英语词汇“a mere toy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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a mere toy

b. Chiefly somewhat depreciative. An object designed for amusement rather than for practical use. Chiefly in a mere toy.

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1825 M. Edgeworth Harry & Lucy Concluded III. 271 Another philosopher calls all the ordinary hygrometers mere toys.

1893 J. A. Hodges Elem. Photogr. (1907) 14 The very low-priced sets [of photographic apparatus]..are generally mere toys.

2007 M. K. Carson Alexander Graham Bell vii. 68 The Western Union Telegraph Company's president declared Bell's telephone a mere toy and turned down the offer.

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单词	a mere toy
释义	> as lemmas a mere toy b. Chiefly somewhat depreciative. An object designed for amusement rather than for practical use. Chiefly in a mere toy. ΚΠ 1825 M. Edgeworth Harry & Lucy Concluded III. 271 Another philosopher calls all the ordinary hygrometers mere toys. 1893 J. A. Hodges Elem. Photogr. (1907) 14 The very low-priced sets [of photographic apparatus]..are generally mere toys. 2007 M. K. Carson Alexander Graham Bell vii. 68 The Western Union Telegraph Company's president declared Bell's telephone a mere toy and turned down the offer. extracted from toyn. < as lemmas
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