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mean mean1. VERB USES 动词用法2. ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法3. NOUN USE 名词用法Part-11[VERB	动词]意思是；表示…的意思；作…解释 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.   [V n]  [V that]  [no cont]In modern Welsh, 'glas' means 'blue'...在现代威尔士语中，glas 意为“蓝色”。What does 'evidence' mean?...evidence 是什么意思？The red signal means you can shoot.红色信号表示可以射击。2[VERB	动词]意指；表示；意思是说 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.   [V n]  [V that]  [no cont]Do you mean me?...你指的是我吗？Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story...让我用一个古老的故事来说明我的意思吧。What do you think he means by that?...你觉得他那么说是什么意思呢？I think he means that he does not want this marriage to turn out like his friend's.我认为他的意思是，他不愿意这场婚姻落得跟他朋友的婚姻一样的下场。3[VERB	动词](某事)对(某人)很重要，要紧，意义重大 If something means something to you, it is important to you in some way.   [V amount to n]  [it V amount to-inf]  [Also V amount]  [no cont]The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him...虽然她目睹了这可耻的一幕，但是这对他来说无关紧要。It would mean a lot to them to win.获胜对他们来说非常重要。4[VERB	动词]表明…存在；表示…属实 If one thing means another, it shows that the second thing  exists or is true.   [V n]  [V that]  [no cont]An enlarged prostate does not necessarily mean cancer...前列腺肿大不一定就是癌症。Just because he has a beard doesn't necessarily mean he's a hippy.不能因为他蓄须就说他是嬉皮士。5[VERB	动词]导致；产生…的结果 If one thing means another, the first thing leads to the second thing happening.   [V n]  [V that]  [no cont]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。Trade and product discounts can also mean big savings...商品促销与产品折扣同样意味着可能会省下一大笔钱。The change will mean that the country no longer has full diplomatic relations with other states.这个变化将意味着该国断绝与其他国家的正式外交关系。6[VERB	动词]涉及；包含 If doing one thing means doing another, it involves doing the second thing.   [V -ing]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，即便这意味着只能与单亲生活在一起。Managing well means communicating well.良好的管理需要有效的沟通。7[VERB	动词]对…当真；对…严肃认真 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.   [V n]  [no cont]He says you're fired if you're not back at work on Friday. And I think he meant it...他说，如果你星期五还不回去上班的话就解雇你。我想他是当真的。He could see I meant what I said. So he took his fur coat and left.他看得出我并非只是说说而已，于是拿起他的皮衣走了。8[VERB	动词]有意；故意 If you say that someone meant to do something, you are saying that they did it deliberately.   [V to-inf]  [V n to-inf]  [no cont]I didn't mean to hurt you...我无意伤害你。If that sounds harsh, it is meant to...如果这么说听起来刺耳的话，那目的就达到了。Did you mean to leave your dog here?...你是不是故意把你的狗丢在这里呢？I can see why you believed my letters were threatening but I never meant them to be.我能理解你为什么认为我的信是在吓唬人，但是我绝无此意。9[VERB	动词]本意并非；并未打算 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.   [V n]  [no cont]I'm sure he didn't mean any harm...我相信他并无恶意。I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.我本无意冒犯，那不过是句脱口而出的冒失话。10[VERB	动词]计划；打算；准备 If you mean to do something, you intend or plan to do it.   [V to-inf]  [no cont]Summer is the perfect time to catch up on the new books you meant to read...夏天是把想读却没读的新书恶补一下的最佳时机。You know very well what I meant to say...你非常清楚我想说什么。I mean to look after my body.我得多注意身体。11[VERB	动词]注定（或肯定）要… 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.   [be V-ed to-inf]  [usu passive]John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to be together.约翰不断安慰我说，我们注定要在一起。12[PHRASE	短语]我的意思是，也就是说（用于使表述更加清楚） You say 'I mean' when making clearer something that you have just said.   [PHR with cl]  [SPOKEN 口语]It was his idea. Gordon's, I mean...这是他的主意，我是指戈登。Is something upsetting you—I mean, apart from this business?有什么烦心事吗？我的意思是，除了这件事以外还有吗？13[PHRASE	短语](用于引出主张，尤指证明自己刚才所说的话) You can use 'I mean' to introduce a statement, especially one that justifies something that you have just said.   [PHR with cl]  [SPOKEN 口语]I'm sure he wouldn't mind. I mean, I was the one who asked him...我肯定他不会在意的，因为是我问他的。They were filled with racial stereotypes, I mean, it looked like something from the 1930s.他们满脑子种族成见，似乎都是些20世纪30年代的老思想。14[PHRASE	短语]我的意思是(用于纠正之前所说的话) You say I mean when correcting something that you have just said.   [PHR with cl]  [SPOKEN 口语]It was law or classics—I mean English or classics.是法律或者古典文学——我的意思是英语或古典文学。15[PHRASE	短语]理解…的滋味；了解…的影响 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.   [Vs inflect]I know what it means to lose a child under such tragic circumstances.我明白在这种悲惨的情况下失去孩子的滋味。16[PHRASE	短语]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.   [V inflects]'Oh, Gairdner,' he said, as if that meant something to him...“哦，盖尔德纳，”他说道，好像他听说过这个名字。Does the word 'Fareham' mean anything to anyone?有人对 Fareham 这个词有印象吗？17[PHRASE	短语]出于好意；怀有善意 If you say that someone means well, you mean they are trying to be kind and helpful, even though they might be causing someone problems or upsetting them.   [V inflects]I know you mean well, but I can manage by myself.我明白您的好意，不过我自己能行。18[PHRASE	短语](疑问句中用于询问对方自己的理解是否正确)你是说 You use 'you mean' in a question to check that you have understood what someone has said.   [PHR with cl]What accident? You mean Christina's?...哪次事故？你是说克里斯蒂娜的那次？'What if I had said no?' 'About the apartment, you mean?'“我要是说了不呢？”“你是说公寓那件事吗？”19See also:meaning；means；meant. to mean business；  →see: business； →see: if you know what I mean； →see: know； Part-21[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]吝啬的；小气的 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.   [disapproval]  [mainly BRIT 主英]Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy.别这么吝啬布料，不然做出来的窗帘会显得特寒酸。in AM, use 美国英语用 cheap, stingymeannessThis very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness.这种对待金钱的过分谨慎的态度有时几近于吝啬。2[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（数目）微薄的，少得可怜的 If you describe an amount as mean, you are saying that it is very small.   [disapproval]  [BRIT 英]...the meanest grant possible from the local council.从地方委员会可能获得的微乎其微的拨款3[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不友好的；刻薄的 If someone is being mean, they are being unkind to another person, for example by not allowing them to do something.   [usu v-link ADJ]The little girls had locked themselves in upstairs because Mack had been mean to them...小姑娘们把自己锁在楼上，因为麦克对她们很刻薄。I'd feel mean saying no.拒绝的话我说不出口。meanlyHe had been behaving very meanly to his girlfriend.他对女朋友一直非常刻薄。4[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（指人或动物）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.   [mainly AM 主美]...the meanest fighter in the world.世界上最残忍的斗士5[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（地方）简陋的，破旧的 If you describe a place as mean, you think that it looks poor and dirty.   [usu ADJ n]He was raised on the mean streets of the central market district of Panama City.他从小在巴拿马城中心闹市区的穷街陋巷里长大。6[ADJ	形容词]在行的；熟练的；拿手的 You can use mean in expressions such as 'He plays a mean trumpet' and 'She mixes a mean cocktail' to indicate that someone does something extremely well.   [ADJ n]  [approval]  [INFORMAL 非正式]He cooks a mean salmon...他烧鲑鱼的水平一流。Marge played a mean game of tennis.玛吉打得一手好网球。7[PHRASE	短语]高水平的；上乘的；优秀的 You can use no mean in expressions such as 'no mean writer' and 'no mean golfer' to indicate that someone does something well.   [PHR n]  [approval]  [INFORMAL 非正式]She was no mean performer on a variety of other instruments...