| 单词 | merely |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔Chiltern Hundreds〕A merely formal office applied for by members of Parliament when they wish to resign from the House of Commons.奇尔特恩诸邑：一个议会议员若要从众议院辞职须申请此职位的虚职美国传统〔ONLY〕The President's position is merely ceremonial; it is the Chancellor who holds real power. 总统的职位只是形式上的，掌实权的是总理。朗文写作活用〔ONLY〕You are not there to teach, but merely to supervise the children. 你去不是为了教书，你只要管好孩子们就行。朗文写作活用〔PREJUDICED〕She denies being a racist, claiming to be merely patriotic. 她否认自己是种族主义者，声称只是爱国而已。朗文写作活用〔TELL〕His contact had not merely tipped him off that drugs were on the premises, he had told him where to look. 他的线人不仅给他报信说毒品在屋内，还告诉他在哪里找。朗文写作活用〔actuality〕In actuality, Teddie did not have a disorder but merely a difficult temperament.实际上, 特迪没有病, 只不过是脾气不好。外研社新世纪〔actuality〕In actuality, Teddie did not have a disorder but merely a difficult temperament.实际上，小特迪并非哪不正常，而仅仅是属于困难型气质。柯林斯高阶〔add〕Rather than providing a solution, their statements merely added fuel to the fire.他们的声明不但没有解决问题，反而火上浇油。朗文当代〔adequate〕Her first performance was merely adequate.她的初次演出只能说是差强人意。英汉大词典〔advance〕I merely advance a possibility.我只不过提出一种可能性而已。英汉大词典〔amiable〕Do you really want to come or are you merely being amiable? 你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅应个景?英汉大词典〔ape〕French films which merely aped Hollywood.只是照搬好莱坞模式的法国电影柯林斯高阶〔ape〕French films which merely aped Hollywood一味模仿好莱坞的法国电影外研社新世纪〔appetizer〕All that has been told is merely an appetizer for the book itself.说到上述种种只是为了引起读者对这部书本身的更大兴趣。英汉大词典〔artifact〕The drop in scores was merely an artifact of the way the test was administered.成绩下滑只不过是考试管理方式导致的一种假象。韦氏高阶〔artist〕He is not merely a good cook, he is an artist.他不只是个好厨子,还可算是烹饪大师呢。英汉大词典〔band-aid solution〕Tax credits given to students are merely a band-aid solution to the rising cost of getting an education.减免学生的课税只是应对教育费用上涨的一个权宜之计。剑桥高阶〔bluff〕It is merely a bluff.那只不过是虚张声势而已。英汉大词典〔born〕Some are born in slavery, others born merely poor.一些人出身于奴隶，另一些人只是出身于贫苦家庭。韦氏高阶〔camouflage〕He believed that her kindness was merely a camouflage for her real intentions.他认为她的好心不过是为了掩饰她的真实意图。剑桥高阶〔campus〕When a freshman is campused, he is not actually confined to the campus but merely deprived of some privilege or other.当我们说大学一年级生在校园里受到限制,这并不是说他真是被禁闭在校园内,而只是指他被剥夺了某些权利。英汉大词典〔candyfloss〕Popular music nowadays is merely candyfloss.如今流行音乐仅仅是些可有可无的东西。外研社新世纪〔caprice〕She sang a song, merely out of caprice.她只是出于一时的高兴而唱了支歌。英汉大词典〔cite〕I am merely citing his reaction as typical of British industry.我仅以他为例来说明英国工业界的典型反应。柯林斯高阶〔clinically〕He sounded clinically objective, as if the question were merely academic.他听上去客观超脱, 就好像这只是个学术问题。外研社新世纪〔coincidental〕These parallels cannot be merely coincidental.这些相似之处不可能只是巧合。牛津搭配〔cold〕Statistics can be merely cold facts.统计数据可以只是冷冰冰的事实。朗文当代〔collaboration〕Close collaboration between the Bank and the Fund is not merely desirable, it is essential.银行与基金会的紧密合作不仅可取，而且必不可少。柯林斯高阶〔concrete〕He merely cleared and concreted the floors.他只是把地面清理之后浇上了混凝土。外研社新世纪〔condensed〕The Council was merely given a condensed version of what had already been disclosed in Washington.地方议会只得到了华盛顿已披露内容的压缩版。柯林斯高阶〔condensed〕The Council was merely given a condensed version of what had already been disclosed in Washington.