mere
mere
英[mɪə(r)]美[mɪr]
adj.仅仅，只不过，小的，轻微的，纯粹的；
n.小湖，池塘，〈英〉边境（线）；
复数：meres;
*高级：merest;
例句
The suppression of the revolt took a mere two days.镇压叛乱只用了两天时间。
That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
They were mere puppets manipulated by other men.他们只不过是受人操纵的傀儡而已。
It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
He is a mere nobody, and it is mere a matter of time for people to recognize him.他只不过是个小人物, 要大家认清这一点只是时间问题。
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.
It was mere waste of breath to argue with a person in so unreasonable a state of mind.与一个如此不讲道理的人争论纯粹是浪费口舌。
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。
He seemed so young, a mere boy.他看来那么年轻，只是个孩子。
英语四级真题
The fact that participants were willing to substitute part of a food item for the mere prospect of a relatively small monetary award is interesting, says Reimann.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Adults chose the smaller portion on the mere promise of a future award.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文a mere skeleton of traditional textbooks
出自-2013年6月阅读原文"The fact that participants were willing to substitute part of a food item for the mere prospect of a relatively small monetary award is interesting," says Reimann.
2016年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section CSeattle gets an average of a mere 7 days a year with thunder.
2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C英语六级真题
How much is today's spirit of harmony a change from our more turbulent past? A mere generation ago, parentchild relations were described as the generation gap.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文What Nijay didn't realize about his school—Tennessee State University — was its frighteningly low graduation rate: a mere 29 percent for its first-generation students.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文It is actually something deeper than mere happiness: it is joy, which the monk（僧侣）David Steindl-Rast describes as "that kind of happiness that doesn't depend on what happens.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文The independence created by philosophical insight is—in my opinion—the mark of distinction between a mere artisan (工匠) or specialist and a real seeker after truth," Einstein wrote in 1944.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文Another part of the study suggests far more is at stake than the mere expression of views.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文A mere generation ago, parent-child relations were described as "the generation gap".
2016年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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.
例句
...successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success...不仅仅是成功而是大获成功的展览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。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.
例句
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。Whenever there was a gap in the traffic the merest pressure on the accelerator was enough to close it...每当车流里出现了一点儿空距，只要稍稍一踩油门，空距就没有了。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.
例句
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%。Tickets are a mere £7.50 at the door...门口买票只要7.5英镑。英汉词典释义
adj.
仅仅, 只不过
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。纯粹的
It was mere waste of breath to argue with a person in so unreasonable a state of mind.与一个如此不讲道理的人争论纯粹是浪费口舌。只凭…就足以 (只用于名词前)
The mere thought of eating made him feel sick.他一想到吃饭就觉得恶心.The mere fact that they were prepared to talk was encouraging.他们愿意商谈，这就很不错了。n.
小湖；池塘
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a small pond of standing water
Adjective
1. being nothing more than specified;
"a mere child"2. apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;
"only the bare facts""shocked by the mere idea""the simple passage of time was enough""the simple truth"
