| 单词 | merest |
| 释义 | merest adjective uk/ˈmɪə.rɪst/us/ˈmɪr.ɪst/the merest C2 used toemphasizethesurprisingorstrongeffectof a verysmallactionorevent: （用于强调某一行动或事件虽小却有重大影响）仅仅一丁点儿的，最微小的The merestmentionofseafoodmakes herfeelsick.只要一提海鲜她就会觉得恶心。 The meresthintofcriticismmakes himdefensive.只要有一点点批评他的意思就会让他警觉起来。 Merely and barely
Examplesofmerestmerest The subsequent drawings prepared, often themerestof sketches, give physical form to cognitive processes already partly undertaken in the mind. From theCambridge English Corpus Themerestglance at oral and written acts of communication in the real world will give the lie to this sentimentalizing assumption. From theCambridge English Corpus But of this there is only themeresttrace and it in no way reduces the value of the work. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, the resolutions provide themerestglimpse of what might well have been an extremely sophisticated system of parish governance. From theCambridge English Corpus Such a necessity requires a sovereign state to be on the alert against themerestsuggestion of a rival claim or risk having its politeness mistaken for its policy. From theCambridge English Corpus These are themerestquibbles, in any event, since the main part of the project is devoted to the detailed examination of the differences in the selected chants. From theCambridge English Corpus This means themeresthandful of sites which may survive while the vast majority, as has been said, is downgraded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It involves themerestpinprick at the top of the thumb. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is like a fine machine which cannot work if themerestspeck of dust gets into it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That, of course, is themerestcommon sense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is only themerestmention of fish marketing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a feeling of resentment against any such interference in a struggle for themerestmeasure of comfort in life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to be themerestopportunism in a man to say one thing when in office and another when he is out of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We regard the public dividend capital as themerestwindow dressing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not see that that is anything more than themerestcommon sense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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