| 词汇 | merest |
| 释义 | merest adjective uk /ˈmɪə.rɪst/ us /ˈmɪr.ɪst/ the merest C2 used to emphasize the surprising or strong effect of a very small action or event: （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 merest mention of seafood makes her feel sick.只要一提海鲜她就会觉得恶心。 The merest hint of criticism makes him defensive.只要有一点点批评他的意思就会让他警觉起来。 Merely and barely all all of somethingidiom at a pinchidiom barely but by a whiskeridiom by inchesidiom hardly ill inch just little mere merely narrowly nothing more thanidiom only pinch scarcely whisker Examples of merestmerest The subsequent drawings prepared, often the merest of sketches, give physical form to cognitive processes already partly undertaken in the mind. The merest glance at oral and written acts of communication in the real world will give the lie to this sentimentalizing assumption. But of this there is only the merest trace and it in no way reduces the value of the work. Indeed, the resolutions provide the merest glimpse of what might well have been an extremely sophisticated system of parish governance. Such a necessity requires a sovereign state to be on the alert against the merest suggestion of a rival claim or risk having its politeness mistaken for its policy. These are the merest quibbles, in any event, since the main part of the project is devoted to the detailed examination of the differences in the selected chants. This means the merest handful 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It involves the merest pinprick at the top of the thumb. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is like a fine machine which cannot work if the merest speck of dust gets into it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That, of course, is the merest common sense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is only the merest mention of fish marketing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a feeling of resentment against any such interference in a struggle for the merest measure of comfort in life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to be the merest opportunism 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We regard the public dividend capital as the merest window dressing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not see that that is anything more than the merest common sense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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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