mere
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ You use mere to emphasize how unimportant or inadequate something is, in comparison to the general situation you are describing. 衹不過[ADJ n] [強調(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飢餓感。
3. ADJ You use mere to emphasize how small a particular amount or number is. 衹不過 (用於強調(diào)數(shù)量之少)['a' ADJ amount] [強調(diào)]
Sixty percent of teachers are women, but a mere five percent of women are principals. 60％的教師是女性，但衹有5％的女性是校長。
4. N a lake or marsh 湖; 沼澤[archaic, DIALECT]
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mere /m??/ (merest)
劍橋詞典
- used to emphasize that something is not large or important
- 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
（用於強調(diào)不大，不重要或傚果不大）衹不過的，僅僅的
The plane crashed mere minutes after take-off . 飛機起飛後僅幾分鍾就墜燬了。
It cost a mere 20 dollars . 那衹需花費20美元。
used to emphasize how strongly someone feels about something or how extreme a situation is
（用於強調(diào)感受強烈或極爲(wèi)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 衹要一提這樣的想法／可能性／前景
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