柯林斯詞典mere /m??/ (merest) 1. ADJ You use mere to emphasize how unimportant or inadequate something is, in comparison to the general situation you are describing. 只不過[ADJ n] [強(qiáng)調(diào)] ...successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success. …不僅僅是成功，而是大獲成功的展覽。 There is more to good health than the mere absence of disease. 健康不僅僅指不生病，還包括更多。2. ADJ You use mere to indicate that a quality or action that is usually unimportant has a very important or strong effect. 單單的 (用來指某事雖小卻有重要影響)[ADJ n] The mere mention of food had triggered off hunger pangs. 單單提到食物就引起了陣陣的饑餓感。3. ADJ You use mere to emphasize how small a particular amount or number is. 只不過 (用于強(qiáng)調(diào)數(shù)量之少)['a' ADJ amount] [強(qiáng)調(diào)] Sixty percent of teachers are women, but a mere five percent of women are principals. 60％的教師是女性，但只有5％的女性是校長。4. N a lake or marsh 湖; 沼澤[archaic, DIALECT] 返回 mere劍橋詞典used to emphasize that something is not large or important （用于強(qiáng)調(diào)不大，不重要或效果不大）只不過的，僅僅的 The plane crashed mere minutes after take-off . 飛機(jī)起飛后僅幾分鐘就墜毀了。 It cost a mere 20 dollars . 那只需花費20美元。 used to emphasize how strongly someone feels about something or how extreme a situation is （用于強(qiáng)調(diào)感受強(qiáng)烈或極為重要）僅僅地 The mere thought of it (= just thinking about it) makes me feel sick . 一想起它就讓我不舒服。 People became excited at the mere mention of his name . 一提到他的名字人們就激動起來。 the mere idea /possibility /prospect of something 只要一提這樣的想法／可能性／前景 例句 It took a mere five minutes for the world champion to dispose of his opponent .His tumultuous triumph five years ago now seems a mere footnote in history .The committee is a mere appendage of the council and has no power of its own.She had that indefinable something that went beyond mere sex appeal .A thousand pounds is a mere bagatelle to him.The mere possibility of a tax increase was enough to enrage him.Is it really possible that the mere presence of certain actors can doom a TV show? 返回 mere