mean

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vt.

  1. 表示…的意思
    • In this poem the budding flower means youth.
      在这首诗里含苞欲放的花朵是指青春。
    • The sign means that cars cannot enter.
      这种标志表示汽车不能入内。
  2. 本意是, 原意为; 意味
    • When we say yes, we mean it.
      我们说同意就同意。
    • I did not mean you.
      我不是指你。
    • These new orders for our manufactures will mean working overtime.
      这些订购我们产品的新订单意味着要加班。
    • He means you no harm.
      他对你没有恶意。
  3. 怀有某目的; 打算
    • He that promises too much means nothing.
      许愿过多的人是不打算兑现的。
    • I mean to stay here, if I can.
      若是能留下, 我想留在这儿。
    • I mean this house for my daughter.
      我打算把这房子给我的女儿。
  4. 对某人有价值或重要
    • In running a company, strict financial management means everything.
      经营一家公司, 严格的财务管理是至关重要的。
    • I must tell you that I mean what I say.
      我得告诉你, 我说话是算数的。
  5. 打算或注定要某人成为或做某事
    • I was never meant for the army.
      我根本就不是当兵的材料。
    • He means his son to be a doctor.
      他要儿子当医生。

adj.

  1. 吝啬的; 自私的
    • He is a mean man.
      他是个自私的人。
    • Her husband is rather mean over money matters.
      她的丈夫在金钱方面非常小气。
    • He's too mean to make a donation.
      他很小气, 不肯捐款。
  2. 卑鄙的, 不善良的
    • He took a mean advantage of me.
      他利用卑鄙的手段占我的便宜。
    • Corruption and bribery are mean.
      贪污行贿是可鄙的。
    • It was mean of her to say that.
      她那样说是刻薄的。
  3. 中间的, 平均的
    • The mean temperature of this area is 33 degrees in summer.
      这个地区夏季平均气温为33度。
  4. 低微的
    • He is a man of mean birth.
      他是位出身低微的人。

n.

  1. 平均数, 平均值
    • What you do first is to calculate the mean.
      你要做的第一件事就是算出平均数。
  2. 中间, 中庸
    • It's a question of finding the mean between too lenient treatment and too severe punishment.
      问题是要找出处理过宽和处罚过严的折中办法。

网络词典

mean

英 miːn 美 min
动词 中文翻译:意味着
同义词: ['signify', 'indicate', 'denote', 'signify']

例句:

  1. 1. He meant to go to the party, but he got sick and missed it.
    他本打算去参加聚会,但病了没能去。
  2. 2. She meant to apologize, but she was too embarrassed to say it.
    她本想道歉,但太尴尬说不出口。
  3. 3. The meaning of life is to find happiness in the little things we do every day.
    生活的意义在于每天做小事中找到幸福。