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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔Joneses〕Many people were holding down three jobs just to keep up with the Joneses.许多人同时做3份工作只不过是为了和别人攀比。柯林斯高阶〔PRETEND〕I don't think she's really ill - she's just putting it on because she doesn't want to go to school. 我觉得她不是真病—只不过假装罢了，因为她不想去上学。朗文写作活用〔USE〕During the 70s many Eastern European leaders were merely puppets of the Kremlin. 那时，许多小国家的领导人只不过是帝国的傀儡。朗文写作活用〔advance〕I merely advance a possibility.我只不过提出一种可能性而已。英汉大词典〔affair〕The only bridge across the river was a flimsy affair of ropes and rotten wood.河上唯一的一座桥只不过是用绳子和烂木头拼凑出的简易过河通道。韦氏高阶〔ambulance〕Her attorney is nothing more than an ambulance chaser.她的律师只不过是个唯利是图的人。牛津搭配〔bend the law/rules〕Can't you bend the rules a little? I was only a few minutes late.你就不能稍微变通一下吗？我只不过迟到了几分钟而已。剑桥高阶〔biggie〕They were only making it easier for their fellow students to download music. No biggie, right?他们只不过是让同学能更方便地下载音乐。这没什么大不了的, 对吧？外研社新世纪〔bureaucrat〕He was just another faceless bureaucrat.他只不过是一个典型的机械刻板的官员。牛津搭配〔but〕He is but a child.他只不过是个娃娃。英汉大词典〔capacity〕We are simply involved in an advisory capacity on the project.我们只不过是以顾问身分参与这个项目。牛津高阶〔chance〕The results may simply be due to chance.这样的结果可能只不过是巧合。麦克米伦高阶〔cheap〕It was nothing but a cheap trick (=unkind trick) .那只不过是个卑鄙的伎俩。朗文当代〔clutch〕I knew that trying the alternative medicine was just clutching at straws.我很清楚尝试非传统疗法只不过是在抓救命稻草。朗文当代〔dissimulate〕They were just dissimulating,pretending to be friendly.他们只不过是掩饰感情，假装友好。21世纪英汉〔dodge〕It was just another dodge to get out of working.这只不过是逃避工作的又一个伎俩。韦氏高阶〔do〕I have only done my duty.我只不过尽了我的责任而已。英汉大词典〔drama queen〕Don't worry, he's just being a drama queen.不用担心，他只不过是在小题大做罢了。柯林斯高阶〔empty〕His father threatened to throw him out, but he knew it was an empty threat.他父亲威胁要把他赶出去, 但他知道那只不过是吓吓他罢了。外研社新世纪〔empty〕His father threatened to throw him out, but he knew it was an empty threat.他父亲威胁要把他赶出去，但他知道那只不过是吓吓他罢了。柯林斯高阶〔entertainment〕We didn't mean to hurt him. It was just a bit of fun.我们并非有意要伤害他，只不过是开个玩笑罢了。牛津高阶〔escapism〕Horoscopes are merely harmless escapism from an ever-bleaker world.占星术只不过是让人逃避越发令人沮丧的世界的无害消遣罢了。柯林斯高阶〔evasion〕His reply was nothing but careful evasions.他的回答只不过是巧言托词而已。韦氏高阶〔excuse〕It's just an excuse for a party.这只不过是找个借口聚会罢了。牛津搭配〔existence〕Christianity taught that our earthly existence was merely a preparation for life after death.基督教义说，我们现世的存在，只不过是为死后的来生做准备。牛津搭配〔fake〕He isn't really hurt; he's only faking.他并未真正受伤,只不过是在装样子而已。英汉大词典〔funny〕I know he is just being funny.我知道他只不过是在逗乐子。英汉大词典〔generation〕Within a generation, the family had lost all its wealth.只不过一代人，这个家庭就家财罄尽。麦克米伦高阶〔girlie〕They think we're just a bunch of girlies who don't know what we're doing.他们认为我们只不过是一帮不懂事的黄毛丫头。柯林斯高阶〔head〕He is only the nominal head of the company.他只不过是公司的挂名领导罢了。牛津搭配〔hell-raiser〕He said that the protesters were just a bunch of hell-raisers.他说那些抗议者只不过是一群捣蛋鬼。韦氏高阶〔hesitate〕I am sure I dared, but I hesitated to bring a deadlock.当时我不是不敢，只不过我不想把局面搞僵罢了。