mere

They were mere apprentices to piracy.

他们干海盗仅仅是嫩角儿.

The mere mention of food had triggered off hunger pangs...

单单提到食物就引起了阵阵饥饿感。

He's a mere child.

他只是个孩子。

His religion was a mere pretence.

他信教纯属假充样子.

The mere fact that they were prepared to talk was encouraging.

他们愿意商谈，这就很不错了。

...successful exhibitions which go beyond mere success...

不仅仅是成功而是大获成功的展览

Tickets are a mere £7.50 at the door...

门口买票只要7.5英镑。

It took her a mere 20 minutes to win.

她只花了20分钟就赢了。

She lost the election by a mere 20 votes.

她仅仅以20票之差落选。

You've got the job. The interview will be a mere formality.

你已经得到了这份工作。面试不过是个形式。

Sixty per cent of teachers are women, but a mere 5 percent of women are heads and deputies...

有60%的教师是女性，但是担任校长和副校长的女性仅占5%。

The boss kissed the other performers off as mere amateurs.

老板认为其他的演员只有业余水平而把他们打发掉了.

The mere thought of food made her feel sick.

一想到食物她就恶心。

The merest (= the slightest) hint of smoke is enough to make her feel ill.

最细微的一丝烟就能使她感到不舒服。

It is a mere coincidence that they see eye to eye on this point.

他们在这一点上见解一致完全是偶合.

The mere thought of eating made him feel sick.

他一想到吃饭就觉得恶心。

He seemed so young, a mere boy.

他看来那么年轻，只是个孩子。

There is more to good health than the mere absence of disease...

身体健康不仅仅指不生病，还包括更多。

Interfaces describe a set of functionality, or a contract.

接口描述了一系列功能, 或者是约定.

The merest little noise makes him nervous.

一丁点的响声也会使他紧张。

It was mere waste of breath to argue with a person in so unreasonable a state of mind.

与一个如此不讲道理的人争论纯粹是浪费口舌.

The President's visit to the slums was a mere pose.

总统到贫民区去访问只不过是做做样子罢了.

His mere presence (= just the fact that he was there) made her feel afraid.

他当时在场，这就足以让她害怕了。

A mere 2% of their budget has been spent on publicity.

他们的预算开支只有2%用于宣传。

This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper.

这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文.

Mere talk and no action won't do.

只说不做,那是不成的.

What he has said is a mere commonplace view.

他所说的不过是尘俗之见而已.

He is already assured of the job and his interview is a mere formality.

他已经肯定获得那份工作了,口头审查仅是形式而已.

Whenever there was a gap in the traffic the merest pressure on the accelerator was enough to close it...

每当车流里出现了一点儿空距，只要稍稍一踩油门，空距就没有了。

The trial was a mere farce.

那次审判简直是胡闹.