许多别的乐器她也演奏得相当出色。Moreover, Ramsay was no mean thinker himself.而且拉姆齐自己也是一位出色的思想家。8[PHRASE	短语]了不起的；令人自豪的 You can use no mean in expressions such as 'no mean achievement' and 'no mean task' to indicate that someone has done something they deserve to be proud of.   [PHR n]To destroy 121 enemy aircraft is no mean record...歼灭121架敌机是一个了不起的纪录。Repton reached the final, and since around 1,500 schools entered the competition, that was no mean achievement.雷普顿进入了决赛，鉴于有1,500所左右的学校参与了角逐，能够取得这样的成绩相当了不起。Part-31[N-SING	单数名词]See also:means；平均数；平均值 The mean is a number that is the average of a set of numbers.   [the N]Take a hundred and twenty values and calculate the mean.取120个值计算平均数。...the mean score for 26-year-olds.26岁年龄组的平均分数 mean1 verbmean2 adjectivemean3 nounmeanmean1 /miːn/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitive] (past tense and past participle meant /ment/)  Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1have a particular meaning to have or represent a particular meaning:  What does ‘patronizing’ mean? The red light means ‘Stop’. The report fails to define what is meant by the term ‘key issues’.mean (that) This light means you’re running low on fuel.RegisterIn written English, people often prefer to say that something indicates something is the case, rather than using mean:· The light indicates that fuel supplies are low.2intend to say something to intend a particular meaning when you say somethingmean (that) I meant we’d have to leave early – that’s all. It’s pretty obvious what she means.(do) you mean spoken (=used to check you have understood what someone intended to say) Do you mean you’ve changed or Chris has changed?do/if you know/see what I mean? spoken (=used to check that someone understands you) I want to buy her something really special, if you know what I mean. We’re still married but living apart in the same house, if you see what I mean. Oh yeah! I see what you mean (=I understand what you are trying to say). What I mean is, I don’t feel alone anymore (=used to explain more about what you have said). ‘I didn’t really like him.’ 'I know what you mean, I didn’t get on with him either  (=used to say you understand and have had the same experience). ‘In three hours’ time, I’ll be a free man.‘ ’How do you mean (=used to ask someone to explain what they have just said)?'3intend to do something to intend to do something or intend that someone else should do somethingmean to do something I’ve been meaning to ask you if you want to come for a meal next week. I didn’t mean to upset you.mean somebody/something to do something I didn’t mean this to happen at all. I never meant you to find out.mean for somebody to do something especially American English I didn’t mean for her to get hurt. I’m sure she didn’t mean it (=she did not intend to upset or hurt someone).mean no harm/offence/disrespect (=not intend to harm, offend etc someone) I’m sure he didn’t mean any harm. He may sound a bit rude at times, but he means well (=intends to be helpful or kind, even if it does not seem like that). I wasn’t criticizing you, I really meant it for the best (=wanted to be helpful, although my actions had the wrong effect).4result in something to have a particular result or involve something:  The merger will mean the closure of the company’s Sydney office. Don’t let him see you. It will only mean trouble.mean (that) The high cost of housing means that many young people can’t afford to buy a house.mean doing something My new job will mean travelling all over the world. Dieting also means being careful about which foods you buy.5be familiar if a name, word etc means something to you, you are familiar with it or you understand it:  He said his name was ‘Randall’ but it meant nothing to me  (=I was not familiar with it). Does the name Bryce mean anything to you? You need to use analogies which will mean something to the reader.6say something seriously to be serious about what you are saying or writing:  With children, if you say ‘no’, you have to mean it. I meant what I said earlier. You don’t really mean that, do you?7how important somebody/something is used for saying how important someone or something is to youmean something to somebody I know how much your work means to you. The medal meant a lot to him.mean the world to somebody/mean everything to somebody (=be very important to someone) He meant the world to her. Time meant nothing (=it was not important) to me while I was travelling. Of course the relationship meant something to me.8show something is true/will happen to be a sign that something is true or will happenmean (that) Finding a lump does not necessarily mean you have cancer. Clear skies mean that it will be a cold night. Just because he’s been in prison, it doesn’t mean that he’s violent.SPOKEN PHRASES9what do you mean ...? a)used when you do not understand what someone is trying to say:  ‘You’ll be careful won’t you?’ ‘What do you mean?’ b)used when you are very surprised or annoyed by what someone has just said:  What do you mean, you’ve cancelled the trip? What do you mean by that? c)used when you are very annoyed by what someone has just done:  What do you mean by calling me at this time of night?10say which person/thing used to say that a particular person or thing is the one that you are talking about, pointing to etc:  ‘Hey you!’ ‘Do you mean me?’ I meant the pink dress, not the red one.11I mean a)used when explaining or giving an example of something, or when pausing to think about what you are going to say next:  You’re more of an expert than me. I mean, you’ve got all that experience. It’s just not right. I mean, it’s unfair isn’t it? b)used to quickly correct something you have just said:  She plays the violin, I mean the viola, really well.12 see what I mean? used when something that happens proves what you said before:  See what I mean? Every time she calls me up she wants me to do something for her.13that’s what I mean used when someone is saying the same thing that you were trying to say earlier:  ‘We might not have enough money.’ ‘That’s what I mean, so we’d better find out the price first.’14I mean to say used when adding a reason or explanation for something you have just said, especially something you feel strongly about:  Of course she wants to see the children – I mean to say, it’s only natural isn’t it?15mean business to be determined to do something:  This decision shows the public that we mean business.16be meant to do something a)if you are meant to do something, you should do it, especially because someone has told you to or because you are responsible for it:  Come on, Ellen, you’re meant to be helping me. I thought the police were meant to protect people. b)to be intended to do something:  The diagram is meant to show the different stages of the process.17be meant to be good/excellent/bad etc used to say that you have heard or read that something is good, bad etc:  The play is meant to be really good.18be meant for somebody/something to be intended for a particular person or purpose:  a book meant for children19be meant for somebody if two people are meant for each other, they are very suitable as partners for each other:  They were meant for each other. She’s meant for him.20somebody was never meant for something/to be something used to say that someone is not at all suitable for a particular job or activity:  I was never meant for the army.21something was meant to be/happen used to say that you think a situation was certain to happen and that no one could have prevented it:  Dan left me after a month so I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.22know/understand what it means to be something to have experienced a particular situation, so that you know what it is like:  I know what it means to be alone in a foreign country.GRAMMAR: Using the progressiveMean is not used in the progressive in any of its senses, except for sense 3. You say: · What does this word mean?