1 ADV [ADVERB before verb] 只不过;仅仅 You use merely to emphasize that something is only what you say and not better, more important, or more exciting. 只不过;仅仅 [emphasis]
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Michael is now merely a good friend.
迈克尔现在仅仅是个不错的朋友而已。
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Francis Watson was far from being merely a furniture expert.
弗朗西斯·沃森远远不止是个家具行家。
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Merely because you believe a thing is right, it isn't automatically so.
事情不会仅仅因为你相信它是对的，就会必然如此。
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They are offering merely technical assistance.
他们仅仅是在提供技术援助。
SYN only, but, just, simply
2 ADV 只不过，仅仅(用于强调数量之小) You use merely to emphasize that a particular amount or quantity is very small. 只不过，仅仅(用于强调数量之小) [emphasis]
3 PHRASE 不仅仅 You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement. 不仅仅 [emphasis]
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The team needs players who want to play cricket for England, not merely any country that will have them.
球队需要的是想为英格兰而战的板球选手，而不是愿为任何国家打球的选手。
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His were not merely crimes of theft but of violence against elderly people.
他所犯的不止是偷窃罪，而是针对老年人的暴力犯罪。
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