成了耳语。
It is preposterous to attribute to mere external conditions.
仅仅以外部环境解释一切是不合理的。
Mere good looks, as such, will not take you far.
仅仅凭长相漂亮未必就有前途。
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。
The mere sight of land reassured the sailors.
仅仅看到陆地，就能使水手们安心了。
Mere report is not enough to go upon.
仅是传闻不足为凭．
Mere suffering exists, no sufferer is found.
仅有苦难存在，却找不到受苦者。
It is a mere 100 meter from my house to the theater.
从我家到剧场只有一百公尺。
The mere thought of eating made him feel sick.
他一想到吃饭就觉得恶心。
The mere smell of garlic put him off his supper.
他一闻到蒜味,就对晚餐倒了胃口。
The mere smell of garlic put him off his supper .
他一闻到蒜味，就对晚餐倒了胃口。
He' s not a mere boxer : he' s world champion.
他不只是拳击手, 还是世界冠军呢.
The peasant laboured for a mere pittance .
他为着一点微薄的收入而辛苦地工作。
He is a mere nobody that nobody knows?
他仅仅是个小人物,没有人认识他。
They were mere puppets manipulated by other men.
他们只不过是受人操纵的傀儡而已。
They were mere apprentices to piracy.
他们干海盗仅仅是嫩角儿。
Their coupling is the mere combat.
他们性交只是场搏斗。
They are always yammering about mere details.
他们总是为小事发牢骚。
That treaty of theirs is a mere scrap of paper.
他们的那个条约不过是一张废纸而已。
They said the interview was just a formality/a mere formality, as they've already given me the job.
他们说面试只是一种例行公事，因为他们已经把工作给我了。
His religion was a mere pretence.
他信教纯属假充样子。
His concern for the poor is a mere pose.
他关心穷人只是故作姿态罢了。
He judge people by mere external clothes rather than internal character.
他判断人只靠着外表的衣服而不是内在的品格。
His failure in history examination was a mere fluke.
他历史考试没能及格纯属偶然。
He is a mere tool of the labor union.
他只不过是工会的一个喽罗罢了。
He greeted us with a mere twitch of his head.
他只晃了一下头算是和我们打过招呼。
He wasted away to a mere ninety pounds from cancer.
他因癌症而消瘦到只剩九十磅。
He's a mere cipher in the company.
他在公司里是个无足轻重的人物。
He is a mere cipher in our company.
他在我们公司纯粹是个无用之人。
He disregarded the decora of mere fashion.
他对色彩和视觉效果别具慧眼。
What he has said is a mere commonplace view.
他所说的不过是尘俗之见而已。
What he has said is a mere commonplace.
他所说的无非是老生常谈而已。
His offers of compromise were mere rhetoric.
他提出的妥协只是废话
He is a ruler without power, a mere fly on the wheel.
他是一个没有实权的统治者，只是徒有虚名而已。
His fine clothes are a mere facade, facade.
他漂亮的衣着只是虚有其表而已。
His fine clothes are a mere facade,facade.
他漂亮的衣著只是虚有其表而已。
He owes his success to a mere accident.
他的成功出于偶然。
His refusal was a mere gesture.
他的拒绝只是一种作态而已。
His inspection was concluded in a mere glance.
他的检查工作只不过是扫了一眼就结束了。
His talk has been mere soap bubbles.
他的演讲只是些空谈。
His conduct is a mere cover-up for his nervousness.
他的行为只是为了掩护他的紧张。
He is really a mere bookworm lacking human experience.
他真是个缺乏人生阅历的书呆子。
He dismissed the story as mere rumor.
他认为那种传闻纯属谣言而拒绝考虑。
The despair leaves him a mere shell of a man.
他陷入绝望,形同躯壳。
The despair left him a mere shell of a man.
他陷入绝望，形同躯壳。
Great art transcends mere rules of composition.
伟大的艺术超越了创作规则。
As if mere age were a reason for respect.
似乎年长就是受人尊敬的理由。
But does mere money lead to greater productivity?
但是增加钱是否就能提高生产率呢?
But my elation lasted a mere instant.
但是我的得意洋洋仅仅只持续了一小会。
You a mere human, make a mockery of me?
你不过是个小小的人类，敢拿我开玩笑？
How can you divine the truth by mere guesswork?
你仅凭猜测怎么能发现真相?
You consider crime a mere spasmodic disease.
你们认为犯罪只不过是一种突发性的疾病。
Your hopes of promotion are a mere delusion.
你提升的希望只不过是一种幻想.
Your hope of promotion is a mere delusion.
你提升的希望只不过是一种幻觉。
No mere ferule will answer for this offence.
你犯了这样大的错误，光用戒尺不能解决问题。
You are a mere shadow of your former self.
你简直瘦得落形了。
You think this a mere symbolic keepsake, then?
你认为这只是一个像征性的纪念品?
He was glad to get away with a mere five guineas and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.
使他高兴的是，只花了五个金币便得以脱身。把他这个珍贵的瓶子夹在腋下匆匆忙忙地跑掉了。
Resulting from or depending on mere chance.
侥幸的来自或依靠于仅有的机会的
Dependent upon or characterized by mere chance.
偶然的或带任意性的
The mere idea of stealing had been repugnant.
光是偷盗这种想法就很令人反感。
It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.
再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
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。
用作形容词(adj.)Don't scold him, he is a mere child.
别责备他,他只不过是个孩子。
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。
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。
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。
The merest little thing makes him nervous.
最微不足道的小事也会使他紧张。
The mere quotation outtells all commentary.
纯粹的引用文句比所有一手注解更能表达。