vt. 1.意,有…的意思,意思是…。 2.意指,用…意思說;意味著,就是。 3.(用語言、繪畫等)表示意思,表示。 4.預(yù)定,計劃,圖謀;〔作被動用〕企圖表現(xiàn)。 5.預(yù)定(人或東西)作某種用途,弄成…;暗指著說。 What does this word mean? 這個字是什么意思? I mean what I say. 我是說的正經(jīng)話〔不是開玩笑〕;我是說到就要做到的;我講的話是算數(shù)的。 I meant it for [as] a joke. 我是說著玩的。 You don't mean to say so! 不會吧!你是開玩笑吧!I mean that you are a liar. 我說你是個撒謊的。 What do you mean by that? 你做的[說的]那是什么意思? What do you mean by ‘passion'? 你所說的passion 是什么意思? What do you mean to do? 你打算做什么? I mean you to go. 我打算叫[請]你去。 I did not mean to deceive you. 我并沒有打算欺騙你。 My father means me to be a worker. 我父親打算叫我成為一個工人。 He was meant for [to be] a soldier. 他生來是要成為一個軍人的;他父母是要把他培養(yǎng)成一個軍人的。 This portrait is meant for me. 這張肖像是要給我的。 vi. 1.用意。 2.具有意義。
短語和例子
and to mean it 說到做到。 mean a great deal [much] 意味深長;重要。 mean business 認(rèn)真;算數(shù)的。 mean mischief 有惡意,有壞心眼兒;有兇兆。 mean well [ill] by [to, toward] 對…有好意[惡意]。 adj. 1.下賤的,卑劣的;(身份)低微的,卑賤的;卑鄙的;自私的。 2. 下等的,劣等的;普通的,中等的,平庸的。 3.汗顏的,難看的;吝嗇的,小氣的。 4.〔美俚〕害羞的,覺得不好意思的;(馬)脾氣壞的;討厭的,麻煩的;沒精神的,不大舒服的;〔美俚〕老練的,巧妙的;極好的;可愛的;非常愉快的。
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people of mean birth 出身低微的人。 a mean cottage 簡陋的鄉(xiāng)下房子。 be mean about [over] 在…方面很小氣[吝嗇]。 feel mean 〔美俚〕覺得不好意思,害臊。 have a mean opinion of 蔑視,輕視,瞧不起 (He has a mean opinion of himself. 他很自卑)。 no mean 相當(dāng)?shù)模徊畹模芎玫?of no mean ability 很有才能)。 of mean understanding 理解力差的,笨的。 the great and the mean 貴賤上下。 adj. 中間的;中庸的;平均的;中等的;中項(xiàng)的。 the mean deviation 【統(tǒng)計學(xué)】平均差。 the mean distance 平均距離。 a mean proportional 【數(shù)學(xué)】比例中項(xiàng)。 the mean (solar) time [day] 【天文學(xué)】平(太陽)時[日]。 the mean sun 【天文學(xué)】平太陽。 the mean temperature 平均溫度。 the mean velocity 平均速度。 for the mean time 在此期間,暫時。 in the mean time = in the meantime. mean line 等分線。 mean sea level 平均海平面,海拔〔略 MSL, m.s.l.〕。 n. 1.(兩端的)中央,中部,中間;【數(shù)學(xué)】平均(數(shù)、值),中數(shù);【邏輯學(xué)】(三段論的)中項(xiàng);中名辭,媒辭(= mean term);【倫理學(xué)】中庸;【音樂】中音部。 2.〔pl.〕〔常作單數(shù)看待〕方法,手段,工具;媒介。 3.〔pl.〕〔常作單數(shù)看待〕財產(chǎn),資力,資產(chǎn),收入。
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means of production 生產(chǎn)資料;生產(chǎn)手段。 an arithmetic [a geometric] mean 等差[等比]中項(xiàng)。 the mean-square deviation 【統(tǒng)計學(xué)】均方差。 There is a mean in all things. 凡事都有一定限度。 a means to an end 達(dá)到目的的手段。 a man of means 資本家,財主。 by all (manner of) means 1. 必定,務(wù)必;千方百計;不惜一切。 2. 〔回答〕好的,當(dāng)然當(dāng)然。 by any means 無論如何;以一切可能的手段。 by fair means or foul 千方百計地,不擇手段地。 by means of 用,以,依靠。 by no (manner of) means 決不,無論如何也不,絲毫不,一點(diǎn)也不;并沒有(He is by no means a pleasant man to deal with. 他決不是一個好打交道的爽快人)。 by some means (or other) 設(shè)法;用某種辦法。 by what means 怎么;用什么辦法。 live beyond [within] one's means 不按照[按照]收入過日子。 means of living 生活手段。 means test 〔英國〕(發(fā)放失業(yè)救濟(jì)金前舉行的)生活狀況調(diào)查。 using every possible means 千方百計。
of no value or worth; "I was caught in the bastardly traffic" 同義詞:bastardly,
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt 同義詞:beggarly,
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" 同義詞:mingy, miserly, tight,
characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood" 同義詞:hateful,
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok''d with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" 同義詞:base, meanspirited,
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall" 同義詞:average,
marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" 同義詞:beggarly,
excellent; "famous for a mean backhand"
have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn''t think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" 同義詞:intend, think,
destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you"
intend to refer to; "I''m thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" 同義詞:think of, have in mind,
denote or connote; "`maison'' means `house'' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" 同義詞:intend, signify, stand for,
mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" 同義詞:intend,
have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" 同義詞:entail, imply,
have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n 同義詞:mean value,
其他語種釋義
meanとは意味:1mean v. 思う; 意味する; 本気で言う. 【副詞1】 ◆“Oinos," which would become “woinos," would remind you of “wine," which is what it actually means. (ギリシャ語の) oinos は woinos に変わって(英語の) wine を思い起こさせるが, 実はそれがその本當(dāng)の意味である ◆...