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。

In the moment when I looked into the cave a little elfin starfish hung down, suspended by the merest thread, perhaps by only a single tube foot.

就在我朝洞里探望时,从洞顶上挂下一只小海星,仅仅悬在一条线上,或许就在它的一只管足上。

His talk about a burglary was the merest blind

他说的盗窃案,纯粹是放烟幕弹。

The merest little thing makes him nervous.

一点点小事就使他精神紧张。

Could detect only the merest whisper.

只能听到低低的私语

It was obvious at a glance that the story of fuller’s-earth was the merest fabrication, for it would be absurd to suppose that so powerful an engine could be designed for so inadequate a purpose.

只要看一眼就会明白,漂白土的故事完全是胡扯。因为如果认为这个功效如此之大的机器竟然是为这么不恰当的目的而设计的,那才真是荒唐可笑。

Everything she had seen and heard thus far--the merest scraps and shadows--indicated that these people were, in a measure, refined and in comfortable circumstances. So Carrie was ready for any extension of the friendship which might follow.

至今她所耳闻目睹的一切--仅仅只是些零碎的印象--表明这家人颇有些高雅,而且生活富裕。因此对今后可能发展的友谊,嘉莉已经作好了准备。

The merest little thing makes him nervous.

最微不足道的小事也会使他紧张。

Change is always possible. Japanese businesses are under pressure from Western partners to cut their carbon use. Three years of floods have boosted new volunteers at Ms Watanabe’s group fivefold. The numbers remain tiny—around 250 a year. But all typhoons start with the merest waft of air.

改变总是可能实现的。日本企业正面临着来自西方伙伴的压力，要求他们削减碳排放。三年的洪灾使渡边女士所在组织的志愿者人数新增了五倍。但是人数还是很少，每年只有250人左右。但是最轻微的气流也终会卷起台风。

Were not, as 'twere, the merest mask of gloom,

但愿它不只是一张阴郁的面具，。

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。

You've had a glimpse at the attention given to business context in XBRL, but the bits in Listing 1 are the merest fraction of it all.

您已经了解了XBRL中的业务上下文，但是清单1中的内容仅是最表面的部分。

The Beatles sweep through the great US cities, drawing tens of thousands to airports for the merest glimpse.

披头士席卷了美国的大城市，拉来了上万个人挤在机场，仅仅为了远远地看上他们一眼。

The trouble is that the merest mention of women's networks seems to turn intelligent women into politically correct, acquiescent fools.

问题是，哪怕只提一点点关于女性关系网的话题，也似乎是将聪明的女性变成了政治上正确、听话的傻瓜。

In this environment, the merest hint of a partisan decision could have been disastrous.

在这种情况下，只要稍微暗示决定有变就会引起大灾难。

the merest hint

最起码的暗示