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Mere Merest Emphasize Small Fact Feel Superlative Adj

word mere
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mere ★★★☆☆
/mɪ͟ə(r)/

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 形容词]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.
  [ADJ n]
  [emphasis]
  • ...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。

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 2
    [ADJ 形容词]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.
      [ADJ n]
  • 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。

  • The team manager has been quick to clamp down on the merest hint of complacency.

    球队主教练很快就消除了自满的小苗头。

  • 3
    [ADJ 形容词]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.
      [a ADJ amount]
      [emphasis]
  • 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。

  • For the past two decades, North Carolina taxed cigarettes at a mere 2 cents a packet.

    过去20年里,北卡罗来纳州的香烟税仅为每包2美分。


  • Oxford
    mere ★ / mɪə(r) ; NAmE mɪr /
    adjective
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    noun
    mere meres merest
    adjective ★ [only before noun ] ( superlative mer·est no comparative ) 1 ★ used when you want to emphasize how small, unimportant, etc. sb/sth is 仅仅的;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。 2 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 只凭…就足以 ◆ 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 thatthey were prepared to talk was encouraging. 他们愿意商谈,这就很不错了。 ◆ The mere thought ofeating made him feel sick. 他一想到吃东西就觉得恶心。 ◆ 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 also used in names 也用于名称 a small lake 小湖;池塘 mere / mɪə(r) ; NAmE mɪr /
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    mere1 adjective
    mere2 noun
    meremere1 /mɪə $ mɪr/ ●○○ adjective (superlative merest) [only before noun, no comparative]
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    1used to emphasize how small or unimportant something or someone is:  She lost the election by a mere 20 votes. He’s a mere child. It can’t be a mere coincidence that they left at the same time.2used to emphasize that something which is small or not extreme has a big effect or is important:  The merest little noise makes him nervous. The mere thought of food made her feel sick. The mere fact that the talks are continuing is a positive sign.
    mere1 adjective
    mere2 noun
    meremere2 noun [countable]
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    literary a lake
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