21世纪英汉〔high〕It's only a low wall—about a metre high.那只不过是一堵矮墙，约一米高。牛津高阶〔inanity〕His speech was nothing but a collection of inanities.他的讲话只不过是蠢话连篇。英汉大词典〔infatuation〕It isn't love, it's just a passing infatuation.那不是爱情，只不过是一时的痴迷。牛津高阶〔instrument〕Some cynics say that popular music is a mere instrument of capitalist domination.有些愤世嫉俗的人说流行音乐只不过是资本主义统治的工具而已。牛津搭配〔joke〕I was only joking.我只不过是在开玩笑。21世纪英汉〔just〕In my opinion, the argument is just about money.在我看来，这场争论只不过是为了钱。麦克米伦高阶〔just〕It was just a silly mistake.这只不过是个愚蠢的错误。麦克米伦高阶〔just〕It's nothing serious – just a small cut.不要紧，只不过是个小伤口。朗文当代〔lackey〕He was nothing but a spineless lackey of the establishment.他只不过是权贵们的一个没骨气的奴才。韦氏高阶〔leech〕They're just a bunch of leeches cadging off others!他们只不过是一群伸手向人要这要那的寄生虫！外研社新世纪〔line〕He's only shooting a line. Don't believe him.他只不过吹牛罢了,你别信他的。英汉大词典〔line〕This is just the latest in a long line of such scandals.这只不过是一长串这类丑闻中最新的一桩罢了。麦克米伦高阶〔merely〕He's merely a child.他只不过是个小孩子。文馨英汉〔mirage〕A peaceful solution proved to be a mirage.和平解决最终只不过是个幻想。韦氏高阶〔moonshine〕All that he says is just a lot of moonshine.他所说的统统只不过是骗人的空话。英汉大词典〔more〕The newly discovered notes are nothing more than Lang's personal journal.新发现的笔记只不过是朗的个人日志。柯林斯高阶〔nevertheless〕What you said was true. It was, nevertheless, a little unkind.你说的都是实话，只不过有点刻薄。朗文当代〔nothing〕You're nothing but a thief.你只不过是个小偷。麦克米伦高阶〔nuisance〕He was nothing but a nuisance and a rascal.他只不过是个令人讨厌的无赖。英汉大词典〔old bat〕She's just a mad old bat.她只不过是个疯老太婆。外研社新世纪〔only〕He is only a child.他只不过是个小孩。英汉大词典〔parrot〕Many literary academics simply parrot a set of impressive-sounding phrases.很多文学学者只不过是鹦鹉学舌般地重复一套唬人的说辞罢了。外研社新世纪〔politely〕Your projected sales figures are, to put it politely, merely intelligent guesses.你预期的销售数字，客气地说，只不过是聪明的猜想罢了。麦克米伦高阶〔postpone〕The inevitable conflict was merely postponed till the next meeting.冲突无法避免，只不过被推迟到了下一次会议的时候罢了。牛津搭配〔price〕Earlier support plans have simply priced cotton out of the world market.早些时候的支持性计划只不过漫天提高了棉花的价格,以至于失去了世界市场。英汉大词典〔procreate〕Those people are concerned only with eating,sleeping and procreating.那些人关心的只不过是吃饭、睡觉和生孩子。21世纪英汉〔put〕Don't put yourself down. You're just a bit older.别小看自己,你只不过是年纪比别人稍大一点而已。英汉大词典〔race〕They may even have raced each other — but not regularly.他们甚至可能曾经相互比试过，只不过不是经常性的。柯林斯高阶〔rap〕He denounced the criticisms as ‘just one bum rap after another.’ 他谴责这样的批评“只不过是一次又一次的横加指斥”。牛津高阶〔rehash〕They are just bringing up all their old rehashed claims with no prospect or vision for the future.他们只不过是在老调重弹，提出的声明中没有对未来的展望或设想。柯林斯高阶〔restate〕The letter merely restated the law of the land.这封信只不过重复了一下土地法。柯林斯高阶〔ritual〕Bargaining at the markets is now just an empty ritual.市场上的讨价还价现在只不过是走形式罢了。牛津搭配〔root up〕To root up all evils is only a fantasy for the time being.根除一切罪恶在目前只不过是一种幻想。21世纪英汉〔rot〕He was only rotting.他只不过是在开玩笑。英汉大词典〔rough and tumble〕It was just a bit of rough and tumble.那只不过是孩子间的小打小闹。剑桥高阶〔ruse〕His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.他的做法只不过是个巧妙的花招，想让我和他约会。韦氏高阶〔scared〕It's only a little injection. It's nothing to be scared about.只不过是打一小针而已，没什么好怕的。