委员会只得到一份早已在华盛顿披露出来内容的删节版。外研社新世纪〔confirm〕This latest tragedy merely confirms my view that the law must be tightened.最近发生的悲剧正好印证了我的看法：法律必须趋严。牛津搭配〔context〕Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.征税原则上说不受欢迎, 仅在具体情况下可以接受。外研社新世纪〔context〕Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.征税基本上是不受欢迎的，在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。柯林斯高阶〔cordial〕Relations between the two countries are not merely good: they are cordial.两国之间的关系不仅良好,而且热烈诚挚。英汉大词典〔correct〕The relations between the two countries are merely correct.两国间仅仅保持着不冷不热的关系。英汉大词典〔corrupt〕These expressions merely corrupt your good English.使用这些词句只能使你本来很不错的英语变得一塌糊涂。英汉大词典〔cosmetic〕In general, the students view these changes as merely cosmetic.大体上，学生们认为这些变化只是表面文章。柯林斯高阶〔cosmetic〕These reforms are not merely cosmetic.这些改革不仅仅是装点门面的。牛津高阶〔cosmetic〕Those reforms were merely cosmetic.那些改革仅是粉饰。文馨英汉〔crease〕The bullet merely creased his shoulder.子弹仅擦破他肩部的皮肤。21世纪英汉〔cutesy〕He tried to be bright and ended up merely cutesy.他拼命想卖好讨俏,结果却给人做作的印象。英汉大词典〔difference〕The man is not merely polite, but really interested. One can tell the difference.那人不仅仅是表示客气,而是真正感到兴趣,这两种态度的区别谁都看得出。英汉大词典〔direct〕This merely directs attention away from the real issues.这只不过是将注意力从真正的问题上转移开而已。牛津搭配〔dishonourable〕He was not a dishonourable man, he was merely a professional.他不是个不知羞耻的人，他只是个专业人士。柯林斯高阶〔dishonourable〕He was not a dishonourable man; he was merely a professional.他并非无德之人, 仅仅是出于职业需要。外研社新世纪〔do〕Do; don't merely talk.干吧,别光说。英汉大词典〔drum up〕It is to be hoped that he is merely drumming up business.希望他只是在招徕生意。外研社新世纪〔embitter〕The problem is a combination of religion and politics, and the other issues merely serve to embitter and intensify the conflict.这个问题涉及宗教与政治, 而其他问题只会激化和加深冲突。外研社新世纪〔empty〕If this is the case, then improvement in people's welfare and in the environment will merely be empty words.如果情况是这样的话, 改善人民福利和美化环境只会成为空话。外研社新世纪〔enhancement〕Music is merely an enhancement to the power of her words.音乐只是增强了她话语的力度。外研社新世纪〔enhancement〕Music is merely an enhancement to the power of her words.音乐只是增强了她话语的力度。柯林斯高阶〔exercise〕They are merely exercising their right to free speech.他们只是在行使他们的言论自由权。柯林斯高阶〔exercise〕They are merely exercising their right to free speech.他们只是在行使言论自由的权力而已。外研社新世纪〔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〔exist〕She's not living, she's merely existing.她不是在过活，只不过是在挨日子。21世纪英汉〔expediency〕The choice of terms is merely a matter of practical expediency.选择措词只不过是一件视实际方便而定的事而已。英汉大词典〔fevered〕These stories are merely a product of her fevered imagination.这些故事只不过是她凭空臆想出来的东西。朗文当代〔figurehead〕The Queen is merely a figurehead.女王只是一个名义元首。朗文当代〔figurehead〕The king is merely a figurehead; the government is really run by elected officials.国王只是一个名义上的首脑，政府实际由当选的官员管理。韦氏高阶〔follow〕He was considered a war criminal who merely followed Adolf Hitler.他被视为一个盲目追随阿道夫·希特勒的战犯。外研社新世纪〔formality〕An established form, rule, or custom, especially one followed merely for the sake of procedure or decorum.礼节，俗套：被确认的形式、规则或习俗，尤指仅仅是因为程序或礼仪需要而遵循的美国传统〔fortify〕The news merely fortified their determination.这消息仅仅增强了他们的决心。牛津高阶〔go beyond〕We need to go beyond merely talking about the problem.我们不能只是谈论这个问题，还要做点实事。韦氏高阶〔go-between〕As I told you, I am merely a go-between. It's not my decision to make.