| [/mɪə(r); mɪr/] adj [attrib 作定语] (no comparative form 无比较级) 用法:
1 nothing more than; no better or more important than 仅仅的; 只不过; 不超过:
She's a mere child. 她只不过是个孩子. *
He's not a mere boxer:
he's world champion. 他不只是拳击手, 还是世界冠军呢. *
Mere words (ie Words without acts) won't help. 光说（不做）无济於事. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) the merest sth the smallest or most unimportant thing 最微小的或最不重要的事:
The merest noise is enough to wake him. 一丁点儿声音就足以把他吵醒. mere 2
[/mɪə(r); mɪr/] n (esp in place names 尤用於地名) pond; small lake 池塘; 小湖. |