| 单词 | mere |
| 释义 | mere (mɪəʳ ) Word forms: merest Mere does not have a comparative form. The superlative form merest is used to emphasize how small something is, rather than in comparisons. 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use mere to emphasize how unimportant or inadequate something is, in comparison to the general situation you are describing. [emphasis] ...successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success. There is more to good health than the mere absence of disease. In Poland, the faith has always meant more than mere religion. She'd never received the merest hint of any communication from him. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use mere to indicate that a quality or action that is usually unimportant has a very important or strong effect. The mere mention of food had triggered off hunger pangs. The merest sight of a car sent him into a panic. The team manager has been quick to clamp down on the merest hint of complacency. 3. adjective B2 You use mere to emphasize how small a particular amount or number is. [emphasis] Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but a mere 5 percent of women are heads and deputies. Tickets are a mere £7.50 at the door. Its online business increased sales by a mere 1 per cent. Collocations: mere hours New research suggests that subtle facial cues alert us to infections mere hours after they take hold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Oh, and the battery lasts weeks, not mere hours. The Sun It took mere hours for a mob to tear it down. Times, Sunday Times For although there are mere hours until performance, it has been mere hours since these actors first saw the script. Times, Sunday Times Prior to roughly this period, passing ships stopped irregularly at the island for a period of mere hours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I can't produce that with mere human eloquence. Christianity Today Like there was nothing that me, a mere human being, could do that would cause it to break into a sweat. Times, Sunday Times We cannot mistake it for a mere human foible, and we cannot, most certainly, in any situation, forgive it. Times, Sunday Times That's not ordinary for a mere human. Christianity Today These included explosions and the breaking of wind beyond the capacity of a mere human. Times, Sunday Times M3s on the second-hand market are always fairly cheap, so to make your 335i look attractive you'll have to sell it on for mere pennies. Times, Sunday Times The site contains hundreds of meals for mere pennies a portion. The Sun With mere pennies coming in, we were having a hard enough time just paying everyone's salaries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sold for mere pennies over face during the years of production, they were not popular with collectors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The mere possibility of it happening keeps me awake every single night. Times, Sunday Times The mere possibility of another change of prime minister has elicited a cacophony of demands for an early general election. Times, Sunday Times For this reason, the mere possibility of disclosure may impede disclosure of the confidential relationship necessary for successful treatment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the end, lacking an acknowledgement of an aspect of reality that goes beyond mere possibilities of sensation, such a position leads to a version of subjective idealism. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But your mere presence will support her in her struggle to carry on. Times, Sunday Times His mere presence unsettled batsmen, who could be sure that the slightest mishit would be snaffled. Times, Sunday Times Because of his mere presence, an element of uncertainty prevailed. Times, Sunday Times But his game management has been exemplary and his mere presence prompts palpitations in opposition defences. Times, Sunday Times That his mere presence changed rubbish into quality. Times, Sunday Times Some dismissed the schemes as mere rhetoric while others said that they were unworkable. Times, Sunday Times And he has gone beyond mere rhetoric. Times, Sunday Times The comment was not mere rhetoric designed to take the heat out of any teething problems. Times, Sunday Times Joint management teams between the authorities supporting one-stop information points for the public are taking partnership working beyond mere rhetoric. Times, Sunday Times Occasionally we run into each other and, although her life hasn't evolved happily, to this day the mere sight of her makes me uncomfortable. Times,Sunday Times The mere sight of the fighter in the early days of the war had terrified the invaders and roused the spirits of the outnumbered defenders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our brains fill with reward chemicals at the mere sight of it all. Times, Sunday Times If you are like me, then you find the mere sight of people travelling at 100mph alarming. Times, Sunday Times Apparently, the mere sight of the colour red makes the metabolic rate of a human being increase by 13.4%. Times, Sunday Times Bulletin inserts with sermon fill-in-the-blank outlines transform my junior high son from a mere spectator into an active listener. Christianity Today I was a mere spectator. Times, Sunday Times I am therefore a mere spectator of this machine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As always, it was bad news for people lower down, but no big deal for us, mere spectators on the hillside. Times, Sunday Times Now the leading players in those dramas are set to become mere spectators, via 42in plasma screens on the wall. Times, Sunday Times Luckily (for them and for us), their conclusions proved to be mere speculation. Christianity Today Anyway, mere speculation, all of that. Times, Sunday Times In order to satisfy that stringent test, evidence was required, not mere speculation, and that evidence would be subjected to rigorous examination. Times, Sunday Times Many are still in the early planning stages, or even mere speculation, as with the transatlantic tunnel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Moral inquiry, within the present context, means inquiry into practical matters (as opposed to mere speculation or scientific inquiry). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The quantities are vague, the method a mere suggestion, relying on the cook's instinct. Times, Sunday Times The mere suggestion has long been his motivational oxygen. Times, Sunday Times But he was scandalised by the mere suggestion of stopping play. Times, Sunday Times Of course, we could all pull measured faces and roll our eyes at the mere suggestion that such generalisations could bear any weight at all, but, of course, they do. Times, Sunday Times The mere suggestion of the need to forgive can cause some to wince because the injury done to them has left a wound that has not healed. Christianity Today The discrepancy between the order made and the order required was no mere technicality. Times, Sunday Times Instead, he broke parliamentary protocol by referring to teachers sitting in the public gallery, a mere technicality. Times, Sunday Times Hopefully, it will end the shameless denial of payouts to customers in desperately vulnerable positions on a mere technicality. Times, Sunday Times That was not a mere technicality. Times, Sunday Times Sensible alterations to the methodology, which are more than mere technicalities, are coming. Times, Sunday Times The mere thought of the alternative brings tears to the eyes. The Sun If you're standing on a chair screaming at the mere thought of them, then you're just silly. Times, Sunday Times If the mere thought of all this acrylic makes you break out in hives, that's cool: there are plenty of designer versions too. Times, Sunday Times I'm 20 years younger and the mere thought of attending an after-show shindig fills me with horror. The Sun The mere thought of her huckleberry muffins still fills me with great peace. Globe and Mail The mere threat of being hosed down with freezing water and a good batoning was enough. The Sun In the event, the mere threat of a democratic verdict has done its invisible work. Times, Sunday Times But it's slightly worrying to hear officials say they hope the mere threat of bailiffs will be enough to make cheats pay up before getting the knock. The Sun They very rarely actually gave anyone a thick ear; the mere threat of it was enough. Times, Sunday Times At the professional level, often the mere threat of material loss (i.e., an anticipated tactic) induces the opponent to pursue an alternative line. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's deeper than mere words but not as committed as an embrace. Times, Sunday Times The mere words 'stem cell' pack a punch of controversy. Times, Sunday Times Have these mere words gone so far as to change the way people actually live? Christianity Today He'd better mean it, or the new guidelines will once again be mere words. Times, Sunday Times For a family to lose someone so young cannot be explained in mere words. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 仅仅的 Japanese: ほんの |
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