我告诉过你的, 我只是个中间人。这事我说了不算。外研社新世纪〔grunt〕He merely grunted his approval.他只是咕哝了一声以表示同意美国传统〔half-truth〕Half-truths merely foster misconceptions and distrust.半真半假的话只能引起误解和不信任。英汉大词典〔heat〕I merely enquired, without heat, whether she would be ready any time soon.我只是心平气和地问了一下她能否很快准备好。外研社新世纪〔highlight〕The talks merely highlighted the great gulf between the two sides.数次会谈仅仅凸显出双方的严重分歧。牛津搭配〔if〕If anyone were to complain, I should merely tell them to write to the manager.如果有人投诉，我只会告诉他们写信给经理。麦克米伦高阶〔illustrate〕His question merely illustrates his ignorance of the subject.他提的问题仅仅说明了他对这个学科的无知。牛津搭配〔impact〕According to the air force, the missile merely impacted with the ground prematurely.根据空军提供的消息，导弹只是提前撞向了地面。柯林斯高阶〔impress〕Never write or speak merely to impress.写文章或讲话都切不可存心哗众取宠。英汉大词典〔incidental〕Information skills are not merely incidental to the curriculum but central to it.信息获取技能绝不是课程中无关紧要的部分，而是核心内容。牛津搭配〔inequality〕The law merely serves to reinforce social inequalities.法律不过是用来强化社会不平等的工具。牛津搭配〔insensitivity〕He was amazed at Deborah's insensitivity in merely shaking her head.德博拉只是摇了摇头, 这种漠然的态度让他很吃惊。外研社新世纪〔insinuating〕She didn't reply - she merely smiled that insinuating smile.她没有直接回答——只是露出了那种意味深长的微笑。剑桥高阶〔judgement〕The inspector's function is not merely to pronounce judgement, but also to suggest improvements.检查员的职责不仅仅是公布评判结果，还要提出改进建议。牛津搭配〔kind〕They differ in kind, not merely in degree.他们有着本质上的不同,不光是程度上的不同。英汉大词典〔last〕A gentleman to the last, he did not run, but merely attempted to stroll away.他始终保持绅士风度，没有拔脚就跑，只是试图移步走开。柯林斯高阶〔lip service〕They merely pay lip service to the idea of involving staff.他们仅仅是口头上承认这个涉及全体职员的想法。外研社新世纪〔maliciously〕That might merely have been malicious gossip.那也许仅仅是些不怀好意的流言蜚语罢了。柯林斯高阶〔means〕He saw his education merely as a means to an end.他把接受教育仅仅看作是达到目的的手段。牛津搭配〔measure〕Success cannot be measured merely in terms of the size of your salary.成功与否不能仅以工资的多少来衡量。牛津搭配〔merely〕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。柯林斯高阶〔merely〕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。柯林斯高阶〔merely〕He merely shrugged and walked away.他只是耸了耸肩就走开了。朗文当代〔merely〕He did not merely recognize black rights. He learned from blacks.他不仅承认黑人的权利,他还向黑人学习。英汉大词典〔merely〕He said nothing, merely smiled and watched her.他什么也没说，只是微笑着看着她。牛津高阶〔merely〕He was far from being merely a furniture expert.他绝不仅仅是一位家具专家。外研社新世纪〔merely〕He was not merely a great baseball player, he was also a great person.他不仅棒球打得好，为人也很好。韦氏高阶〔merely〕He's merely a boy – you can't expect him to understand.他只是个孩子 — 你不要指望他能理解。朗文当代〔merely〕He's merely a child.他只不过是个小孩子。文馨英汉〔merely〕He's merely a good friend.他只是一个好朋友。外研社新世纪〔merely〕I'm merely stating what everybody knows anyway.我说的不过是些老生常谈。牛津高阶〔merely〕I'm not angry, I'm merely trying to say that you could have done it differently.我没生气，我只不过想说你本可以用不同的方式完成此事。麦克米伦高阶〔merely〕It was merely a suggestion.不过是建议一下而已。韦氏高阶〔merely〕It's important to write these goals down, rather than merely think about them.一定要把这些目标写下来，不要光在脑子里想想。朗文当代〔merely〕January was merely a month away.离一月份仅仅剩下一个月的时间了。外研社新世纪〔merely〕The brain accounts for merely three per cent of body weight.大脑仅占体重的3%。柯林斯高阶〔merely〕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。