mere

[miə]

adj.仅仅的, 纯粹的
n.小湖,地标,边界

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。

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  

英英释义

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

同义词：bare, simple

补充

meremere英:[miə] 美:[mɪr]adj.1.仅仅, 只不过Mere words won't help.光说没用。It is a mere matter of time.这仅仅是时间的问题。2.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。

例句

1. It's a mere formality.这只不过是个形式。 2. In Poland, the faith has always meant more than mere religion.在波兰, 信仰从来不仅仅是宗教。 3. They were mere puppets.他们只不过是傀儡。 4. The mere suggestion that she might have to scrub the floor filled her with horror.她或许不得不去擦洗地板, 这一丝半缕的征兆就让她充满了恐惧。 5. The mere mention of food made her feel sick.单单提到食物就会让她感到恶心。 6. Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but a mere 5 percent of women are heads or 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％。 7. Tickets are a mere £7.50 at the door.门口买票只要7.5英镑。 8. North Carolina taxed cigarettes at a mere 2 cents a packet.北卡罗来纳州对每包烟只征税额两美分。 9. 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空距, 只要稍稍踩一踩油门, 空距就没有了。 10. the merest hint of criticism一丁点儿批评的暗示 11. 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。 12. questions that cannot be answered by mere mortals.不是凡人能回答的问题。 13. the merest hint of make-up.淡淡的化妆。 14. [in place names]Hornsea mere.霍恩西湖。 15. 90% of the country's land is owned by a mere 2% of the population.该国90%的土地掌握在仅仅2%的人口手里。 16. The mere thought of giving a speech in public makes me feel sick.一想到公开发表演说，我就觉得厌恶。 17. The merest smell of the fish market made her feel ill.一点点鱼市场的气味也使她感到不适。 18. She was a mere child [=she was only a child] when her father died.她父亲去世的时候她还只是个孩子。 19. His voice did not rise above a mere whisper. = His voice did not rise above the merest [=slightest] whisper.他的声音充其量只是耳语。 20. You can taste a mere hint of spice. = You can taste the merest hint of spice.你可以尝出一点点香料的味道。 21. The trip takes a mere two hours. [=the trip takes only two hours]这次出行仅需两个小时。 22. You can own this car for a mere 20 dollars a week.每个星期只要花上20美元，你就可以拥有这辆车。 23. These mysteries can't be solved by mere mortals like us.这些奥秘不是我们这些凡夫俗子可以揭开的。 24. The mere thought of going makes me nervous.想想要去我就紧张。 25. The mere fact that he agreed to help us is a good sign.虽然仅仅是答应要帮助我们，但这也是一个好兆头。 26. The mere/merest mention of his name makes her angry.只要一提他的名字她就生气。 27. He gets sick at the merest sight of blood.他只要一见到血就恶心。