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mean
常考释义
vt. to mean to do sth：想要做某事；意欲做某事
I didn't mean to offend you.
我不是有意冒犯您。
I have been meaning to write this letter for some time now.
我想写这封信已经有段时间了。
I meant to phone you but I forgot.
我本想打电话给你，但是却忘记了。
vt. 对…认真
Maybe we could move. – Oh, do you mean it, Christopher?
也许我们可以搬家。——哦，克里斯托弗，你真想这样吗？
Does he really mean it when he says he's sorry?
当他说对不起的时候，他真的有那个意思吗？
He could see I meant what I said.
他会知道我说话算数的。
vt. 引起；造成
This means I'll have to start again.
这使我不得不重新开始。
Becoming a millionaire didn't mean an end to his money worries.
成了百万富翁并没有使他从此不再为钱的事操心。
vt. 意味着；代表
The red signal means you can shoot at the target.
红色信号意味着你可以射击目标。
An enlarged prostate does not necessarily mean cancer.
前列腺增大并不一定意味着癌变。
vt. 意思是；意指
What does `imperialism' mean?
imperialism是什么意思？
In modern Welsh, `glas' means `blue'.
在现代威尔士语中，glas的意思是蓝色。
What do you mean?
你是什么意思？
That's not what I meant.
那不是我的本意。
I thought you meant her, not me.
我以为你指的是她，不是我。
What do you think he means by that?
你认为他那么说想要表达什么呢？
It was his idea - Gordon's, I mean.
这是他的主意——我是说戈登的。
He studied law and French - I mean law and German.
他学的是法律和法语——我是说法律和德语。
vt. 有…的重要性
The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him.
对于他来说，让她目睹了这件不体面的事件完全没关系。
That watch means a lot to me.
那块表对于我来说很重要。
It would mean a lot to them to win the championship.
赢得冠军对于他们来说非常重要。
`Oh, Gairdner,' he said, as if that meant something to him.
“哦，盖尔德纳。”他说，好像他知道这人是谁似的。
Does the word `Fareham' mean anything to anyone?
有人听过Fareham这个词吗？
I know what it means to lose a child.
我知道失去一个孩子意味着什么。
vt. 注定
John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to be together.
约翰不断地安慰我，说我们是注定要在一起的。
vt. 预言；预示
It would almost certainly mean the end of NATO.
这几乎明确地预示着北大西洋公约组织的终结。
vi. 有用意
She means well.
她是出于好意。
She means ill.
她是怀有恶意的。
adj. no mean：相当好的；出色的；困难的
He was no mean performer.
他是名很优秀的表演者。
Moreover, Ramsay was no mean thinker himself.
此外，拉姆齐自己就是个出色的思想家。
To have paid the debt in just four years is no mean achievement.
仅仅四年就还完债务是非常了不起的。
no mean feat
了不起的成就
adj. 卑微的；地位低下的<文>
He rose from mean origins to high office.
他从底层升到了要职。
adj. 卑鄙的；可鄙的
a mean action
一种卑鄙的行为
adj. 小气的；吝啬的；小的<英>
He's too mean to buy Christmas presents.
他吝啬得连圣诞礼物都不买。
a rather mean portion of apple tart
很小的一份苹果馅饼
Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy.
不要不舍得用布，要不然窗帘会看起来太小。
Don't be mean with the tip, he's so nice.
不要舍不得给小费，他人这么好。
He's really mean with money.
他在用钱方面很抠门。
adj. 惭愧的；感到难为情的
I'd feel mean saying no.
拒绝的话我难以说出口。
He felt mean about not letting the children go to the zoo.
没有让孩子们去动物园，他感到很惭愧。
adj. 折中的；平均的
What is the mean height?
平均高度是多少？
adj. 极好的；有技巧的；熟练的<俚>
He cooks a mean salmon.
他烧的大麻哈鱼很好吃。
He plays a mean guitar.
他吉他弹得特别棒。
adj. 残酷的；凶暴的；凶猛的<美>
The state's former commissioner of prisons once called him the meanest man he'd ever seen.
前州监狱署署长曾称他是自己所见过的最残忍的人。
Charlie, a mean animal, was shot when he proved unmanageable.
查利是一头猛兽，因野性难驯而被射杀了。
adj. 脾气不好的；恶毒的<非正式,美,加拿大>
That's a really mean thing to say!
那样说真刻薄！
She apologized for being so mean to him.
她为如此刻薄地对待他而道歉。
adj. 贫穷的；破旧的
We lived in the meanest hovel on the mountain road.
我们住在山路边最简陋的茅舍里。
Mean clothing
破旧的衣服
n. （平）均值；中间；中庸
What you do first is to calculate the mean.
你首先要做的就是计算平均数。
adj. 不舒服的；情绪低落的<美>
adj. 中等的
n. 均值【统】
n. 适度
n. （比例）中项【数】
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