牛津搭配〔scattering〕The village was just a scattering of houses along the river.那个村子只不过是一些沿河散布的房子而已。麦克米伦高阶〔secondary〕That is just a secondary consideration.那只不过是次要的考虑因素。牛津高阶〔show〕She pretends to be interested in opera, but it's only for show.她装出一副对歌剧感兴趣的样子，但那只不过是装门面罢了。牛津搭配〔simply〕It is simply a matter of time.这只不过是一个时间的问题美国传统〔spectacle〕The television show was mere spectacle (= had an exciting appearance, but little value).这个电视节目只不过是场面壮观而已。剑桥高阶〔spec〕We just turned up at the airport on spec, hoping that we'd be able to get tickets.我们只不过到机场去碰碰运气，希望能买到机票。剑桥高阶〔spitball〕Don't believe him. He's spitballing.别听他的，他只不过说说而已。21世纪英汉〔stooge〕He's just a stooge for the oil industry.他只不过是石油业的傀儡。韦氏高阶〔string sb along〕She's been promising to pay back the money for six months, but I think she's just stringing me along.她6个月来一直答应说要还钱，但我猜她只不过是在敷衍我而已。剑桥高阶〔string〕He'll never marry her, he's just stringing her along! 他决不会跟她结婚的,他只不过吊吊她的胃口而已!英汉大词典〔succession〕Life was just an endless succession of parties and dinners.生活只不过是一连串没完没了的聚会和晚宴。剑桥高阶〔talk〕It's just talk. He'd never carry out his threats.这只不过是说说而已。他绝不会把他的恫吓付诸行动。牛津高阶〔tentative〕The arrangement is only tentative.这一安排只不过是暂时性的。英汉大词典〔token〕The government has only made a token gesture towards helping the unemployed.政府只不过是做做样子表示了一下对失业者的帮助。牛津高阶〔tongue〕With tongues in their cheeks they say they will abide by the rule.他们说遵守规则,其实只不过说说而已。英汉大词典〔try-on〕His request was just an extraordinary try-on.他的请求只不过是一次绝妙的试探。外研社新世纪〔use〕He had simply used a little imagination.他只不过是用了一点点想象力。外研社新世纪〔word〕The government's promises on nurses' pay turned out to be weasel words (= deliberately unclear).政府对护士工资问题的许诺到头来只不过是推诿之词。牛津搭配〔wound〕Despite the large amount of blood, it was only a flesh wound.尽管流了大量的血，但只不过是皮肉伤。牛津搭配〔yuppie〕They're just a couple of yuppies with more money than sense.他们只不过是一对乱花钱的雅皮士而已。剑桥高阶After Claire failed to get into drama school she said she never wanted to be an actress anyway, but we think that's just sour grapes.克莱尔没能进入戏剧学校后，她说她从未想过当演员，但我们认为这种话只不过是酸葡萄而已。剑桥国际Don't be such a cry-baby. You've only got a small scratch on your knee.别做哭娃娃，只不过是膝盖上擦破一点皮。剑桥国际I suspect that her backache was just a way of getting out of the housework.我怀疑她的背痛只不过是想逃避做家务的一种借口。剑桥国际It turned out to be a wild-goose chase. 结果证明这只不过是一场徒劳。译典通It's really not very interesting work, just a lot of number-crunching.这实在不是一项有趣的工作，只不过大量地捣弄数字而已。剑桥国际Life was just an endless succession of parties and dinners.生活只不过是一连串不停的聚会和宴会。剑桥国际Patriarchy has not disappeared -- it has merely changed form.父权制并没有消失----它只不过是改变了形式。剑桥国际The child's bad behaviour is often no more than a way of trying to deflect his mother's attention away from his sister.这个小孩的坏行为往往只不过是一种手段，想引开母亲对姐姐的关注。剑桥国际These so-called reforms are just cosmetic half-measures which do nothing to resolve the problem.这些所谓的改革只不过是粉饰的折中办法，对解决问题根本没用。剑桥国际They're just a couple of yuppies with more money than sense.他们只不过是一对金钱多理智少的雅皮士。剑桥国际Those accusations are (absolute/complete/mere/utter) nonsense.那些指责（绝对/完全/只不过/全然）是胡说八道。剑桥国际 |
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