He's merely a boy – you can't expect him to understand.

I'm merely stating what everybody knows anyway.

我说的不过是些常识。

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。

He said nothing, merely smiled and watched her.

他什么也没说，只是微笑着看着她。

It is merely [ simply ] a matter of time.

这 仅仅 是时间问题.

It is not merely a job, but a way of life.

这不仅仅是一份工作，而且是一种生活方式。

It's not merely a matter of cost, but whether she's old enough to go on holiday alone.

不仅仅是费用的问题,而是她这个岁数是否可以独自去度假。

Reading and writing are important skills.

读和写是重要的技能.

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。

The whole plan is based on merely his own supposition.

整个计划只是建立在他的主观臆断上.

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。

Michael is now merely a good friend...

迈克尔现在仅仅是个不错的朋友而已。

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。

Threats merely stiffened his spine.

威胁只能使他更加坚毅.

We're merely good friends.

我们只是好朋友。

He merely shrugged and walked away.

他只是耸了耸肩就走开了。

That was merengue. It's originally from Caribbean but it's popular all over.

那是梅伦格舞. 最初来自加勒比海.但是现在到处都很流行.

In turnone's cust meres help one by paying one money.

反过来顾客以付钱来帮助你.

Her room was painted in meretricious technicolour.

她的房间刷着俗艳的颜色。

meretricious research

华而不实的研究

...vulgar, meretricious and shabby souvenirs.

俗气花哨、质量低劣的纪念品