vt. 1.意，有…的意思，意思是…。 2.意指，用…意思说；意味着，就是。 3.(用语言、绘画等)表示意思，表示。 4.预定，计划，图谋；〔作被动用〕企图表现。 5.预定(人或东西)作某种用途，弄成…；暗指着说。 What does this word mean? 这个字是什么意思？ I mean what I say. 我是说的正经话〔不是开玩笑〕；我是说到就要做到的；我讲的话是算数的。 I meant it for [as] a joke. 我是说着玩的。 You don't mean to say so! 不会吧!你是开玩笑吧!I mean that you are a liar. 我说你是个撒谎的。 What do you mean by that? 你做的[说的]那是什么意思？ What do you mean by ‘passion'? 你所说的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[请]你去。 I did not mean to deceive you. 我并没有打算欺骗你。 My father means me to be a worker. 我父亲打算叫我成为一个工人。 He was meant for [to be] a soldier. 他生来是要成为一个军人的；他父母是要把他培养成一个军人的。 This portrait is meant for me. 这张肖像是要给我的。 vi. 1.用意。 2.具有意义。 短语和例子 and to mean it 说到做到。 mean a great deal [much] 意味深长；重要。 mean business 认真；算数的。 mean mischief 有恶意，有坏心眼儿；有凶兆。 mean well [ill] by [to, toward] 对…有好意[恶意]。 adj. 1.下贱的，卑劣的；(身份)低微的，卑贱的；卑鄙的；自私的。 2. 下等的，劣等的；普通的，中等的，平庸的。 3.汗颜的，难看的；吝啬的，小气的。 4.〔美俚〕害羞的，觉得不好意思的；(马)脾气坏的；讨厌的，麻烦的；没精神的，不大舒服的；〔美俚〕老练的，巧妙的；极好的；可爱的；非常愉快的。 短语和例子 people of mean birth 出身低微的人。 a mean cottage 简陋的乡下房子。 be mean about [over] 在…方面很小气[吝啬]。 feel mean 〔美俚〕觉得不好意思，害臊。 have a mean opinion of 蔑视，轻视，瞧不起 (He has a mean opinion of himself. 他很自卑)。 no mean 相当的，不差的，很好的(of no mean ability 很有才能)。 of mean understanding 理解力差的，笨的。 the great and the mean 贵贱上下。 adj. 中间的；中庸的；平均的；中等的；中项的。 the mean deviation 【统计学】平均差。 the mean distance 平均距离。 a mean proportional 【数学】比例中项。 the mean (solar) time [day] 【天文学】平(太阳)时[日]。 the mean sun 【天文学】平太阳。 the mean temperature 平均温度。 the mean velocity 平均速度。 for the mean time 在此期间，暂时。 in the mean time ＝ in the meantime. mean line 等分线。 mean sea level 平均海平面，海拔〔略 MSL, m.s.l.〕。 n. 1.(两端的)中央，中部，中间；【数学】平均(数、值)，中数；【逻辑学】(三段论的)中项；中名辞，媒辞(＝ mean term)；【伦理学】中庸；【音乐】中音部。 2.〔pl.〕〔常作单数看待〕方法，手段，工具；媒介。 3.〔pl.〕〔常作单数看待〕财产，资力，资产，收入。 短语和例子 means of production 生产资料；生产手段。 an arithmetic [a geometric] mean 等差[等比]中项。 the mean-square deviation 【统计学】均方差。 There is a mean in all things. 凡事都有一定限度。 a means to an end 达到目的的手段。 a man of means 资本家，财主。 by all (manner of) means 1. 必定，务必；千方百计；不惜一切。 2. 〔回答〕好的，当然当然。 by any means 无论如何；以一切可能的手段。 by fair means or foul 千方百计地，不择手段地。 by means of 用，以，依靠。 by no (manner of) means 决不，无论如何也不，丝毫不，一点也不；并没有(He is by no means a pleasant man to deal with. 他决不是一个好打交道的爽快人)。 by some means (or other) 设法；用某种办法。 by what means 怎么；用什么办法。 live beyond [within] one's means 不按照[按照]收入过日子。 means of living 生活手段。 means test 〔英国〕(发放失业救济金前举行的)生活状况调查。 using every possible means 千方百计。
of no value or worth; "I was caught in the bastardly traffic" 同义词：bastardly,
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt 同义词：beggarly,
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" 同义词：mingy, miserly, tight,
characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood" 同义词：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" 同义词：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" 同义词：average,
marked by poverty befitting a beggar; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" 同义词：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" 同义词：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!" 同义词：think of, have in mind,
denote or connote; "`maison'' means `house'' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" 同义词：intend, signify, stand for,
mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" 同义词：intend,
have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" 同义词：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 同义词：mean value,
例句与用法
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Let us explore the meaning of this term . 让我们解释这个名词的意义。
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The speech was meant for home consumption . 那篇讲话是让本国人听的。
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Do you mean that it's none of my business ? 你以为它跟我毫无关系吗？
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The word isoquant means "same quantity" . 等量的意思是“同一数量”。
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Leadership means setting an example . 领导者的作风意味着要树立榜样。
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I was indignant at their mean actions . 我对他们的卑劣行径感到愤慨。
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I am quite in a fog as to what you mean . 你究竟何所指，我感到茫然。
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She wants to prove my point, you mean ? 你的意思是她想证实我们的话？
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I don't mean to say anything definite . 我并没想说什么意思明确的话。
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After a long time they get mean . 久而久之，他们的心眼儿就都变坏了。
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