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mean

英  [miːn]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词

  • meaner , meanest

    1. 不友好的

    If someone is being mean, they are being unkind to another person, for example by not allowing them to do something.

    双语例句

    例：

    The little girls had locked themselves in the room because Mack had been mean to them.

    这些小女孩们把自己锁在房间里，因为麦克对她们不友好。

    2. 脾气极坏的 , 残忍的

    If you describe a person or animal as mean, you are saying that they are very bad-tempered and cruel.

    双语例句

    例：

    The state's former commissioner of prisons once called Leonard the meanest man he'd ever seen.

    这个州的前任监狱长曾经把伦纳德称为他所见过的最残忍的人。

    3. 吝啬的

    If you describe someone as mean, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to spend much money or to use very much of a particular thing.

    近义词

    stingy

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1. [SING 单数型名词] 平均数

    The mean is a number that is the average of a set of numbers.

    近义词

    average

    双语例句

    例：

    Take a hundred and twenty values and calculate the mean.

    取120个值计算平均数。

    例：

    the mean score for 26-year-olds.

    26岁的人的平均得分。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • I mean

    1. 也就是说

    You say 'I mean' when making clearer something that you have just said.

    双语例句

    例：

    It was his idea. Gordon's, I mean.

    那是他的主意。也就是说，戈登的主意。

    2. 我的意思是（证明前述）

    You can use 'I mean' to introduce a statement, especially one that justifies something that you have just said.

    双语例句

    例：

    I'm sure he wouldn't mind. I mean, I was the one who asked him.

    我肯定他不会介意，因为就是我问的他。

    3. 我刚才是说（用于更正前述）

    You say 'I mean' when correcting something that you have just said.

    双语例句

    例：

    It was law or classics – I mean English or classics.

    那是法律或者古典文学–我是说，英语或者古典文学。

  • know what it means to do something , know what something means

    1. （亲身）体会了解

    If you know what it means to do something, you know everything that is involved in a particular activity or experience, especially the effect that it has on you.

    双语例句

    例：

    I know what it means to lose a child under such tragic circumstances.

    我能切身体会在那样悲惨的情况下失去孩子是什么感觉。

  • mean something to someone

    1. 听说过 , 了解

    If a name, word, or phrase means something to you, you have heard it before and you know what it refers to.

    双语例句

    例：

    'Oh, Gairdner,' he said, as if that meant something to him.

    “啊，盖尔德纳，”他说道，好像他曾听说过这个名字一样。

  • you mean

    1. 你是说（疑问句中用于核实是否理解别人所说的话）

    You use 'you mean' in a question to check that you have understood what someone has said.

    双语例句

    例：

    What accident? You mean Christina's?

    什么事故？你是说克里斯蒂娜的那次事故吗？

    VERB. 动词

  • means , meaning , meant

    1. [T 及物动词] 意思是…

    If you want to know what a word, code, signal, or gesture means, you want to know what it refers to or what its message is.

    双语例句

    例：

    'Credible' means 'believable'.

    Credible的意思是 believable。

    例：

    What does 'evidence' mean?

    evidence是什么意思？

    例：

    In modern Welsh, 'glas' means 'blue'.

    在现代威尔士语中，glas的意思是“蓝色”。

    例：

    The red signal means you have to stop.

    红色信号的意思是你必须停下。

    例：

    What do you think he means by that?

    你觉得他那么做是什么意思？

    2. [T 及物动词] 意指

    If you ask someone what they mean, you are asking them to explain exactly what or who they are referring to or what they are intending to say.

    双语例句

    例：

    Do you mean me?

    你指我吗？

    例：

    Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story.

    让我用一个老故事来说明我指的是什么吧。

    3. [T 及物动词] （对某人）很重要

    If something means something to you, it is important to you in some way.

    双语例句

    例：

    The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him.

    他知道她目击了这可耻的一幕，但这对他来说并不重要。

    4. [T 及物动词] 表明…的存在 , 表明…属实

    If one thing means another, it shows that the second thing exists or is true.

    双语例句

    例：

    An enlarged prostate does not necessarily mean cancer.

    前列腺肿大并不一定表明有癌症。

    例：

    If they didn't see him it doesn't necessarily mean he wasn't there.

    他们没有看到他并不表明他当时不在那里。

    5. [T 及物动词] 导致

    If one thing means another, the first thing leads to the second thing happening.

    近义词

    signify , denote , lead to

    双语例句

    例：

    It would almost certainly mean the end of NATO.

    这几乎肯定会导致北大西洋公约组织的终结。

    例：

    Trade and product discounts can also mean big savings.

    贸易和产品折扣还可能会省下一大笔钱。

    例：

    The change will mean that the country no longer has full diplomatic relations with other states.

    该变化将意味着该国家与其他国家不再有全面的外交关系。

    6. [T 及物动词] 意味着

    If doing one thing means doing another, it involves doing the second thing.

    双语例句

    例：

    Children universally prefer to live in peace and security, even if that means living with only one parent.

    孩子们普遍愿意过平静安宁的生活，即使那意味着只能和单亲生活在一起。

    7. [T 及物动词] 对…当真

    If you say that you mean what you are saying, you are telling someone that you are serious about it and are not joking, exaggerating, or just being polite.

    双语例句

    例：

    He says you're fired if you're not back at work on Friday. And I think he meant it.

    他说如果你周五不回来上班的话，就会被解雇。我想他是当真的。

    8. [T 及物动词] 有意

    If you say that someone meant to do something, you are saying that they did it deliberately.

    近义词

    intend

    双语例句

    例：

    I didn't mean to hurt you.

    我不是有意要伤害你。

    例：

    If that sounds harsh, it is meant to.

    这个声音本来就是这么刺耳。

    9. [T 及物动词] 本意为

    If you say that someone did not mean any harm, offence, or disrespect, you are saying that they did not intend to upset or offend people or to cause problems, even though they may in fact have done so.

    近义词

    intend

    双语例句

    例：

    I'm sure he didn't mean any harm.

    我敢肯定他本无恶意。

    10. [T 及物动词] 打算

    If you mean to do something, you intend or plan to do it.

    近义词

    intend

    双语例句

    例：

    Summer is the perfect time to catch up on the new books you meant to read.

    夏天是补看想读的新书的最佳时间。

    11. [T 及物动词] 注定

    If you say that something was meant to happen, you believe that it was made to happen by God or fate, and did not just happen by chance.

    双语例句

    例：

    John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to be together.

    约翰不停地安慰我说，我们注定在一起。

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