· This means trouble. ✗Don’t say:  What is this word meaning?  | This is meaning trouble.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSmean1 verbmean2 adjectivemean3 nounmeanmean2 ●●● S3 adjective (comparative meaner, superlative meanest)  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1cruel cruel or not kind:  That was a mean thing to do. I felt a bit mean asking him to help. It’s a mean trick to play on someone. It was mean of him not to invite her.mean to Don’t be so mean to her!► see thesaurus at unkind2not generous British English not wanting to spend money, or not wanting to use much of something  SYN  stingy, cheap American English:  He’s too mean to buy a present for his wife.mean with He’s always been mean with his money. It was supposed to be garlic bread, but they’d been a bit mean with the garlic.3no mean feat/achievement/task etc something that is very difficult to do, so that someone who does it deserves to be admired:  They sold 1 million cards in the first year of business – no mean feat, given the problems many businesses are facing.4be no mean performer/player etc to be very good at doing something:  Kinnock is no mean performer on the rugby field.5a mean something informal used to say that something is very good or that someone is very good at doing something:  He plays a mean game of poker. They serve a mean Sunday brunch at the restaurant on Fourth Street.6average [only before noun] technical average:  The study involved 60 patients with a mean age of 58.2 years. The mean annual rainfall was 852 mm.7poor [only before noun] literary poor or looking poor:  She walked briskly through the mean and dirty streets.—meanly adverb—meanness noun [uncountable]mean1 verbmean2 adjectivemean3 nounmeanmean3 noun  Word Origin Examples Collocations Phrases 1the mean technical the average amount, figure, or value:  The mean of 7, 9 and 14 is 10.2the/a mean between something and something a method of doing something which is between two very different methods, and better than either of them:  It’s a case of finding the mean between firmness and compassion. →means

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(= I don't understand what you are suggesting.)’                    “也许我们应该试一试别的方法。”“你指的是什么方法？”                          ◆                      What do you mean,you thought I wouldn't mind?            (= of course I mind and I am very angry)                    你这是什么意思？你以为我不会在意吗？                          ◆                      What she means isthat there's no point in waiting here.                    她的意思是说在这儿等下去没什么意思。                          ◆          I always found him a little strange,            if you know what I mean            (= if you understand what I mean by ‘strange’).                    我总觉得他有点儿怪，如果你明白我这话是什么意思。                          ◆                      I know what you mean            (= I understand and feel sympathy).I hated learning to drive too.                    我明白你的意思。我也不愿意学开车。                          ◆          (            informal)                    It was like—weird.            Know what I mean?                    它有点儿，怪异。你明白我的意思吗？                          ◆                      I see what you mean            (= I understand although I may not agree),but I still think it's worth trying.                    我知道你是什么意思，但我仍然认为值得一试。                          ◆                      See what I mean            (= I was right and this proves it, doesn't it)?She never agrees to anything I suggest.                    这下可证明我说的对了吧？我说什么她都不听。                          ◆          ‘But Pete doesn't know we're here!’ ‘            That's what I mean!            (= that's what I have been trying to tell you.)’                    “可是皮特不知道我们在这儿呀！”“我就是这个意思嘛！”                          ◆          Do you mean Ann Smith or Mary Smith?          你是说安 · 史密斯，还是说玛丽 · 史密斯？                          mean(that)…                          ◆          Did he mean (that) he was dissatisfied with our service?          他是不是表示对我们的服务不满意？                          ◆                      You mean            (= are you telling me)we have to start all over again?                    你是不是说我们必须从头再来一遍？                          ☞language bank at                                                    i.e.                                                                have as purpose        有目的                    3        ★                  to have sth as a purpose or intention            打算；意欲；有…的目的                                    SYN                                                    intend                                                              meansth                          ◆                      What did she mean byleaving so early            (= why did she do it)?                    她为什么这么早就走了？                          ◆          Don't laugh!            I mean it            (= I am serious).                    别笑！我是认真的。                          ◆          He            means trouble            (= to cause trouble).                    他存心捣乱。                          meansth as sth                          ◆          Don't be upset—I'm sure she meant it as a compliment.          别不高兴，我肯定她的原意是要称赞你的。                          meanwhat…                          ◆          He            means what he says            (= is not joking, exaggerating, etc.).                    他说话是当真的。                          meansth for sb/sth                          ◆          The chair was clearly meant for a child.          这椅子显然是专为儿童设计的。                          ◆          Don't be angry. I'm sure she            meant it for the best            (= intended to be helpful).                    别生气了。我相信她是真心想要帮忙的。                          meanto do sth                          ◆          She means to succeed.          她一意求成。                          ◆          I'm sorry I hurt you.            I didn't mean to.                    对不起，弄疼你了。我不是故意的。                          ◆          I'm feeling very guilty—            I've been meaningto call my parents for days, but still haven't got around to it.                    我感到非常内疚，几天来我一直打算给父母打电话，但还是没机会打。                          meansb/sth to do sth                          ◆          I didn't mean you to read the letter.          我没打算让你看那封信。                          ◆                      You're meant to            (= you are supposed to)pay before you go in.                    你要先交钱才能进去。                          mean(that)…                          ◆          (            formal)                    I never meant (that) you should come alone.          