That is the merest folly .

那真 糊涂透了。

The world of any moment is the merest appearance .

任何时刻的世界都 不过 是 表象 而已。

She compromised by writing as seldom as possible and adhering to the merest trivialities .

她采取折衷的办法，尽可能少写信并且坚持写 最 微不足道的琐事。

Whenever there was a gap in the traffic the merest pressure on the accelerator was enough to close it

每当 车流里出现了一点儿 空距，只要 稍稍一踩油门，空距就没有了。

His behaviour was the merest childish exhibitionism .

他的行为只 不过是幼稚的表现癖而已。

Snubs hurt him and the merest suspicion of unpopularity in any quarter rouses him to bitterness .

冷落会使他伤痛，就是某处 的一点点 怠慢，也会让他痛苦不堪。

He gave me the merest hint about what was really going on .

关于真正发生的事情他 只给了我 很 小 的一点 暗示。

The merest suggestion that the car crash was partly his fault sent him into an angry rage .

只 不过暗示了 一下车祸部分是他的错造成的，就使他发怒了。

Tess was the merest stray phenomenon to Angel Clare as yet - a rosy warming apparition which had only just acquired the attribute of persistence in his consciousness .

到目前为止，在 安琪尔克莱尔看来，苔丝只不过是一种偶然的现象一个让人感到温暖的玫瑰色幻影，在他的意识里，这个幻影也只是刚刚具有了 驱赶不 开的性质。

If he made a sound the merest tremble or gasp he would never see the sun again .

如果他发出一点声响， 哪 怕 仅仅 只是颤抖或是喘息，他将会再也见不到明天的太阳。

Is it possible that you can see anything more than the merest chance in this meeting ?

这一次会面，除了 纯粹 巧合 以外，你真不能看出什么别的 意义 来吗？

The merest st noise is enough to wake him .

一丁点儿声音就足以把他吵醒。

I could detect only the merest whisper .

我只能 听到 低低 的 私语。

To say that Pablo Picasso dominated Western art in the20th century is by now the merest commonplace .

现在你说毕卡索是20世纪西方艺术 最 了不起 的 人物， 只是老生常谈。

I received the last you sent on by the merest chance and after considerable delay through being inland ; or I might have come sooner .

你上次转给我的信，在 巴西的内地 转 来 转去，耽误了 许久， 最后 完全是碰巧收到的，不然我会回来得更早些。

Hate figure : Sadly Man United put up the merest shadow of a fight last season .

憎恨对象：可惜，上赛季曼联 几乎在 比赛 中 没有 太多的 抵抗 就 缴械了。

The merest little thing makes him nervous .

最 微不足道的小事也会使他紧张。

The team manager has been quick to clamp down on the merest hint of complacency .

球队主教练很快就 消除了自满 的小 苗头。

The baby sleeps so badly that the merest noise wakes her up .

那个婴孩睡得那样不好， 只 不过 些 微声音 就把她弄醒了。

I 'm chasing the merest sliver of color .

我追逐 最 最 细微的色彩。

I was standing on the dock when by the merest accident I fell in talk with him .

我当时正站在码头上， 非常 偶然地和这个人攀谈 起来。

The merest noise is enough to wake her .

最 轻微的声响就能把她吵醒。

The merest mention of seafood makes guy feel sick .

只 不过提了一下海味就使盖感到恶心了。

She 'd never received the merest hint of any communication from him .

她从未得到他 准备沟通的 一丁点儿暗示。

She is the merest awkward country girl without style or elegance and almost without beauty .

她是个 不折不扣的乡下笨姑娘， 谈不上风度仪表，而且几乎 谈不上美貌。

These pleasures were inexpensive and unexpected ; the merest chance furnished them .

这不 需要 多 大的代价，并且往往是无意中得 来的，一 点 偶然机会 便能提供这种乐趣。

When we got back for a swim before lunch the lake was exactly where we had left it the same number of inches from the dock and there was only the merest suggestion of a breeze .

午饭前我们再去游泳时，这个湖跟我们离开时 一模一样，码头的 水深标记浸到了同样位置，只有极其轻微的风在吹着。

There are warm days in the UK but you know you 're in a damp country when the merest hint of sunshine is front page news .

英国也有温暖的日子，但你要明白你是在一个潮湿的国家， 哪怕有 一丁 点出太阳的迹象也是头条新闻。

This might have been the merest mischance .

这也许只是 区区 小厄运。