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单词 mean
释义 mean
[mi:n] verb (meant, meant)
EXPRESS 表达
 ESSENTIAL  transitive
■to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact 意思是;意味着
What does this word mean?这个词是甚么意思?
[+ that] These figures mean that almost 7% of the working population is unemployed.这些数字意味着近7%的劳动人口处于失业状态。
What do you mean by that remark?你那句话是甚么意思?
She's quite odd though. Do you know what I mean?可是她有点怪。你明白我指甚么吗?
 ESSENTIAL  transitive
■used to add emphasis to what you are saying (用于强调)是…的意思
I want you home by midnight. And I mean midnight.我要你午夜前回家,记住是午夜。
Give it back now! I mean it.现在就把它还了!我是说真的。
[mi:n] verb (meant, meant)
HAVE RESULT 有结果
 ESSENTIAL  transitive
■to have a particular result 意味着;结果是
Lower costs mean lower prices.成本降低,价格就会下降。
[+ that] Advances in electronics mean that the technology is already available.电子学方面的进步使这项技术已经可供人们利用。
[+ -ing verb] If we want to catch the 7.30 train, that will mean leaving the house at 6.00.如果想赶上7:30的火车,那就意味着我们要6:00从家中出发。
[mi:n] verb (meant, meant)
INTEND 打算
 ADVANCED  intransitive or transitive
■to intend 有意,打算
I'm sorry if I offended you - I didn't mean any harm.如果冒犯了你我很抱歉——我并无恶意。
The books with large print are meant for our partially sighted readers.这些大号字体书籍是为视力有障碍的读者而设的。
[+ to infinitive] I've been meaning to phone you all week.我整个星期都想着要打电话给你。
Do you think she meant to say 9 a.m. instead of 9 p.m.?你认为她是想说上午9点而不是晚上9点吗?
[+ obj + to infinitive] This exercise isn't meant to be difficult.这个练习不会很难。
They didn't mean for her to read the letter.他们并不想让她读那封信。
[mi:n] verb (meant, meant)
HAVE IMPORTANCE 有重大意义
 ADVANCED  transitive
■to have an important emotional effect on someone 对…具有意义,对…具有重大影响
It wasn't a valuable picture but it meant a lot to me.这不是一幅很贵重的画,但对我却很重要。
Possessions mean nothing to him.财富对他来说毫无意义。
[mi:n] verb (meant, meant)
be meant for each other
■If you say two people are meant for each other, you think they suit each other as romantic partners. 天造地设,是天生的一对
[mi:n] verb (meant, meant)
I mean  ADVANCED 
■used to correct what you have just said or to add more information (用于纠正说过的话或进一步添加资讯)我的意思是
I really do love him - as a friend, I mean.我真的爱他——我的意思是,作为朋友。
■something that people often say before they start or continue their sentence (用于引出要说的话)我是说
I mean, I think he's a good teacher, but I just don't like him.我是说,我觉得他是个好老师,只是我不喜欢他。
[mi:n] verb (meant, meant)
mean business informal
■to want very much to achieve something, even if other people disagree with you 是认真的;决心要做成(某事)
[mi:n] verb (meant, meant)
mean well
■to do what you think will be helpful, although by doing it you might cause problems without intending to 本意是好的,出发点是好的
I know he means well, but he just gets in the way.我知道他是一番好意,只不过他帮了倒忙。
⇒ See also well-meaning
[mi:n] verb (meant, meant)
What do you mean?
■used to show that you are annoyed or that you disagree (表示恼火或不同意)你这是甚么意思?
What do you mean, it was my fault?你这是甚么意思,是我的错吗?
[mi:n] adjective
NOT GENEROUS 不慷慨的
 ADVANCED  mainly UK
■not willing to give or share things, especially money 吝啬的,小气的
He's too mean to buy her a ring.他太吝啬了,舍不得买一枚戒指给她。
My landlord's very mean with the heating - it's only on for two hours each day.我的房东对使用暖气很吝啬——每天只开两个小时。
[mi:n] adjective
NOT KIND 不善良的
 ADVANCED 
■unkind or unpleasant 卑鄙的;刻薄的
Stop being so mean to me!别对我那么刻薄!
She just said it to be mean.她那么说就是为了让人不悦。
[mi:n] adjective
VIOLENT 暴力的 mainly US frightening and likely to become violent 凶恶的;气势汹汹的
a mean and angry mob一群气势汹汹、激动愤怒的暴民
a mean-looking youth一个面相很凶的年轻人
[mi:n] adjective
GOOD 好的
[before noun] informal
■very good 极好的,出色的
She's a mean piano player.她是个出色的钢琴演奏家。
She plays a mean piano (= She plays very well).她钢琴弹得很棒。
[mi:n] adjective
MATHEMATICS 数学
[before noun] specialized
■(in mathematics) a mean number is an average number (数值)平均的
a mean value平均值
Their mean weight was 76.4 kilos.他们的平均体重是76.4公斤。
[mi:n] adjective
no mean
■used to say a person is very good at a certain activity 很好的
He's no mean cook.他是位很好的厨师。
[mi:n] adjective
no mean achievement/feat
■a great achievement 了不起的成就,不是容易的事
Getting the job finished on time was no mean achievement.按时完成这项工作可真是不简单。
[mi:n] noun only singular
MATHEMATICS 数学 (also the arithmetic mean) specialized
■(in mathematics) the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts; the average (数学上的)平均数,平均值
The mean of 5, 4, 10 and 15 is 8.5.5,4,10和15的平均数是8.5。
[mi:n] noun only singular
METHOD 方法 formal
■a quality or way of doing something which is in the middle of two completely different qualities or ways of doing something 中间;中庸;适度
We need to find a mean between exam questions which are too difficult and those which are too easy.我们需要出难度适中的考题。
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