我从来没打算让你一个人来。                            intend sb to be/do sth        让某人成为╱做                    4        ★                  [often passive          ]                          to intend sb to be or do sth            想要某人成为；想要某人去做                                    meansb for sth/sb                          ◆          I            was never meant forthe army            (= did not have the qualities needed to become a soldier).                    我根本就不是块当兵的料。                          ◆          Duncan and Makiko            were meant for each other            (= are very suitable as partners).                    邓肯和真纪子真是天生的一对。                          meansb/sth to be sth                          ◆          His father meant him to be an engineer.          他父亲想让他当工程师。                          ◆          She did everything to get the two of them together, but I guess it just wasn't            meant to be.                    她极力撮合他们俩，但我觉得那根本不可能。                            have as result        有结果                    5        ★                  to have sth as a result or a likely result            产生…结果；意味着                                    SYN                                                    entail                                                              meansth                          ◆          Spending too much now will mean a shortage of cash next year.          现在花销太多就意味着明年现金短缺。                          meanto be/do sth                          ◆          Do you have any idea            what it means tobe poor?                    你知不知道贫穷意味着什么？                          mean(that)…                          ◆          We'll have to be careful with money but            that doesn't mean(that) we can't enjoy ourselves.                    我们必须精打细算，可也并不是说我们就不能享受生活。                          meandoing sth                          ◆          This new order will mean working overtime.          这新订单一来，我们就得加班加点。                          meansb/sth doing sth                          ◆          The injury could mean him missing next week's game.          这次受伤可能使他无法参加下周的比赛。                            be important        重要                    6        ★                  [no passive          ]                          meansth to sb                          to be of value or importance to sb            对某人重要（或有价值）                                    ◆          Your friendship means a great deal to me.          你的友谊对我来说是很珍贵的。                          ◆          $20            means a lot            (= represents a lot of money)when you live on $100 a week.                    当你每周就靠 100 元维持生活时，20 元可是个大数目。                          ◆          Money            means nothing to him.                    金钱对于他来说毫无价值。                          ◆          Her children            mean the world to her.                    她的孩子就是她的一切。                            IDIOMS              ★        be meant to be sth                              to be generally considered to be sth              被普遍认为是                                            ◆            This restaurant is meant to be excellent.            都说这家饭店很棒。                                      ★        I mean                              (              informal)                        used to explain or correct what you have just said              （解释或更正刚说过的话）我是说，意思是说                                            ◆            It was so boring—I mean, nothing happened for the first hour!            真是无聊。我是说，一个小时都过去了，什么事儿都没发生！                                ◆            She's English—Scottish, I mean.            她是英国人，更确切地说，她是苏格兰人。                                      mean ˈbusiness                              (              informal)                        to be serious in your intentions              是认真的；说话算数                                            ◆            He has the look of a man who means business.            他看上去像是个说话算话的人。                                      mean (sb) no ˈharm | not mean (sb) any ˈharm                              to not have any intention of hurting sb              没有恶意；并非出于恶意                                                  mean to ˈsay                              used to emphasize what you are saying or to ask sb if they really mean what they say              （强调要说的话，或问对方是否真是这个意思）意思是说                                            ◆            I mean to say, you should have known how he would react!            我的意思是说，你本应料到他会作何反应！                                ◆            Do you mean to say you've lost it?            你是说你把那东西给弄丢了？                                      ˈmean well                              (              usually disapproving)                        to have good intentions, although their effect may not be good              本意是好的；出于好心                                                                adjective                    (              mean·er        ,        mean·est            )              not generous        吝啬                    1        (          BrE)                          (                      NAmE                    cheap          )                          not willing to give or share things, especially money            吝啬的；小气的                                    ◆          She's always been mean with money.          她在花钱方面总是非常吝啬。                            OPP                                            generous                                                  ☞see also                                            stingy                                                  unkind        不友善                    2                  mean(to sb)                          (of people or their behaviour          人或其行为          )                          unkind, for example by not letting sb have or do sth            不善良；刻薄                                    ◆          Don't be so mean to your little brother!          别对你弟弟那么刻薄！                            angry/violent        愤怒；凶暴                    3                  (            especially NAmE)                    likely to become angry or violent            要发怒的；要发狂的                                    ◆          That's a mean-looking dog.          那狗看上去很凶。                            skilful        熟练                    4                  (            informal) (            especially NAmE)                    very good and skilful            熟练的；出色的                                    ◆          He's a mean tennis player.          他是一名出色的网球选手。                          ◆          She plays a mean game of chess.          她的国际象棋下得很棒。                            average        平均                    5                  [only before noun          ]                          (            technical              术语            )                    average; between the highest and the lowest, etc.            平均的；介于中间的                                    ◆          the mean temperature          平均气温                            intelligence        智力                    6        (          formal)                          (of a person's understanding or ability          人的理解力或能力          )                          not very great            平庸的；一般的                                    ◆          This should be clear even to the meanest intelligence.          