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。
1 ADJ [ADJ n] 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. 只不过;仅仅 [emphasis]
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...successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success.
不仅仅是成功而是大获成功的展览
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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。
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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。
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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 [ADJ n] 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. 极小的，微不足道的，单单(表示虽小却有重要影响)
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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。
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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。
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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 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. 只不过，仅仅(用于强调数量之小) [emphasis]
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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%。
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Tickets are a mere £7.50 at the door.
门口买票只要7.5英镑。
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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。
SYN bare, slender, trifling, meagre
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