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 •What do you mean by •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 •Give it back now! I mean it [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 •[+ -ing [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 •The books with large print are meant for •[+ to •Do you think she meant to •[+ obj + to •They didn't mean for [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 •Possessions mean nothing to [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 [mi:n] adjective NOT KIND 不善良的 ADVANCED ■unkind or unpleasant 卑鄙的;刻薄的 •Stop being so mean to •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 [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 |
随便看 |
101BT英语在线翻译词典收录了36528条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。