就是对智力最平庸的人来说，这也应当是非常明了的。                            poor        低劣                    7                  (            literary)                    poor and dirty in appearance            低劣而肮脏的                                    ◆                      mean houses/streets                    脏乱的房屋╱街道                            8                  (            old-fashioned)                    born into or coming from a low social class            出身卑贱的；社会地位低下的                                                        ▶                mean·ly                  /          miːnli                    ;            NAmE                    miːnli                    /                          adjective                                          mean·ness                  /                              ;            NAmE                                        /                          noun                          [uncountable          ]                                  IDIOM              be no mean…                              (              approving)                        used to say that sb is very good at doing sth              了不起；很出色                                            ◆            His mother was a painter, and he's no mean artist himself.            他的母亲是画家，他本人也是很出色的艺术家。                                                    noun                    ☞see also                                    means                                      middle way        中间                    1                  mean(between A and B)                          a quality, condition, or way of doing sth that is in the middle of two extremes and better than either of them            中间；中庸；折衷                                    ◆          He needed to find a mean between frankness and rudeness.          他需要在坦诚与唐突之间找到折衷的方法。                            average        平均                    2                  (          also          arithˌmetic ˈmean          )                          (            mathematics              数            )                    the value found by adding together all the numbers in a group, and spaniding the total by the number of numbers            平均数；平均值；算术中项                                    ☞see also                                                    geometric mean                                                                IDIOM              the happy/golden ˈmean                              (              approving)                        a course of action that is not extreme              中庸之道                                                      mean              /        miːn                ;          NAmE                miːn                /                    meant              /        ment                ;          NAmE                ment                /                    mean·ly              /        miːnli                ;          NAmE                miːnli                /                    mean·ness              /                        ;          NAmE                                /             mean[mi:n]meant, meaning, meansCET4CET6考研GREIELTSn137131073370324174911327716765v15426918012530552974349362694229023j19061646219122259131010169965VERB1956613304NOUN1624887165ADJ3947268622Spoken:701152184meaner[745] meanest[1047] meaning[32566] means[212486] meant[84814]意味(58%)，平均值(10%)，意思是(8%)，卑鄙的(5%)，平均数(5%)，打算(3%)，吝啬的(3%)，中庸(2%)，刻薄的(2%)，平均的(2%)，中间(2%)adj.平均的；卑鄙的；低劣的；吝啬的vt.意味；想要；意欲n.平均值vi.用意n.(Mean)人名；(柬)棉

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Collins	mean 1. VERB USES 动词用法 2. ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法 3. NOUN USE 名词用法 Part-1 1 [VERB 动词]意思是；表示…的意思；作…解释 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. [V n] [V that] [no cont] In modern Welsh, 'glas' means 'blue'... 在现代威尔士语中，glas 意为“蓝色”。 What does 'evidence' mean?... evidence 是什么意思？ The red signal means you can shoot. 红色信号表示可以射击。 2 [VERB 动词]意指；表示；意思是说 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. [V n] [V that] [no cont] Do you mean me?... 你指的是我吗？ Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story... 让我用一个古老的故事来说明我的意思吧。 What do you think he means by that?... 你觉得他那么说是什么意思呢？ I think he means that he does not want this marriage to turn out like his friend's. 我认为他的意思是，他不愿意这场婚姻落得跟他朋友的婚姻一样的下场。 3 [VERB 动词](某事)对(某人)很重要，要紧，意义重大 If something means something to you, it is important to you in some way. [V amount to n] [it V amount to-inf] [Also V amount] [no cont] The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him... 虽然她目睹了这可耻的一幕，但是这对他来说无关紧要。 It would mean a lot to them to win. 获胜对他们来说非常重要。 4 [VERB 动词]表明…存在；表示…属实 If one thing means another, it shows that the second thing exists or is true. [V n] [V that] [no cont] An enlarged prostate does not necessarily mean cancer... 前列腺肿大不一定就是癌症。 Just because he has a beard doesn't necessarily mean he's a hippy. 不能因为他蓄须就说他是嬉皮士。 5 [VERB 动词]导致；产生…的结果 If one thing means another, the first thing leads to the second thing happening. [V n] [V that] [no cont] 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。 Trade and product discounts can also mean big savings... 商品促销与产品折扣同样意味着可能会省下一大笔钱。 The change will mean that the country no longer has full diplomatic relations with other states. 这个变化将意味着该国断绝与其他国家的正式外交关系。 6 [VERB 动词]涉及；包含 If doing one thing means doing another, it involves doing the second thing. [V -ing] 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，即便这意味着只能与单亲生活在一起。 Managing well means communicating well. 良好的管理需要有效的沟通。 7 [VERB 动词]对…当真；对…严肃认真 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. [V n] [no cont] He says you're fired if you're not back at work on Friday. And I think he meant it... 他说，如果你星期五还不回去上班的话就解雇你。我想他是当真的。 He could see I meant what I said. So he took his fur coat and left. 他看得出我并非只是说说而已，于是拿起他的皮衣走了。 8 [VERB 动词]有意；故意 If you say that someone meant to do something, you are saying that they did it deliberately. [V to-inf] [V n to-inf] [no cont] I didn't mean to hurt you... 我无意伤害你。 If that sounds harsh, it is meant to... 如果这么说听起来刺耳的话，那目的就达到了。 Did you mean to leave your dog here?... 你是不是故意把你的狗丢在这里呢？ I can see why you believed my letters were threatening but I never meant them to be. 我能理解你为什么认为我的信是在吓唬人，但是我绝无此意。 9 [VERB 动词]本意并非；并未打算 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. [V n] [no cont] I'm sure he didn't mean any harm... 我相信他并无恶意。 I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark. 我本无意冒犯，那不过是句脱口而出的冒失话。 10 [VERB 动词]计划；打算；准备 If you mean to do something, you intend or plan to do it. [V to-inf] [no cont] Summer is the perfect time to catch up on the new books you meant to read... 夏天是把想读却没读的新书恶补一下的最佳时机。 You know very well what I meant to say... 你非常清楚我想说什么。 I mean to look after my body. 我得多注意身体。 11 [VERB 动词]注定（或肯定）要… 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. [be V-ed to-inf] [usu passive] John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to be together. 约翰不断安慰我说，我们注定要在一起。 12 [PHRASE 短语]我的意思是，也就是说（用于使表述更加清楚） You say 'I mean' when making clearer something that you have just said. [PHR with cl] [SPOKEN 口语] It was his idea. Gordon's, I mean... 这是他的主意，我是指戈登。 Is something upsetting you—I mean, apart from this business? 有什么烦心事吗？