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单词 mean
释义

mean

音标[mi:n]

汉语翻译

a. 低劣的, 卑贱的, 简陋的, 吝啬的, 惭愧的, 平均的, 中间的, 普通的
vt. 意谓, 想要, 意欲, 预定
vi. 用意, 有意义
n. 平均数, 中间, 中庸
【医】 平均数, 均值
【经】 平均值, 平均数; 意谓
相关词组:
take a mean course
By...we mean
What do you mean by...?
no mean something
mean business
mean well

词型变化:

动词过去式:meant 过去分词:meant 现在分词:meaning 第三人称单数:means 副词:meanly 形容词比较级:meaner 最高级:meanest 

词意辨析:

intend, mean
这两个动词均有“想要、打算”之意。
intend: 较正式用词,但常用,指对未来的行动做出打算,并力争实现。
mean: 口语多用,指怀有作某事的想法或希望得到某物,特别用于效果不好而动机良好的场合。
low, mean, cheap, shabby
这些形容词均有“卑鄙的、卑贱的、卑下的”之意。
low: 指行为卑鄙、可耻、不文明,可引申指庸俗。
mean: 指行为卑鄙,自私,为人们所不齿。
cheap: 侧重指人或物的品质低劣, * 。
shabby: 指行为的不公和卑劣而使人感到不屑和轻蔑。
mean, imply, indicate, represent, denote, signify, suggest
这些动词均含有“表示……的意思”之意。
mean: 最普通用词,指文字或符号等所表示的各种明确的或含蓄的意义。
imply: 侧重用文字或符号表示的联想,暗示。
indicate: 指明显的表示。
represent: 指体现或代表。
denote: 指某一词字面或狭义的意思,或指某些符号或迹象的特指含义。
signify: 指用文字、说话或表情等表示单纯的意思。
suggest: 通常指暗含地、隐晦地表达意思。

英语解释:

名词 mean:

  1. 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

动词 mean:

  1. mean or intend to express or convey
    同义词:intend
  2. have as a logical consequence
    同义词:entail, imply
  3. denote or connote
    同义词:intend, signify, stand for
  4. have in mind as a purpose
    同义词:intend, think
  5. have a specified degree of importance
  6. intend to refer to
    同义词:think of, have in mind
  7. destine or designate for a certain purpose

形容词 mean:

  1. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
    同义词:average
  2. characterized by malice
    同义词:hateful
  3. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
    同义词:base, meanspirited
  4. excellent
  5. marked by poverty befitting a beggar
    同义词:beggarly
  6. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
    同义词:mingy, miserly, tight
  7. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
    同义词:beggarly
  8. of no value or worth
    同义词:bastardly

例句:

  1. I wasn't serious. I meant it as a joke.
    我并非有意。我是想开个玩笑而已。
  2. He means business: he really will shoot us if we try to escape.
    他不是说著玩的; 我们要是逃,他真会开枪。
  3. Do you mean Miss Anne Smith or Miss Mary Smith?
    你指的是安·史密斯小姐还是玛丽·史密斯小姐?
  4. I'm sorry I hurt you: I didn't mean to.
    对不起,我弄伤了你; 我不是故意的。
  5. He's hopelessly inefficient, but I suppose he means well.
    他低能得无以复加,然而却是出於好心。
  6. He's too mean to buy us a meal.
    他太小气,不肯请我们吃饭。
  7. I don't understand what the word means.
    我不懂这个词是什么意思。
  8. The mean of 7,9 and 14 is 10.
    7、9和14 的平均数是10。

详细解释:


mean

v.(动词)
meant[mμnt] mean.ing,means
v.tr.(及物动词)


To be used to convey; denote:
传达意思,表示:
例句:
.‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether youcan make words mean so many different things’. (Lewis Carroll)
.‘问题是’,艾丽斯说,‘是否你能够 使词汇具有那么多不同的意思’. (刘易斯·卡罗尔)

To act as a symbol of; signify or represent:
意味,象征:作为象征而表现;代表,表示:
例句:
In this poem, the budding flower means youth.
在这首诗中,含苞待放的花朵象征着青春

To intend to convey or indicate:
含意,意味:
例句:
.No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.(Henry Adams)
.没有人说出的话全都是他的本意,而极少有人能把自己的本意全部说出来,因为文字的表达可以很含糊,而人的思想可以停滞.(亨利·亚当斯)