柯林斯高阶〔merely〕They agreed to go merely because they were getting paid for it.他们同意去只是因为他们会得到酬劳。牛津高阶〔merely〕They are offering merely technical assistance.他们仅仅是在提供技术援助。柯林斯高阶〔merely〕They were merely children when their father died.父亲去世的时候他们还只是孩子。韦氏高阶〔merely〕We're merely good friends.我们不过是好朋友而已。朗文当代〔merely〕You don't have to be present. Merely send a letter of explanation.你不一定要出席,只要寄封信去说明一下就可以了。英汉大词典〔merely〕Your essay merely hints at the real problem.你的文章只是暗示了一下真正的问题。韦氏高阶〔morbidly〕They were graded from merely grossly fat to morbidly obese.他们被从重度肥胖划归到了病态肥胖。外研社新世纪〔nay〕The House of Commons can merely say yea or nay to the executive judgment.下院只能对行政决议表示赞同或反对。柯林斯高阶〔nonchalance〕It merely underlines our rather more nonchalant attitude to life.这仅仅是更凸显了我们相当漠然的生活态度。柯林斯高阶〔notice〕She noticed him merely with a nod.她仅以点头向他打招呼。21世纪英汉〔nullify〕This would nullify the effect of the move and merely accelerate inflation.这会使该举措完全失效, 只加速通货膨胀。外研社新世纪〔onto〕Eric can make people laugh merely by walking onto the stage.埃里克只要走上舞台就会逗得人大笑。麦克米伦高阶〔parenthesis〕Of his origins he said very little, merely mentioning in parenthesis that his background was poor.关于他的身世他谈得很少，只是附带地提到他家境贫寒。剑桥高阶〔passive〕It is often assumed that the learner is merely passive.人们常常想当然地认为学习者只是被动接受。牛津搭配〔patriarchy〕Patriarchy has not disappeared - it has merely changed form.父权制并没有消失——只不过是改变了形式。剑桥高阶〔pawn〕He was merely the pawn of the racketeers.他不过是骗子们的爪牙。英汉大词典〔peck〕The boy was merely pecking at his food.那男孩只是在一点一点地吃著食物。文馨英汉〔peg〕Some issues may be merely pegs on which to hang individual hostilities.某些争议问题可能只是发泄私怨的借口罢了。英汉大词典〔pernicious〕There is a pernicious culture of excellence: everything has to be not merely good but the best.对于优秀存在着一种认识的误区：一切都务求最好。外研社新世纪〔pernicious〕There is a pernicious culture of excellence: everything has to be not merely good but the best.对于优秀存在着一种认识的误区：一切都务求最好。柯林斯高阶〔perpetuate〕Giving these events a lot of media coverage merely perpetuates the problem.媒体大量报道这些事件只会使问题持续下去。牛津搭配〔phantom〕The crisis is merely a phantom made up by the media.那场危机只不过是媒体制造的烟幕弹。韦氏高阶〔play at〕When Jack made that remark, he meant merely to play at her.杰克讲那句话，只是想嘲弄她。21世纪英汉〔point〕The conference merely pointed up divisions in the party.这次会议只是显现了该党内部的分歧。牛津高阶〔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〔pretense〕Their indifference is merely pretense.他们的漠不关心只是假象而已。韦氏高阶〔protestation〕He protested that he should perhaps rest a little longer, but it was a merely formal protestation.他抗议说他本应多休息一会儿, 但是那个抗议也仅仅是说说而已。外研社新世纪〔public relations exercise〕The statement is merely a public relations exercise.这份声明只是一种公关手腕而已。外研社新世纪〔push aside〕By pushing aside unpleasant thoughts they merely repress these thoughts.他们对不愉快的想法不予理会，其结果仅仅是压制了这些想法。柯林斯高阶〔pusillanimous〕The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence.当局对暴行只是进行了谴责, 真是太胆小怕事了。外研社新世纪〔pusillanimous〕The authorities have been too pusillanimous in merely condemning the violence.当局对暴行只是进行了谴责，真是太胆小怕事了。柯林斯高阶〔put words in/into sb's mouth〕Stop putting words in my mouth - I didn't say you looked fat in the red dress - I merely said you looked very slim in the black! 别曲解我的话——我并不是说你穿红色显胖——我只是说你穿黑色显得非常苗条！剑桥高阶〔ramify〕The problem merely ramified after the unsuccessful meeting.那次不成功的会议后，问题变得更加复杂了美国传统〔reinforce〕His behaviour merely reinforced my dislike of him.