adj.
仅仅的；只不过
used when you want to emphasize how small, unimportant, etc. sb/sth is
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。
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
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。
noun
BrE literary小湖；池塘
a small lake
mere
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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。
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ADJ 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....successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success...
不仅仅是成功而是大获成功的展览
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ADJ 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.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。
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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.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%。
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For as a result of confusing the real world of nature with mere signs
作为将真实的自然世界与仅仅的符号相混淆的结果
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When faced with an authority figure mere conformity can be transformed into obedience .
当面对权威人物时，仅仅的从众心理将会转变为服从。
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The mere thought of eating made him feel sick .
他一想到吃饭就觉得恶心。
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It took her a mere 20 minutes to win .
她只花了20分钟就赢了。
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His mere presence made her feel afraid .
他当时在场，这就足以让她害怕了。
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Such things are not for mere mortals like ourselves .
这种事不会落在我们这样的凡夫俗子身上。
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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。
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The merest 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。
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The mere fact of being poor makes such children criminals in the eyes of the police .
只因为贫穷就使得这群儿童成为警方眼中的罪犯。
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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。
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He already knows he has the job so the interview is a mere formality .
他已知道得到了这个工作，所以面试仅仅是走走过场。
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Mere words , unaccompanied by any violence , cannot amount to an assault .
只有言语而未伴随暴力不能算攻击。
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She hesitated for the merest fraction of a second .
她略微犹豫了一下。
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$ 1 000 is a mere trifle to her .
1000元对她来说不过是区区小数。
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It cost a mere bagatelle .
这个只花了一点钱。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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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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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The American came from behind to snatch victory by a mere eight seconds
美国人后来居上，仅以8秒钟的优势赢得了胜利。
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The problems went deeper than mere teething difficulties .
问题不仅仅是起始阶段的小麻烦那么简单。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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Tickets are a mere £ 7.50 at the door
门口买票只要7.5英镑。
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Acceleration to 60 mph takes a mere 5.7 seconds .
加速到时速60英里只需要5.7秒。
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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。
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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。
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Of the sonnet eleven of the lines are mere padding and say nothing .
那首十四行诗中有11行都是废话，毫无意义。