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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, meanintend: 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, shabbylow: 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, suggestmean: 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:
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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,迫切习惯用语>来源:Middle English menen 中古英语 menen from Old English mônan [to tell of] * see mei-no- 源自 古英语 mônan [告诉] *参见 mei-no- <参考词汇><同义词>mean,denote,import,signify同义词>The 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 参考词汇> ---------------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,sordid同义词>These 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) 参考词汇> ---------------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 习惯用语>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,to 和 toward : 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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