他的行为只能使我更讨厌他。剑桥高阶〔repeat〕There is no point in merely repeating what we've done before.只重复我们以前做过的是没有意义的。牛津搭配〔resolve〕The difficulties in her way merely strengthened her resolve.她所遇到的困难只是让她更加坚定。牛津高阶〔respond〕We do not have a strategy. We merely respond to ideas from local people.我们没有什么策略，只是回应当地民众的意见而已。牛津搭配〔response〕Ronni merely groaned in response.龙尼只是哼了一声，算是回答。朗文当代〔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〔rhetoric〕The speech was dismissed by some people as merely political rhetoric .有些人认为这场演讲只是华而不实的政治空谈。朗文当代〔rote〕You are merely reciting facts that you have learned by rote.你不过是在复述你死记硬背下来的东西罢了。外研社新世纪〔rote〕You are merely reciting facts that you have learned by rote.你只是在背诵自己死记硬背下来的东西。柯林斯高阶〔ruse〕The attack may merely be a ruse by the enemy to distract our forces.这次进攻可能只是敌人用来分散我军力量的一个诡计罢了。牛津搭配〔shake〕He merely shook his head.他只是摇了摇头。牛津搭配〔shrug〕He merely shrugged his shoulders in reply.他只是耸耸肩，算是回答。牛津搭配〔sideline〕The rooms were merely a sideline to the more popular and lucrative restaurant.这些客房 对于更受欢迎、更赚钱的饭店来说, 不过是副业罢了。外研社新世纪〔snap〕The Third World snaps back that such concerns are merely modern versions of colonialism.第三世界反驳说,这种关注只不过是殖民主义的现代翻版而已。 英汉大词典〔spectator〕I wasn't a participant in the preparations, merely a spectator.我没有参与准备工作，我只是个旁观者。韦氏高阶〔stage〕Will this agreement merely set the stage for another war? 这个协议是否只会酿成另一场战争？朗文当代〔statement〕This is merely a statement of fact.这仅仅是事实的说明英汉大词典〔state〕I was merely stating an opinion.我仅仅是表达一个看法。韦氏高阶〔stone〕He is merely throwing the idea forward for discussion, it is not cast in stone.他只是提出这个观点供讨论，它还没板上钉钉。柯林斯高阶〔strengthen〕This merely strengthens our resolve to win the league.这只会更加坚定我们赢得联赛的决心。外研社新世纪〔strengthen〕This temporary setback merely strengthened her resolve.暂时的挫折只不过是更坚定了她的决心。牛津搭配〔stretch〕To say he is ill is stretching the truth—he was merely drunk.说他病了是言过其实,其实他只不过是喝醉了。英汉大词典〔superficial〕Any similarities between the countries are merely superficial.这些国家之间的任何相像之处都仅仅是表面上的。麦克米伦高阶〔survival〕For the poorest people, life was merely a matter of survival.对最贫穷的人来说，生活只是争取活命。牛津搭配〔tangential〕Merely touching or slightly connected.肤浅的：只是接触着的或只是略微有联系的美国传统〔tend〕These arguments tend merely to confuse the reader.这些争论往往只是把读者搞得稀里糊涂的。麦克米伦高阶〔theoretical〕I think I may claim to have practical, and not merely theoretical, qualifications for the task.对于这项任务, 我想我不仅仅可以纸上谈兵, 而且也有实际的资质。外研社新世纪〔tip〕The plane crash is seen as merely the tip of an iceberg.这次客机坠毁事件看来仅仅是事情刚露头。英汉大词典〔titular〕He is titular head of state, and merely signs laws occasionally.他是名义上的国家元首, 只是偶尔签署一下法律法规。外研社新世纪〔titular〕He is titular head, and merely signs laws occasionally.他是名义上的首脑，不过偶尔签字批准法律法规。柯林斯高阶〔tokenism〕Despite pronouncements about being committed to ending apartheid, many U.S. companies engage merely in tokenism.许多美国的公司尽管公开表示愿意终止种族隔离政策,但只是装点门面而已。英汉大词典〔tokenism〕Did the company choose her for her merits, or merely as an act of tokenism? 公司选中她是因为她的工作业绩，还是仅仅为了装点门面？韦氏高阶〔token〕He kept sending gifts and assured her that they were merely small tokens of his appreciation.他不断送她礼物, 并向她保证说这些只是为了略表谢意。外研社新世纪〔token〕He kept sending gifts and assured her that they were merely small tokens of his appreciation… 他不断送她礼物，并向她保证说这些只是为了略表谢意。柯林斯高阶〔tolerate〕She actually seemed pleased to see him: most of her visitors she merely tolerated.