To have as a purpose or an intention; intend:
意欲;打算:做为目的或意图而具有;计划:
例句:
I meant to go running this morning, but I overslept.
我今天早晨本打算去跑步,但是我睡过头了

To design, intend, or destine for a certain purpose or end:
图谋,企图:为特定的目的或结果设计、打算或预定:
例句:
a building that was meant for storage; a student who was meant to be a scientist.
预定作仓库用的大楼;一名注定成为科学家的学生

To have as a consequence; bring about:
造成:作为结果而具有;引起:
例句:
Friction means heat.
摩擦起热

To have the importance or value of:
具有重要性或价值:
例句:
The opinions of the critics meant nothing to him. She meant so much to me.
对他来说,批评家们的意见没有任何意义。她对我来说那么重要

v.intr.(不及物动词)
To have intentions of a specified kind; be disposed:
有意做,打算:怀有特定用意;被处置:
例句:
She means well, despite her blunders.
她用意是好的,尽管她因为无知犯了大错误


<习惯用语>mean business【非正式用语】
To be in earnest.
急切,迫切
来源:
Middle English menen
中古英语 menen
from Old English nan [to tell of] * see mei-no-
源自 古英语 nan [告诉] *参见 mei-no-

<参考词汇><同义词>mean,denote,import,signifyThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to convey a particular idea.:
这些动词共有的中心意思是.解释某个特定的意思.:
例句:
what does the word serendipity meanô
单词serendipity 是什么意思?

Pro- may denote .earlier. or .anterior..
Pro- 可能指.早些.或.在…之前.。
例句:
Philadelphia is the city of brotherly love;
费城是个代表兄弟之爱的城市;

例句:
that is what its name imports.
那就是它的名字所含有的意义。

例句:
A crown signifies royal power.
皇冠表示皇家权力


---------------另--------------
mean
mean 2

adj.(形容词)
mean.er,mean.est


Selfish in a petty way; unkind.
自私的,小气的;无情的
Cruel, spiteful, or malicious.
残酷的、可恶的或怀有恶意的
Ignoble; base:
卑鄙的:
例句:
a mean motive.
卑鄙的动机

Miserly; stingy.
自私的;吝啬的


Low in quality or grade; inferior.
品质或等级低劣的;低级的
Low in value or amount; paltry:
价值或数量低的;微不足道的:
例句:
paid no mean amount for the new shoes.
这双新鞋价格非常低

Common or poor in appearance; shabby:
外表平常或贫穷的;简陋的:
例句:
.The rowhouses had been darkened by the rain and looked meaner and grimmer than ever.(Anne Tyler)
.一排排房屋被雨水浇湿,看上去比以前更加破旧阴暗了.(安妮·泰勒)

Low in social status; of humble origins.
社会地位低下的;出身寒微的
Humiliated or ashamed.
惭愧的,羞愧的
In poor physical condition; sick or debilitated.
身体不好的;有病的,不舒服的
Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable:
恼人的,讨厌的:
例句:
The meanest storm in years.
这些天来最讨厌的暴风雨

Informal Ill-tempered.
【非正式用语】 脾气坏的
Slang
【俚语】
Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
难对付的;困难的或麻烦的:
例句:
He throws a mean fast ball.
他掷一个又快又难以应付的球

Excellent; skillful:
出色的;熟练的:
例句:
She plays a mean game of bridge.
她桥牌打得非常出色


来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English gemône [common] * see mei-
源自 古英语 gemône [普通的,平常的] *参见 mei-

【引伸】
mean.ly
adv.(副词)
<参考词汇><同义词>mean,low,base,abject,ignoble,sordidThese adjectives mean lacking in the elevation or dignity or falling short of the standards befitting human beings.
这些形容词都是有缺乏尊严或不符合人类的道德标准的含义。
Mean suggests pettiness;it may also connote traits such as spite or niggardliness:
Mean 有心胸狭窄的含义,同时也指带有恶意或吝啬:
例句:
.chok`d with ambition of the meaner sort. (Shakespeare).
.被那种狭窄的野心憋得透不过气来. (莎士比亚)。

例句:
.Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own. (J.M. Barrie).Somethinglow violates standards of morality, ethics, or propriety:
.千万不要和比你自己的动机更恶毒的对手较量. (J.M.巴里)。Low 的人(或事)违背道德、 * 和礼貌的标准:

例句:
low cunning;
卑劣的狡诈;

