🔑mereBrE/mɪə(r)/NAmE/mɪr/adjective[only before noun] (mer·est, ) 🔑usedwhenyouwanttoemphasizehowsmall, unimportant, etc. sb/sthis仅仅的;只不过◆Ittookheramere20minutestowin. 她只花了 20 分钟就赢了。◆Amere2%oftheirbudgethasbeenspentonpublicity. 他们的预算开支只有 2% 用于宣传。◆Heseemedsoyoung, amereboy. 他看来那么年轻,只是个孩子。◆You'vegotthejob. Theinterviewwillbeamereformality. 你已经得到了这份工作。面试不过是个形式。usedwhenyouaresayingthatthefactthataparticularthingispresentinasituationisenoughtohaveaninfluenceonthatsituation只凭…就足以◆Hismerepresence(= justthefactthathewasthere)madeherfeelafraid. 他当时在场,这就足以让她害怕了。◆Themerefactthattheywerepreparedtotalkwasencouraging. 他们愿意商谈,这就很不错了。◆Themerethoughtofeatingmadehimfeelsick. 他一想到吃东西就觉得恶心。◆Themerest(= theslightest)hintofsmokeisenoughtomakeherfeelill. 最细微的一丝烟就能使她感到不舒服。Adjectives that only come before a nounall-round,antenatal,aspiring,chief,dedicated,eventual,express,high-flying,live2,lone,mere,mitigating,rogue,sheer,standout,ulterior,utter