我的意思是，除了这件事以外还有吗？ 13 [PHRASE 短语](用于引出主张，尤指证明自己刚才所说的话) You can use 'I mean' to introduce a statement, especially one that justifies something that you have just said. [PHR with cl] [SPOKEN 口语] I'm sure he wouldn't mind. I mean, I was the one who asked him... 我肯定他不会在意的，因为是我问他的。 They were filled with racial stereotypes, I mean, it looked like something from the 1930s. 他们满脑子种族成见，似乎都是些20世纪30年代的老思想。 14 [PHRASE 短语]我的意思是(用于纠正之前所说的话) You say I mean when correcting something that you have just said. [PHR with cl] [SPOKEN 口语] It was law or classics—I mean English or classics. 是法律或者古典文学——我的意思是英语或古典文学。 15 [PHRASE 短语]理解…的滋味；了解…的影响 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. [Vs inflect] I know what it means to lose a child under such tragic circumstances. 我明白在这种悲惨的情况下失去孩子的滋味。 16 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] 'Oh, Gairdner,' he said, as if that meant something to him... “哦，盖尔德纳，”他说道，好像他听说过这个名字。 Does the word 'Fareham' mean anything to anyone? 有人对 Fareham 这个词有印象吗？ 17 [PHRASE 短语]出于好意；怀有善意 If you say that someone means well, you mean they are trying to be kind and helpful, even though they might be causing someone problems or upsetting them. [V inflects] I know you mean well, but I can manage by myself. 我明白您的好意，不过我自己能行。 18 [PHRASE 短语](疑问句中用于询问对方自己的理解是否正确)你是说 You use 'you mean' in a question to check that you have understood what someone has said. [PHR with cl] What accident? You mean Christina's?... 哪次事故？你是说克里斯蒂娜的那次？ 'What if I had said no?' 'About the apartment, you mean?' “我要是说了不呢？”“你是说公寓那件事吗？” 19 See also:meaning ；means ；meant. to mean business ； →see: business ； →see: if you know what I mean ； →see: know ； Part-2 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]吝啬的；小气的 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. [disapproval] [mainly BRIT 主英] Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy. 别这么吝啬布料，不然做出来的窗帘会显得特寒酸。 in AM, use 美国英语用 cheap, stingy meanness This very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness. 这种对待金钱的过分谨慎的态度有时几近于吝啬。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（数目）微薄的，少得可怜的 If you describe an amount as mean, you are saying that it is very small. [disapproval] [BRIT 英] ...the meanest grant possible from the local council. 从地方委员会可能获得的微乎其微的拨款 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不友好的；刻薄的 If someone is being mean, they are being unkind to another person, for example by not allowing them to do something. [usu v-link ADJ] The little girls had locked themselves in upstairs because Mack had been mean to them... 小姑娘们把自己锁在楼上，因为麦克对她们很刻薄。 I'd feel mean saying no. 拒绝的话我说不出口。 meanly He had been behaving very meanly to his girlfriend. 他对女朋友一直非常刻薄。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（指人或动物）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. [mainly AM 主美] ...the meanest fighter in the world. 世界上最残忍的斗士 5 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（地方）简陋的，破旧的 If you describe a place as mean, you think that it looks poor and dirty. [usu ADJ n] He was raised on the mean streets of the central market district of Panama City. 他从小在巴拿马城中心闹市区的穷街陋巷里长大。 6 [ADJ 形容词]在行的；熟练的；拿手的 You can use mean in expressions such as 'He plays a mean trumpet' and 'She mixes a mean cocktail' to indicate that someone does something extremely well. [ADJ n] [approval] [INFORMAL 非正式] He cooks a mean salmon... 他烧鲑鱼的水平一流。 Marge played a mean game of tennis. 玛吉打得一手好网球。 7 [PHRASE 短语]高水平的；上乘的；优秀的 You can use no mean in expressions such as 'no mean writer' and 'no mean golfer' to indicate that someone does something well. [PHR n] [approval] [INFORMAL 非正式] She was no mean performer on a variety of other instruments... 许多别的乐器她也演奏得相当出色。 Moreover, Ramsay was no mean thinker himself. 而且拉姆齐自己也是一位出色的思想家。 8 [PHRASE 短语]了不起的；令人自豪的 You can use no mean in expressions such as 'no mean achievement' and 'no mean task' to indicate that someone has done something they deserve to be proud of. [PHR n] To destroy 121 enemy aircraft is no mean record... 歼灭121架敌机是一个了不起的纪录。 Repton reached the final, and since around 1,500 schools entered the competition, that was no mean achievement. 雷普顿进入了决赛，鉴于有1,500所左右的学校参与了角逐，能够取得这样的成绩相当了不起。 Part-3 1 [N-SING 单数名词]See also:means ；平均数；平均值 The mean is a number that is the average of a set of numbers. [the N] Take a hundred and twenty values and calculate the mean. 取120个值计算平均数。 ...the mean score for 26-year-olds. 26岁年龄组的平均分数
Oxford	mean ★ / miːn ; NAmE miːn / verb , adjective , noun mean means meant meaning meaner meanest verb ★ ( meant , meant / ment ; NAmE ment / ) have as meaning 有含意 1 ★ ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ) to have sth as a meaning 表示…的意思 meansth ◆ What does this sentence mean? 这个句子是什么意思？ ◆ What is meant by‘batch processing’? *batch processing 是什么意思？ meansth to sb ◆ Does the name ‘Jos Vos’ mean anything to you (= do you know who he is)? 你知道乔斯 · 沃斯是谁吗？ mean(that)… ◆ The flashing light means (that) you must stop. 闪烁的灯光表示你必须停下。 intend as meaning 意思是 2 ★ ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 ) to intend to say sth on a particular occasion 意思是；本意是 meansth ◆ What did he mean by that remark? 他说那话是什么意思？ ◆ ‘Perhaps we should try another approach.’ ‘ What do you mean? (= I don't understand what you are suggesting.)’ “也许我们应该试一试别的方法。”“你指的是什么方法？” ◆ What do you mean,you thought I wouldn't mind? (= of course I mind and I am very angry) 你这是什么意思？你以为我不会在意吗？ ◆ What she means isthat there's no point in waiting here. 她的意思是说在这儿等下去没什么意思。 ◆ I always found him a little strange, if you know what I mean (= if you understand what I mean by ‘strange’). 我总觉得他有点儿怪，如果你明白我这话是什么意思。 ◆ I know what you mean (= I understand and feel sympathy).I hated learning to drive too. 我明白你的意思。我也不愿意学开车。 ◆ ( informal) It was like—weird. Know what I mean? 它有点儿，怪异。你明白我的意思吗？ ◆ I see what you mean (= I understand although I may not agree),but I still think it's worth trying. 我知道你是什么意思，但我仍然认为值得一试。 ◆ See what I mean (= I was right and this proves it, doesn't it)?She never agrees to anything I suggest. 这下可证明我说的对了吧？我说什么她都不听。 ◆ ‘But Pete doesn't know we're here!’ ‘ That's what I mean! (= that's what I have been trying to tell you.)’ “可是皮特不知道我们在这儿呀！”“我就是这个意思嘛！” ◆ Do you mean Ann Smith or Mary Smith? 你是说安 · 史密斯，还是说玛丽 · 史密斯？ mean(that)… ◆ Did he mean (that) he was dissatisfied with our service? 他是不是表示对我们的服务不满意？ ◆ You mean (= are you telling me)we have to start all over again? 你是不是说我们必须从头再来一遍？ ☞language bank at i.e. have as purpose 有目的 3 ★ to have sth as a purpose or intention 打算；意欲；有…的目的 SYN intend meansth ◆ What did she mean byleaving so early (= why did she do it)? 她为什么这么早就走了？ ◆ Don't laugh! I mean it (= I am serious). 别笑！我是认真的。 ◆ He means trouble (= to cause trouble). 他存心捣乱。 meansth as sth ◆ Don't be upset—I'm sure she meant it as a compliment. 别不高兴，我肯定她的原意是要称赞你的。 meanwhat… ◆ He means what he says (= is not joking, exaggerating, etc.). 他说话是当真的。 meansth for sb/sth ◆ The chair was clearly meant for a child. 这椅子显然是专为儿童设计的。 ◆ Don't be angry. I'm sure she meant it for the best (= intended to be helpful). 别生气了。我相信她是真心想要帮忙的。 meanto do sth ◆ She means to succeed. 她一意求成。 ◆ I'm sorry I hurt you. I didn't mean to. 对不起，弄疼你了。我不是故意的。 ◆ I'm feeling very guilty— I've been meaningto call my parents for days, but still haven't got around to it. 我感到非常内疚，几天来我一直打算给父母打电话，但还是没机会打。 