A WORD, A WORLD
mere
释义
- adj.
- 只不过；仅仅的；只凭…就足以
- n.
- 小湖；池塘
- 网络
- 纯粹的；只不过的
展开详细释义
adj.
1.仅仅,只是,区区,只不过,只是…而已
2.纯,纯粹,单纯
3.全然的;纯粹的
4.单单的,只,不过
5.空头,空洞
n.
1.〔英国〕边境(线)
2.〔诗、方〕池沼
3.池塘
词形变化
最高级：merest 复数：meres
常用短语 2 组
- mere trifle
- 小意思
- a mere nobody
- 微不足道的人
在例句中理解 33 句
Remember that the mere presence of the library definition in a workspace is all that's required to make the tools behave as you intended.
记住您只需让库定义出现在工作区中，这样就能使工具像您预期的那样工作。
Though never beautiful, he became so alert and merry, so trusting and affectionate, that the mere sight of him was a delight.
尽管它说不上漂亮，但它变得那么机灵、欢快，那么忠实、热情，只要你看它一眼，就能给你带来喜悦。
He was likely a mere figurehead, unable to capitalize upon his abilities or realize his dreams.
他很可能被架空，无法充分发挥自己的能力或者实现自己的梦想。
Short answer is no. Mere possession of a gun by a suspect is NOT enough to justify deadly force.
简短的回答是否定的。仅仅拥有枪支的嫌疑人，是不够使用致命武力的理由。
As we have already begun to see, the mere threat of a disruption to the world's oil supply has caused the price of crude oil to jump.
正如我们已开始看到的，单单是有征兆显示全球石油供应可能中断，就已导致原油价格大幅上涨。
To put it other way, the question of the essence of space is mere speculation, the secrets stay buried at the end of the world.
也就是说，一切的关于空间的本质的问题将只能是猜测，空间的秘密将被雪藏至世界的尽头。
But the mere discussion of these matters in the British Parliament and by the public at large is, in itself, of huge importance.
但是，仅仅是在英国国会讨论这些问题，并且得到广大民众的关注。这本身就有极其重大的意义。
This theatre of war is bigger than the simple issue of being gay, just as the question of love swamps the question of mere sexuality.
就像爱的问题压倒了性取向的问题，这场战争比身为同性恋的问题要重要得多。
That this advice happens to be in their interests is, of course, mere happenstance.
当然，他们这么说“碰巧”也符合自己的利益。
Though he has promised to relinquish his magic, Prospero still seems to see his daughter as a mere pawn in his game.
虽然他已经答应撤回他的魔术，但是普洛斯彼罗仍然似乎视他的女儿为他的游戏一个只典当。
Remember that it is not the mere study of the Law, but to become eminent in the profession of it, which is to yield honor and profit.
记住不只是学习法律而已，而是要在从事法律这种职业上出类拔萃，才能获得荣誉和福利。
In these days of my leisure, it was perhaps the mere whim to collect them which had come upon me.
在我悠闲的那些日子，也许是因为一时的兴致，我要把产生在我心里的幻想收集起来。
While man's desire to explore the earth's bottom is just as great as reaching its top, the ocean floor is no mere curiosity.
尽管人类探测地球之底的欲望与登上世界之巅一样强烈，但想要到达大洋底部单靠强烈的好奇心远远不够。
In one with broken receptors, a mere 6% is enough to overload other tissues to the point where lipids would be toxic.
但是在受体受损的老鼠体中，哪怕饮食中的脂肪含量只有6%，也足够使其他组织中的脂质多到产生毒性。
Just a few years ago, in a game between the Lakers and the Heat, Bynum made his presence felt in just a mere 30 seconds of play.
几年前，在湖人和热火之间的一场比赛，拜纳姆仅用了三十秒就让人们记住了他的潜力。
And yet, a mere cover-up is all they will ever be.
但是，它们也仅仅是掩盖而已，永远都是。
This book is no mere miscellany, but the story of a man's love affair with the oldest means of locomotion: one foot in front of the other.
本书不止是一本杂集，而且也讲述一个男人如何与最古老的行动方式（双脚行动的方式）而钟爱一生的故事。
How nice it would be if I could get a suit made in London. But I can't go to London with the mere purpose of buying a new suit.
如果我能有一套伦敦制作的西服就好了。但我不能只为买一套西服而去伦敦。
The mere demands from financial market participants and corporate board rooms for more money and plenty of it do not make out the case .
单凭金融市场参与者和公司董事会对货币的需求，并不能构成制定相关政策的理由。
Most believed it to be a mere concept of what an E-Class Coupe could look like for example, something of a preview.
大多数认为它仅仅是一个概念，什么是E级跑车可能看起来像例如，某种预览。
And even though it's unlikely he'll win anything at the Olympics, the mere fact that he's there at all seems to be enough.
虽然他在奥运会上获得奖牌的希望很渺茫，但是他能参赛本身已经足够了。
Back in 1980, agricultural investment made up 17% of total foreign aid yet, as of 2006, it had dwindled to a mere 3% of this total.
早在1980年，农业投资仍占外国援助资金的百分之十七，到了2006年，这一比例缩水到了总资金的百分之三。
In Poland they are up in arms against attempts to increase the number of hours a week (a mere 18) they have to spend teaching.
在波兰，他们竭力反对任何增加每周工作（教课）时间（大概18个小时）的企图。
I wanted her far away from me, so unattainable that she could continue as the mere memory she had become and remained all these years.
我想要她离我远一些，远到她没法继续与我维系这层关系，因为她变成了纯粹的记忆，而且这么多年就是这样保持着。
A mere reduction absenteeism does not provide solid evidence for the proposition that robots would be better than humans for factory work.
纯粹减少旷工现象不足以提供有力的证据，来证明机器人比人类能更好地从事工厂工作这一命题。
The result would be to keep the rate of star formation reasonably smooth, stopping a galaxy burning itself out in a mere few billion years.
这样，便能够使新星的形成较为顺利，而且星系不至于在几十亿年后就自行烧毁。
Needless to say, the examples of borrowing from American quoted in the preceding pages are a mere fraction of what might be adduced.
不用说，前面所引的借自美国的词语的种种例子仅仅是可以引证的一小部分。
Some hire people to be mere order-takers or cash register operators. But that's not what selling is all about.
有些商店请人来接受顾客购买或操作收银机。但那不是销售的全部。
But this was no mere accident or casual foul-up in a live programme.
但这绝不仅是某次直播节目中的事故或偶然混乱。
When one has such a notion, activity is a mere unavoidable means to something else; it is not significant or important on its own account.
如果我们持这种观点，活动就只是获得某种别的东西的不可避免的手段；活动自身没有意义，无关重要。
She lost the election by a mere 20 votes.
她仅仅以20票之差落选。
He’s a mere child.
他只是个孩子。
It can’t be a mere coincidence that they left at the same time.
他们同时离开不可能仅仅是巧合。