mere
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mere1 /mɪə $ mɪr/ ●○○ adjective (superlative merest) [only before noun, no comparative] 1 LITTLE/NOT MUCHused to emphasize how small or unimportant something or someone is 仅仅，只不过〔用于强调小或微不足道〕 She lost the election by a mere 20 votes. 她仅仅以20票之差落选。 He’s a mere child. 他只是个孩子。 It can’t be a mere coincidence that they left at the same time. 他们同时离开不可能仅仅是巧合。2 EFFECT/INFLUENCEused to emphasize that something which is small or not extreme has a big effect or is important 极小的，极不重要的〔用于表示某物虽小或平常，却有很大的影响或重要性〕 The merest little noise makes him nervous. 一丁点的响声也会使他紧张。 The mere thought of food made her feel sick. 一想到食物她就恶心。 The mere fact that the talks are continuing is a positive sign. 会谈仍在继续，单单这一点就是个好的征兆。
Examples from the Corpus
mere• In December he found Herbie Roberts, 21, an amateur wing-half from Oswestry, who cost a mere £200.• Admission costs a mere $5 for adults, and only $1 for children.• Most of the soldiers were mere boys.• Jobs requiring mere brawn are dwindling, replaced by lower-paid jobs requiring skill, education and a high degree of interpersonal polish.• If so, it is perhaps surprising that a threat of a mere breach of contract should give rise to liability.• How can you expect him to understand? He's a mere child.• His own, over the Ohio River at Wheeling, lasted a mere five.• I can hardly see that a mere frigate is going to inconvenience you to all that extent.• Yet some things that look like cynicism may be mere ineptness.• The mere mention of Ronan's name made her heart beat faster.• It was clearly something more than a mere mortal storm and in point of fact Juno was back of it.• Stock prices dropped at the merest rumor of a company takeover.• There have been reports that she is going to resign, but it's mere speculation at the moment.• The mere thought of drinking whiskey makes me feel sick.• Most of the opponents of enclosure at Nottingham were not, therefore, mere villains.mere coincidence• I didn't tell him about the handbill I had found; indeed, I quickly dismissed that as a mere coincidence.• It has happened too often to me to be mere coincidence.• Logic suggests this can not be reduced to mere coincidence.• That may be mere coincidence-but it is also perhaps symbolic.• Another mere coincidence, say school officials, adding that Tarkanian was adamant about having such a watchdog on staff.The mere fact• These schools were, for the most part, inferior. The mere fact of racial imbalance represented a form of inequality.• What had made him change his mind? The mere fact of Ryan's being in her cottage?mere2 noun [countable] literaryALDN a lake 湖Examples from the Corpus
mere• Next we have fisheries, such as the Cheshire meres, which are ideal environments for producing really big bream.• There is even a bird-enticing mere built especially for them, with islands, and high banks to keep out unwanted humans.• Some of the most famous big bream waters in Britain are the Cheshire and Shropshire meres.• I followed a path to the hide by the mere.• On several of the meres I fish I can tell to within a few minutes when I will get bites.Origin mere1 (1300-1400) Latin merus “pure, unmixed” mere2 Old English “sea, lake”mere1 adjectivemere2 nounChinese
to Corpus something emphasize how used or or unimportant small
mere
mere1 W3 /mɪə $ mɪr/ 
adjective (superlative merest) [only before noun, no comparative]
She lost the election by a mere 20 votes.
He’s a mere child.
It can’t be a mere coincidence that they left at the same time.
2. used to emphasize that something which is small or not extreme has a big effect or is important:
The merest little noise makes him nervous.
The mere thought of food made her feel sick.
The mere fact that the talks are continuing is a positive sign.
mere2 noun [countable]
| I |
adjective (superlative merest) [only before noun, no comparative] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: merus 'pure, unmixed'
1. used to emphasize how small or unimportant something or someone is:Language: Latin
Origin: merus 'pure, unmixed'
2. used to emphasize that something which is small or not extreme has a big effect or is important:
| II |
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: 'sea, lake'
literary a lake
Origin: 'sea, lake'
product a thing that is produced or grown, usually to be sold 指制造或种植的产品 ：◆ to create/develop/launch a new product 创造／开发／推出新产品 goods things that are produced to be sold 指商品、货品 ：◆ cotton/leather goods 棉织／皮革商品 ◆ electrical goods 电器商品 commodity ( economics ) a product or raw material that can be bought and sold, especially between countries尤指国家间贸易的商品 ：◆ rice, flour and other basic commodities 稻米、面粉和其他基本商品 merchandise [ 指商品、货品、相关商品、指定商品 ：◆ official Olympic merchandise 奥林匹克运动会官方指定商品
goods or merchandise? 用 goods 还是 merchandise？
produce [ 尤指农产品，也包括其他种植或制造的产品 ：◆ We sell only fresh local produce. 我们只售当地的新鲜农产品。
Patterns
consumer/industrial products/goods/commoditieshousehold products/goodsfarm products/produceluxury products/goods/commoditiesto sell/market a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produceto export a product/goods/a commodity/merchandiseto buy/purchase a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce