mere
[miə]
adj.仅仅的, 纯粹的
n.小湖,地标,边界
例句与用法:
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。
Your hope of promotion is a mere delusion.
你提升的希望只不过是一种幻觉。
Don't scold him; he is a mere child.
别责备他,他只不过是个孩子。
The merest little thing makes him nervous.
最微不足道的小事也会使他紧张。
a.[B]
仅仅的, 只不过的
The mere thought of the ruffian made her shudder.
她一想到那个恶棍就不寒而栗。
It is a mere 100 meter from my house to the theater.
从我家到剧场只有一百公尺。
n.
【古】【书】浅湖; 池[C]
Sometimes on lonely mountain meres, I find a magic bark.
偶而在孤寂荒凉的山间小湖, 我觅得一只神奇的小帆船。
mere
词义辨析:
同义:
a.纯粹的, 绝对的
absolute
utter
complete
a.普通的, 仅仅的
ordinary
common
commonplace
insignificant
piddling
paltry
nothing more than
trifling
little
small
minor
only
mere1[miə]adj.1.■最高级 merest2.■仅仅的;只不过的3.■【法律】独立完成的4.■[废语]绝对的;完全的;彻头彻尾的;十足的5.■[废语](人种、语言、酒等)纯粹的;不掺杂的be no mere…绝非仅仅是一个…而已 mere2[miə]n.1.■[古语、诗歌用语]2.■湖泊;池塘3.■[英国方言]沼泽4.■[废语]海;海湾 mere3[miə]n.1.■[英国方言、古语]边界;界线;界标[亦作 mear]
meremere[miə]adj.1.■仅仅的, 只不过的2.■纯粹的amere imitation不过(是)模拟a mere shadow不过(是)泡影It is a mere trifle.那只是无关紧要的琐事而已。The merest little thing makes him nervous.一点点小事就使他精神紧张。At the mere thought of him her heart began to beat fiercely.她一想到他心就开始激烈地跳动。
[mɪə]
adjective
- [attrib.]that is solely or no more or better than what is specified
只不过,仅仅
they dismissed Bolton for a mere fourteen runs.
他们仅仅跑动得了14分,就迫使博尔顿队退场了。
questions that cannot be answered by mere mortals.
不是凡人能回答的问题。
■(the merest)the smallest or slightest
最少的;最轻微的
the merest hint of make-up.
淡淡的化妆。
- late Middle English (in the senses 'pure' and 'sheer, downright'): from Latin merus 'undiluted'
mere2
[mɪə]
noun
- (chiefly poetic/literary)a lake or pond
(主诗/文)湖;池塘
[in place names]Hornsea Mere.
霍恩西湖。
- Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meer 'lake' and German Meer 'sea', from an Indo-European root shared by Russian more and Latin mare
mere3
[ˈmɛri]
noun
- a Maori war club, especially one made of greenstone
(尤指毛利人用绿岩制的武器)石棒
- Maori
mere
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
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