meansb/sth to do sth ◆ I didn't mean you to read the letter. 我没打算让你看那封信。 ◆ You're meant to (= you are supposed to)pay before you go in. 你要先交钱才能进去。 mean(that)… ◆ ( formal) I never meant (that) you should come alone. 我从来没打算让你一个人来。 intend sb to be/do sth 让某人成为╱做 4 ★ [often passive ] to intend sb to be or do sth 想要某人成为；想要某人去做 meansb for sth/sb ◆ I was never meant forthe army (= did not have the qualities needed to become a soldier). 我根本就不是块当兵的料。 ◆ Duncan and Makiko were meant for each other (= are very suitable as partners). 邓肯和真纪子真是天生的一对。 meansb/sth to be sth ◆ His father meant him to be an engineer. 他父亲想让他当工程师。 ◆ She did everything to get the two of them together, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. 她极力撮合他们俩，但我觉得那根本不可能。 have as result 有结果 5 ★ to have sth as a result or a likely result 产生…结果；意味着 SYN entail meansth ◆ Spending too much now will mean a shortage of cash next year. 现在花销太多就意味着明年现金短缺。 meanto be/do sth ◆ Do you have any idea what it means tobe poor? 你知不知道贫穷意味着什么？ mean(that)… ◆ We'll have to be careful with money but that doesn't mean(that) we can't enjoy ourselves. 我们必须精打细算，可也并不是说我们就不能享受生活。 meandoing sth ◆ This new order will mean working overtime. 这新订单一来，我们就得加班加点。 meansb/sth doing sth ◆ The injury could mean him missing next week's game. 这次受伤可能使他无法参加下周的比赛。 be important 重要 6 ★ [no passive ] meansth to sb to be of value or importance to sb 对某人重要（或有价值） ◆ Your friendship means a great deal to me. 你的友谊对我来说是很珍贵的。 ◆ $20 means a lot (= represents a lot of money)when you live on $100 a week. 当你每周就靠 100 元维持生活时，20 元可是个大数目。 ◆ Money means nothing to him. 金钱对于他来说毫无价值。 ◆ Her children mean the world to her. 她的孩子就是她的一切。 IDIOMS ★ be meant to be sth to be generally considered to be sth 被普遍认为是 ◆ This restaurant is meant to be excellent. 都说这家饭店很棒。 ★ I mean ( informal) used to explain or correct what you have just said （解释或更正刚说过的话）我是说，意思是说 ◆ It was so boring—I mean, nothing happened for the first hour! 真是无聊。我是说，一个小时都过去了，什么事儿都没发生！ ◆ She's English—Scottish, I mean. 她是英国人，更确切地说，她是苏格兰人。 mean ˈbusiness ( informal) to be serious in your intentions 是认真的；说话算数 ◆ He has the look of a man who means business. 他看上去像是个说话算话的人。 mean (sb) no ˈharm \| not mean (sb) any ˈharm to not have any intention of hurting sb 没有恶意；并非出于恶意 mean to ˈsay used to emphasize what you are saying or to ask sb if they really mean what they say （强调要说的话，或问对方是否真是这个意思）意思是说 ◆ I mean to say, you should have known how he would react! 我的意思是说，你本应料到他会作何反应！ ◆ Do you mean to say you've lost it? 你是说你把那东西给弄丢了？ ˈmean well ( usually disapproving) to have good intentions, although their effect may not be good 本意是好的；出于好心 adjective ( mean·er , mean·est ) not generous 吝啬 1 ( BrE) ( NAmE cheap ) not willing to give or share things, especially money 吝啬的；小气的 ◆ She's always been mean with money. 她在花钱方面总是非常吝啬。 OPP generous ☞see also stingy unkind 不友善 2 mean(to sb) (of people or their behaviour 人或其行为 ) unkind, for example by not letting sb have or do sth 不善良；刻薄 ◆ Don't be so mean to your little brother! 别对你弟弟那么刻薄！ angry/violent 愤怒；凶暴 3 ( especially NAmE) likely to become angry or violent 要发怒的；要发狂的 ◆ That's a mean-looking dog. 那狗看上去很凶。 skilful 熟练 4 ( informal) ( especially NAmE) very good and skilful 熟练的；出色的 ◆ He's a mean tennis player. 他是一名出色的网球选手。 ◆ She plays a mean game of chess. 她的国际象棋下得很棒。 average 平均 5 [only before noun ] ( technical 术语 ) average; between the highest and the lowest, etc. 平均的；介于中间的 ◆ the mean temperature 平均气温 intelligence 智力 6 ( formal) (of a person's understanding or ability 人的理解力或能力 ) not very great 平庸的；一般的 ◆ This should be clear even to the meanest intelligence. 就是对智力最平庸的人来说，这也应当是非常明了的。 poor 低劣 7 ( literary) poor and dirty in appearance 低劣而肮脏的 ◆ mean houses/streets 脏乱的房屋╱街道 8 ( old-fashioned) born into or coming from a low social class 出身卑贱的；社会地位低下的 ▶ mean·ly / miːnli ; NAmE miːnli / adjective mean·ness / ; NAmE / noun [uncountable ] IDIOM be no mean… ( approving) used to say that sb is very good at doing sth 了不起；很出色 ◆ His mother was a painter, and he's no mean artist himself. 他的母亲是画家，他本人也是很出色的艺术家。 noun ☞see also means middle way 中间 1 mean(between A and B) a quality, condition, or way of doing sth that is in the middle of two extremes and better than either of them 中间；中庸；折衷 ◆ He needed to find a mean between frankness and rudeness. 他需要在坦诚与唐突之间找到折衷的方法。 average 平均 2 ( also arithˌmetic ˈmean ) ( mathematics 数 ) the value found by adding together all the numbers in a group, and spaniding the total by the number of numbers 平均数；平均值；算术中项 ☞see also geometric mean IDIOM the happy/golden ˈmean ( approving) a course of action that is not extreme 中庸之道 mean / miːn ; NAmE miːn / meant / ment ; NAmE ment / mean·ly / miːnli ; NAmE miːnli / mean·ness / ; NAmE /
LDC	mean1 verb mean2 adjective mean3 noun meanmean1 /miːn/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitive] (past tense and past participle meant /ment/) Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1have a particular meaning to have or represent a particular meaning: What does ‘patronizing’ mean? The red light means ‘Stop’. The report fails to define what is meant by the term ‘key issues’.mean (that) This light means you’re running low on fuel.RegisterIn written English, people often prefer to say that something indicates something is the case, rather than using mean:· The light indicates that fuel supplies are low.2intend to say something to intend a particular meaning when you say somethingmean (that) I meant we’d have to leave early – that’s all. It’s pretty obvious what she means.(do) you mean spoken (=used to check you have understood what someone intended to say) Do you mean you’ve changed or Chris has changed?do/if you know/see what I mean? spoken (=used to check that someone understands you) I want to buy her something really special, if you know what I mean. We’re still married but living apart in the same house, if you see what I mean. Oh yeah! I see what you mean (=I understand what you are trying to say). What I mean is, I don’t feel alone anymore (=used to explain more about what you have said). ‘I didn’t really like him.’ 'I know what you mean, I didn’t get on with him either (=used to say you understand and have had the same experience). ‘In three hours’ time, I’ll be a free man.