not merely

Your question was not merely provocative.

你的问题不仅仅是挑衅性的.

We do not merely destroy our enemies.

我们不单单要打败敌人.

The challenge today is not merely to improve the material standards of living.

今天的要求不仅在于改进物质生活的标准.

The television programme is designed to educate and not merely to entertain.

这个电视节目不仅是为了娱乐而且是为了教育而设计的.

Justice Scalia concluded that actual presence, not merely proximity, was required.

斯卡利亚法官得出结论,只有实际使用, 而不是靠近这些土地才能达到要求.

They understood he was not merely trying to sum up the artist.

他们明白他不只是在说明艺术家的特性.

They are not merely helpless victims.

他们并非无助的受害者。

This is not merely a matter of wording.

这不只是个提法问题.

Close collaboration between the Bank and the Fund is not merely desirable, it is essential.

银行与基金会的紧密合作不仅可取，而且必不可少。

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 is a " damned human race " in a not merely expletive sense.

那是 “ 倒霉的人类 ”,这样说并非只是感叹的意思.

Not merely to extract your confession, not to punish you.

不光是要你们招供, 也不光是要惩罚你们.

These stages are not merely descriptive.

这些阶段不只是说明性的.

His were not merely crimes of theft but of violence against elderly people.

他所犯的不止是偷窃罪，而是针对老年人的暴力犯罪。

There is a pernicious culture of excellence: everything has to be not merely good but the best.

对于优秀存在着一种认识的误区：一切都务求最好。