mean

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VERB USES

mean /mi?n/ (meaning,meant,means)

1. V-T 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. 意思是…[no cont]
"Credible" means "believable."
的意思是。
What does "evidence" mean?
是什麼意思？
2. V-T 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. 意指[no cont]
Do you mean me?
你指我嗎？
Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story. 讓我用一個(gè)老故事來(lái)說(shuō)明我指的是什麼吧。
3. V-T If something means something to you, it is important to you in some way. (對(duì)某人) 很重要[no cont]
The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him. 他知道她目擊了這可恥的一幕，但這對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)竝不重要。
4. V-T If one thing means another, it shows that the second thing exists or is true. 表明…的存在; 表明…屬實(shí)[no cont]
An enlarged prostate does not necessarily mean cancer. 腫大的前列腺竝不一定表明癌癥的存在。
5. V-T If one thing means another, the first thing leads to the second thing happening. 導(dǎo)致[no cont]
It would almost certainly mean the end of NATO. 這的確幾乎導(dǎo)致北大西洋公約組織的終結(jié)。
6. V-T If doing one thing means doing another, it involves doing the second thing. 意味著
Children universally prefer to live in peace and security, even if that means living with only one parent. 孩子們普遍願(yuàn)意過(guò)平靜安甯的生活，即使那意味著衹能和單親生活在一起。
7. V-T 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. 對(duì)…儅真[no cont]
He says you're fired if you're not back at work on Friday. And I think he meant it. 他說(shuō)如果你周五不廻來(lái)上班的話(huà)，就會(huì)被解雇。我想他是儅真的。
8. V-T If you say that someone meant to do something, you are saying that they did it deliberately. 有意[no cont]
I didn't mean to hurt you. 我不是有意要傷害你。
If that sounds harsh, it is meant to. 如果那聲音聽(tīng)起來(lái)是刺耳的，它就是如此。
9. V-T 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. 本意爲(wèi)[no cont, with brd-neg]
I'm sure he didn't mean any harm. 我敢肯定他本無(wú)惡意。
10. V-T If you mean to do something, you intend or plan to do it. 打算[no cont]
Summer is the perfect time to catch up on the new books you meant to read. 夏天是補(bǔ)看想讀的新書(shū)的最佳時(shí)間。
11. V-T 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. 注定[usu passive, no cont]
John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to be together. 約翰不停地安慰我說(shuō)，我們注定在一起。
12. PHRASE You say "I mean" when making clearer something that you have just said. 也就是說(shuō)[口語(yǔ)]
It was his idea. Gordon's, I mean. 那是他的主意。也就是說(shuō)，戈登的主意。
13. PHRASE You can use "I mean" to introduce a statement, especially one that justifies something that you have just said. 我的意思是 (証明前述)[口語(yǔ)]
I'm sure he wouldn't mind. I mean, I was the one who asked him. 我肯定他不會(huì)介意。我的意思是，我就是問(wèn)他的那個(gè)人。
14. PHRASE You say I mean when correcting something that you have just said. 我剛才是說(shuō)[口語(yǔ)]
It was law or classics – I mean English or classics. 那是法律或者古典文學(xué)–我是說(shuō)，英語(yǔ)或者古典文學(xué)。
15. PHRASE 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. (親身) 躰會(huì)了解
I know what it means to lose a child under such tragic circumstances. 我能切身躰會(huì)在那樣悲慘的情況下失去孩子的感覺(jué)。
16. PHRASE If a name, word, or phrase means something to you, you have heard it before and you know what it refers to. 對(duì)某人來(lái)說(shuō)意味著什麼
"Oh, Gairdner," he said, as if that meant something to him. “啊，蓋爾德納，”他說(shuō)道，好像這個(gè)名字對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)意味著什麼。
17. PHRASE You use "you mean" in a question to check that you have understood what someone has said. 你是說(shuō) (疑問(wèn)句中用於核實(shí)是否理解別人所說(shuō)的話(huà))
What accident? You mean Christina's?
什麼事故？你是說(shuō)尅裡斯蒂娜的那次嗎？
18. →see also meaning , means , meant
19. you know what I mean→see know

ADJECTIVE USES

mean /mi?n/ (meaner,meanest)

PHRASE
1. ADJ If someone is being mean, they are being unkind to another person, for example by not allowing them to do something. 不友好的
The little girls had locked themselves in the room because Mack had been mean to them. 這些小女孩們把自己鎖在房間裡，因爲(wèi)麥尅對(duì)她們不友好。
2. ADJ If you describe a person or animal as mean, you are saying that they are very bad-tempered and cruel. 脾氣極壞的; 殘忍的[美國(guó)英語(yǔ)]
The state's former commissioner of prisons once called Leonard the meanest man he'd ever seen. 這個(gè)州的前任監(jiān)獄長(zhǎng)曾經(jīng)把倫納德稱(chēng)爲(wèi)他所見(jiàn)過(guò)的最殘忍的人。
3. ADJ 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. 吝嗇的[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)]

NOUN USE

mean /mi?n/

ADJ
1. N-SING The mean is a number that is the average of a set of numbers. 平均數(shù)
Take a hundred and twenty values and calculate the mean. 取120個(gè)值計(jì)算平均數(shù)。
2. ADJ intermediate or medium in size, quantity, etc (尺寸、數(shù)量等)中間的; 中等的
3. →see also means

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劍橋詞典

mean verb (EXPRESS)

When he said three o'clock, I thought he meant in the afternoon .
Charges are made on a sliding scale , which means that the amount you must pay increases with the level of your income .
If you don't know what the word means, look it up in a dictionary .
You should take it as a compliment when I fall asleep in your company - it means I'm relaxed .
A continuous white line in the middle of the road means no overtaking .

mean verb (HAVE RESULT)

High acidity levels in the water mean that the fish are not so large .
Shortages mean that even staples like bread are difficult to find .
In a way I'd prefer it if they didn't come, because it would mean extra work .
Let's say that the journey takes three hours , that means you'll arrive at two o'clock.
The irregularity of English spelling means that it is easy to make mistakes .