mere
US
UK mere adj: (just, no more than)
SC 仅仅的 jǐn jǐn de
TC 僅僅的
TC 僅僅的
SC 只不过的 jǐn jǐn de ，zhǐ bú guò de
SC 只有 jǐn jǐn de ，zhǐ yǒu
TC 只有
TC 只有
As a mere employee, I have no power to hire or fire anyone.
The farmer harvested a mere 200 pounds of potatoes from his entire field.
It takes mere minutes to make this simple recipe.
农夫从整片田里只收获了200磅土豆。
mere n: NZ (weapon) (毛利人作战用的)
SC 棍棒 gùn bàng
The Maori fighter was trained in the use of a mere.
mere n: UK, literary (lake, pond)
SC 池塘 chí táng
TC 池塘
TC 池塘
SC 小湖
mere chance n: (coincidence alone)
SC 纯属偶然 chún shǔ ǒu rán
TC 純屬偶然
TC 純屬偶然
SC 纯属巧合 chún shǔ ǒu rán，chún shǔ qiǎo hé
He didn't win by mere chance; he was the best-trained and strongest of the racers.
mere child n: (very young person)
SC 不过是个孩子 bú guò shì gè hái zi
A mere child can't be expected to understand the stock market.
mere existence n: (very presence, fact of existing)
SC 生存 shēng cún
TC 生存
TC 生存
SC 存在本身 shēng cún，cún zài běn shēn
Is the mere existence of the death penalty sufficient to deter crime? They not only doubt the scope of climate change, but its mere existence.
mere shadow n: ([sth] or [sb] weaker than before)
SC 不过是泡影 bú guò shì pào yǐng
Following his long illness he is a mere shadow of his former self.