‘ ’How do you mean (=used to ask someone to explain what they have just said)?'3intend to do something to intend to do something or intend that someone else should do somethingmean to do something I’ve been meaning to ask you if you want to come for a meal next week. I didn’t mean to upset you.mean somebody/something to do something I didn’t mean this to happen at all. I never meant you to find out.mean for somebody to do something especially American English I didn’t mean for her to get hurt. I’m sure she didn’t mean it (=she did not intend to upset or hurt someone).mean no harm/offence/disrespect (=not intend to harm, offend etc someone) I’m sure he didn’t mean any harm. He may sound a bit rude at times, but he means well (=intends to be helpful or kind, even if it does not seem like that). I wasn’t criticizing you, I really meant it for the best (=wanted to be helpful, although my actions had the wrong effect).4result in something to have a particular result or involve something: The merger will mean the closure of the company’s Sydney office. Don’t let him see you. It will only mean trouble.mean (that) The high cost of housing means that many young people can’t afford to buy a house.mean doing something My new job will mean travelling all over the world. Dieting also means being careful about which foods you buy.5be familiar if a name, word etc means something to you, you are familiar with it or you understand it: He said his name was ‘Randall’ but it meant nothing to me (=I was not familiar with it). Does the name Bryce mean anything to you? You need to use analogies which will mean something to the reader.6say something seriously to be serious about what you are saying or writing: With children, if you say ‘no’, you have to mean it. I meant what I said earlier. You don’t really mean that, do you?7how important somebody/something is used for saying how important someone or something is to youmean something to somebody I know how much your work means to you. The medal meant a lot to him.mean the world to somebody/mean everything to somebody (=be very important to someone) He meant the world to her. Time meant nothing (=it was not important) to me while I was travelling. Of course the relationship meant something to me.8show something is true/will happen to be a sign that something is true or will happenmean (that) Finding a lump does not necessarily mean you have cancer. Clear skies mean that it will be a cold night. Just because he’s been in prison, it doesn’t mean that he’s violent.SPOKEN PHRASES9what do you mean ...? a)used when you do not understand what someone is trying to say: ‘You’ll be careful won’t you?’ ‘What do you mean?’ b)used when you are very surprised or annoyed by what someone has just said: What do you mean, you’ve cancelled the trip? What do you mean by that? c)used when you are very annoyed by what someone has just done: What do you mean by calling me at this time of night?10say which person/thing used to say that a particular person or thing is the one that you are talking about, pointing to etc: ‘Hey you!’ ‘Do you mean me?’ I meant the pink dress, not the red one.11I mean a)used when explaining or giving an example of something, or when pausing to think about what you are going to say next: You’re more of an expert than me. I mean, you’ve got all that experience. It’s just not right. I mean, it’s unfair isn’t it? b)used to quickly correct something you have just said: She plays the violin, I mean the viola, really well.12 see what I mean? used when something that happens proves what you said before: See what I mean? Every time she calls me up she wants me to do something for her.13that’s what I mean used when someone is saying the same thing that you were trying to say earlier: ‘We might not have enough money.’ ‘That’s what I mean, so we’d better find out the price first.’14I mean to say used when adding a reason or explanation for something you have just said, especially something you feel strongly about: Of course she wants to see the children – I mean to say, it’s only natural isn’t it?15mean business to be determined to do something: This decision shows the public that we mean business.16be meant to do something a)if you are meant to do something, you should do it, especially because someone has told you to or because you are responsible for it: Come on, Ellen, you’re meant to be helping me. I thought the police were meant to protect people. b)to be intended to do something: The diagram is meant to show the different stages of the process.17be meant to be good/excellent/bad etc used to say that you have heard or read that something is good, bad etc: The play is meant to be really good.18be meant for somebody/something to be intended for a particular person or purpose: a book meant for children19be meant for somebody if two people are meant for each other, they are very suitable as partners for each other: They were meant for each other. She’s meant for him.20somebody was never meant for something/to be something used to say that someone is not at all suitable for a particular job or activity: I was never meant for the army.21something was meant to be/happen used to say that you think a situation was certain to happen and that no one could have prevented it: Dan left me after a month so I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.22know/understand what it means to be something to have experienced a particular situation, so that you know what it is like: I know what it means to be alone in a foreign country.GRAMMAR: Using the progressiveMean is not used in the progressive in any of its senses, except for sense 3. You say: · What does this word mean?· This means trouble. ✗Don’t say: What is this word meaning? \| This is meaning trouble.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS mean1 verb mean2 adjective mean3 noun meanmean2 ●●● S3 adjective (comparative meaner, superlative meanest) Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1cruel cruel or not kind: That was a mean thing to do. I felt a bit mean asking him to help. It’s a mean trick to play on someone. It was mean of him not to invite her.mean to Don’t be so mean to her!► see thesaurus at unkind 2not generous British English not wanting to spend money, or not wanting to use much of something SYN stingy, cheap American English: He’s too mean to buy a present for his wife.mean with He’s always been mean with his money. It was supposed to be garlic bread, but they’d been a bit mean with the garlic.3no mean feat/achievement/task etc something that is very difficult to do, so that someone who does it deserves to be admired: They sold 1 million cards in the first year of business – no mean feat, given the problems many businesses are facing.4be no mean performer/player etc to be very good at doing something: Kinnock is no mean performer on the rugby field.5a mean something informal used to say that something is very good or that someone is very good at doing something: He plays a mean game of poker. They serve a mean Sunday brunch at the restaurant on Fourth Street.6average [only before noun] technical average: The study involved 60 patients with a mean age of 58.2 years. The mean annual rainfall was 852 mm.7poor [only before noun] literary poor or looking poor: She walked briskly through the mean and dirty streets.—meanly adverb—meanness noun [uncountable] mean1 verb mean2 adjective mean3 noun meanmean3 noun Word Origin Examples Collocations Phrases 1the mean technical the average amount, figure, or value: The mean of 7, 9 and 14 is 10.2the/a mean between something and something a method of doing something which is between two very different methods, and better than either of them: It’s a case of finding the mean between firmness and compassion. → means
WDF	mean [mi:n]meant, meaning, means CET4CET6考研GREIELTS n1371 31073 3703 2417 4911 3277 16765 v154 269180 125305 52974 34936 26942 29023 j1906 16462 1912 2259 1310 1016 9965 VERB195 6613304 NOUN1624 887165 ADJ3947 268622 Spoken: 701152184 meaner[745] meanest[1047] meaning[32566] means[212486] meant[84814] 意味(58%)，平均值(10%)，意思是(8%)，卑鄙的(5%)，平均数(5%)，打算(3%)，吝啬的(3%)，中庸(2%)，刻薄的(2%)，平均的(2%)，中间(2%) adj.平均的；卑鄙的；低劣的；吝啬的 vt.意味；想要；意欲 n.平均值 vi.用意 n.(Mean)人名；(柬)棉

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