1·The frightened audience could not accept that they were watching a mere picture.
受惊的观众不能接受他们看到的仅仅是一幅画。
2·A mere generation ago, parent-child relations were described as "the generation gap".
仅仅在一代人之前，人们还用“代沟”一词来描述亲子关系。
3·$1 000 is a mere trifle to her.
1 000元对她来说不过是区区小数。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·He seemed so young, a mere boy.
他看来那么年轻，只是个孩子。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·It cost a mere bagatelle.
这个只花了一点钱。
—— 《牛津词典》
6·Some contracts are a mere formality.
有些合同纯属走形式。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·It took her a mere 20 minutes to win.
她只花了20分钟就赢了。
—— 《牛津词典》
8·He greeted us with a mere twitch of his head.
他只晃了一下头算是和我们打过招呼。
—— 《牛津词典》
9·Acceleration to 60 mph takes a mere 5.7 seconds.
加速到每小时60英里仅用5.7秒。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10·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。
—— 《牛津词典》