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merely

/ˈmɪəli/ /ˈmɪɹli/

Meanings
adverb

仅仅，只不过。

Wholly, entirely.

Examples :

"The student's success was merely a result of hard work. "
这个学生的成功仅仅是努力的结果。
degree amount quality essential

Related Words

Illustration wholly

wholly adverb

/ˈhəʊli/ /ˈhoʊli/

完全，全部，整个地

"My sister was wholly dedicated to her school project; she spent all her free time working on it. "

我妹妹完全投入到她的学校项目中，把所有的空闲时间都花在上面。

Illustration reason

reason noun

/ˈɹiːzən/

原因，理由。

"The reason for my late arrival was a flat tire. "

我迟到的原因是车胎没气了。

Illustration entirely

entirely adverb

/ɪnˈtaɪəli/ /ɪnˈtaɪɹli/

完全，全然。

"It is entirely up to you where we go, as I’ll be happy with anywhere."

我们去哪里完全由你决定，我去哪里都行。

Illustration finish

finish noun

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/

结束，结尾。

"The finish of the school year was a relief for all the students. "

学年的结束对所有学生来说都是一种解脱。

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

分配，委派，任务。

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

这个流程图展示了我们委员会的任务分配情况。

Illustration success

success noun

/səkˈsɛs/

成功，成就

"His third attempt to pass the entrance exam was a success."

他第三次尝试参加高考终于成功了。

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

Illustration result

result noun

/ɹɪˈzʌlt/

结果，后果，成果.

"the result of a course of action;  the result of a mathematical operation"

一项行动的结果; 一项数学运算的成果

Illustration perfect

perfect noun

/ˈpɜː.fɛkt/ /ˈpɝfɪkt/ /pəˈfɛkt/ /pɚˈfɛkt/

完成时

"The perfect tense, used to describe actions completed before another time, is a useful grammatical tool. "

完成时，用于描述在另一时间之前完成的动作，是一种非常有用的语法工具。

Illustration nothing

nothing noun

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

无关紧要的东西，无足轻重的事

"The broken pencil was nothing; I easily found a new one. "

那支断掉的铅笔算不了什么; 我很容易就找到了一支新的。

Illustration trying

trying verb

/ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/

试图，尝试.

"I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t."

我试图溜旱冰，但是没能成功。

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without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

在...之外，外部地

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "

学校位于城镇外，不在主要的购物区之内。