1. | Pretending to faint was merely (an) artifice. |
| 假装昏迷只不过是个诡计。
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2. | I merely asked his name. |
| 我只问了他的名字。
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3. | I meant it merely as a joke. |
| 我原意只不过是开个玩笑。
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4. | We humans are merely the instruments of fate. |
| 我们人类只不过是天命的工具。
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5. | The reforms he claims to have made are in fact merely cosmetic. |
| 他自称已经实行的改革实际上只不过是摆摆样子罢了。
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6. | Her illness is merely a device to avoid seeing him. |
| 她所谓生病只不过是避免见他的花招而已。
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7. | This research merely duplicates work already done elsewhere. |
| 这项研究仅仅是重复别人已经做过的工作。
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8. | Her wild behaviour merely fanned the flames of his jealousy. |
| 她那放肆的举动把他的妒火完全煸起。
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9. | His supposed generosity is merely a form of self-interest. |
| 他貌似慷慨,不过是变相的利己而已。
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10. | He regarded his marriage merely as a means to an end: he just wanted his wife's wealth. |
| 他仅把结婚当作达到目的的手段,他只是想要妻子的财产。
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