例句:
a low trick.
卑劣的恶作剧。

Base suggests a contemptible, mean-spirited, or selfish lack of human decency:
Base 指思想卑鄙,让人蔑视,缺乏人类的自尊:
例句:
.that liberal obedience, without which your army would be a base rabble. (Edmund Burke).
.那心甘情愿的服从;如果没有它,你们的军队将是一群卑鄙的乌合之众. (爱德蒙·伯克)。

Abject means brought low in condition; it often indicates starkness or hopelessness:
Abject 多指因处于严酷、无望的状态下导致的卑鄙行为:
例句:
abject submission;
可鄙的屈服;

例句:
abject poverty.
可鄙的贫穷。

Ignoble means lacking those qualities, such as elevated moral character, that give human beings distinction of mind and soul:
Ignoble 指缺乏那些使人类思想、心灵和精神高贵的品格,如很高的道德水准:
例句:
.For my part I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part. (Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.).
.至于我,我认为一些罪犯的脱逃比政府扮演不光彩角色的罪行还要轻. (小奥立佛·文德尔·霍姆)。

Sordid suggests foul, repulsive degradation:
Sordid 表示令人厌恶的卑鄙:
例句:
.It is through art . . . that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence. (Oscar Wilde).
.是艺术…使我们能够避开现实世界卑鄙、肮脏的危险. (奥斯卡·王尔德)


---------------另--------------
mean
mean 3

n.(名词)
Something having a position, quality, or condition midway between extremes; a medium.
中等:在位置、品质、条件上处于两极端中间的;中庸适度
Mathematics
【数学】
A number that typifies a set of numbers, such as a geometric mean or an arithmetic mean.
中数:代表一组数的一个数,如几何中数或算术中数
The average value of a set of numbers.
平均值
Logic The middle term in a syllogism.
【逻辑学】 三段论的中项
means (used with a sing. or pl. verb)A method, a course of action, or an instrument by which an act can be accomplished or an end achieved.
means (与单数或复数动词连用)方法,手段:用于完成一个行动或取得一个结果的方法、手段或工具
means (used with a pl. verb)
means (与复数动词连用)
Money, property, or other wealth:
金钱,财产或其他富:
例句:
You ought to live within your means.
你应该量力为出

Great wealth:
巨大财富:
例句:
a woman of means.
富婆

adj.(形容词)
Occupying a middle or intermediate position between two extremes.
居中的,中间的;中庸的
Intermediate in size, extent, quality, time, or degree; medium.
中等的:在两极端之间占具中间位置的,居中的

<习惯用语>by all means
Without fail; certainly.
当然;当然可以
by any means
In any way possible; in any case:
用尽各种可能的办法;无论如何:
例句:
not by any means an easy opponent.
无论如何也不是一个容易的对手

by means of
With the use of; owing to:
使用;由于:
例句:
They succeeded by means of patience and sacrifice.
他们靠耐心和牺牲而取得了成功

by no means
In no sense; certainly not:
并没有;绝不:
例句:
This remark by no means should be taken lightly.
这次讲话绝不能等闲视之

来源:
Middle English mene [middle]
中古英语 mene [中间]
from Old French meien
源自 古法语 meien
from Latin medi3nus
源自 拉丁语 medi3nus
from medius * see medhyo-
源自 medius *参见 medhyo-

In the sense of .financial resources.means takes a plural verb:
在.经济来源.这个意义上,means 使用的是复数:
例句:
His means are more than adequate.
他的财富绰绰有余。

In the sense of .a way to an end.means may be treated as either a singular or plural. It is singular when referring to a particular strategy or method:
从.方法、手段.的意义上讲,means 既可以是单数,也可以是复数。 如果指的是个别的方法或策略则是单数:
例句:
The best means of securing the cooperation of the builders is to appeal to their self-interest.
保证建造者之间合作的最好办法就是满足他们的各自利益。

It is plural when it refers to a group of strategies or methods:
如果指的是一组方法或策略则是复数:
例句:
The most effective means for dealing with the drug problem have generally been those suggested by the affected communities. ·
对付 * 问题最有效的办法是那些受到 * 问题影响的社区所提供的。 ·

Means is most often followed by of :
Means 后面常跟 of
例句:
a means of noise reduction.
降低噪音的办法。

Butfor, to, and toward are also used:
但也跟for,totoward
例句:
a means for transmitting signals;
传递信号的手段;

例句:
a means to an end;
达到某个目的的手段;

例句:
a means toward achieving social equality.
为实现社会均等而采取的手段



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