她看到他居然显得很高兴：她对于大多数拜访者都是勉强应酬。牛津搭配〔touch〕Photography is merely touched on in the book.摄影在这本书里只是略微提及。牛津搭配〔toy with〕She had no appetite, and merely toyed with the bread and cheese.她没有胃口，只是拨弄着面包和奶酪。柯林斯高阶〔trick〕She turns tricks merely for pocket money.她卖淫只是为了弄点零用钱。英汉大词典〔troika〕The press regard her as merely one of a ruling troika.新闻界仅仅把她看作执政三巨头之一。外研社新世纪〔troika〕The press regard her as merely one of a ruling troika.新闻界仅把她视为执政三巨头之一。柯林斯高阶〔uncover〕I'm merely trying to uncover the truth!我只是试图揭开真相！外研社新世纪〔underline〕The upsurge in violence merely underlines the need for continuing peace talks.暴力冲突的急剧增多恰恰突出了继续和平谈判的必要性。麦克米伦高阶〔underline〕This disaster merely underlines the need for caution.这场灾难不过是凸显出谨慎的必要性。牛津搭配〔vehicle〕The film was conceived merely as a vehicle for Tom Hanks.这部电影完全是为汤姆·汉克斯量身打造的。麦克米伦高阶〔verbal〕The difference is merely verbal.差别仅仅在于措辞。英汉大词典〔warm-up〕The criticism was merely a warm-up for what is being prepared for the finance minister.对于财政部长即将面临的困境而言，这些批评只是个小小的开始。柯林斯高阶〔warm-up〕The criticism was merely a warm-up for what is being prepared for the finance minister.对于财政部长即将面临的问题而言, 这番批评只是个小小的开始。外研社新世纪〔wear off〕For many the philosophy was merely a fashion, and the novelty soon wore off.对许多人来说哲学只是一种时髦罢了，不久就没新鲜感了。柯林斯高阶〔wheel〕It was Rob's idea. I merely set the wheels in motion(= started the process).这是罗布的主意。我只不过是让它运作起来而已。牛津高阶〔whip sb into sth〕Karl Smith, the 19-year old singer, had whipped the crowd of teenage girls into a frenzy merely by removing his shirt.卡尔‧史密斯，那位19岁的歌手，脱了一件衬衫就让女孩子们疯狂了起来。剑桥高阶Consumers complain that varieties of products which are advertised as ‘new’or ‘improved’are merely introduced as a subterfuge for raising the price.消费者抱怨广告称为“新颖”或“改良”的各种产品实际上只是为了提高价格而采用的花招。剑桥国际Her recent speech was merely a restatement of her widely publicised views.她最近的演讲只不过是她广泛宣传过的观点的一次重申。剑桥国际His behaviour merely reinforced my dislike of him.他的行为只是让我更讨厌他。剑桥国际I was merely questioning whether we have the money to fund such a project.我只是问问我们是否有钱资助这样一个计划。剑桥国际Karl Smith, the 19-year-old singer, had whipped the crowd of teenage girls into a frenzy merely by removing his shirt.卡尔·史密斯，这位19岁的歌手，仅仅脱掉自己的衬衫就使十几岁的女孩们激动得如痴如狂。剑桥国际One cannot learn a language well merely by learning its grammatical rules. 光学文法规则是学不好语言的。译典通She didn't reply--she merely smiled that insinuating smile.她没有回答----只是露出了有点特殊含意的笑容。剑桥国际Some students merely rehash what they've heard in lectures.有些学生只是把他们在讲座上听到的东西略加整理。剑桥国际Stop putting words in my mouth--I didn't say you looked fat in the red dress--I merely said you looked very slim in the black! 不要硬说我讲过那些话----我没有说你穿红色套裙看上去胖胖的----我只是说你穿黑色衣服看上去很苗条！剑桥国际That hotel is merely adequate. 那家旅馆只能说是差强人意。译典通That was merely a guess of mine. 那只是我的一种猜测。译典通The TV programme merely confirmed all my prejudices about salespeople.这个电视节目只是坚定了我对售货员的成见。剑桥国际Their wealth is merely mythical. 他们的财富完全是虚构的。译典通We do not see education as merely the road to riches. 我们不认为教育仅仅是致富之道。译典通We must all do something to help rather than merely wringing our hands in despair and saying how awful the situation is.我们全都应该尽点力,而不仅仅是绝望地搓搓手，感叹情况是多么可怕。剑桥国际When asked about what role he played in the scandal, he merely gave an astute answer. 被问到他在弊案中扮演何种角色时，他给了一个狡猾的答案。译典通 |
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