单词：mean
音标：[mi:n] ；
柯林斯词典等级：2 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
a. 低劣的, 卑贱的, 简陋的, 吝啬的, 惭愧的, 平均的, 中间的, 普通的
vt. 意谓, 想要, 意欲, 预定
vi. 用意, 有意义
n. 平均数, 中间, 中庸
vt. 意谓, 想要, 意欲, 预定
vi. 用意, 有意义
n. 平均数, 中间, 中庸
n. an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
v. mean or intend to express or convey
v. denote or connote
v. have a specified degree of importance
v. mean or intend to express or convey
v. denote or connote
v. have a specified degree of importance
词型变化：第三人称单数 : means ; 过去式 : meant ; 过去分词 : meant ; 现在分词 : meaning ; 名词复数形式 : means
考试类型：[中考/高考/托福/IELTS/GRE]
考试类型：[中考/高考/托福/IELTS/GRE]
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mean的用法和样例：
例句
用作动词(v.)
- What does this word mean?这个单词是什么意思？
- I mean that's his own decision to resign or not.我的意思是说辞不辞职是他自己的决定。
- I mean to call on you tomorrow.我打算明天看望你。
- His father meant him to be an engineer.他父亲打算让他当工程师。
- Spending too much now will mean a shortage of cash next year.现在花钱过头，来年就要缺钱。
- Becoming a millionaire didn't mean an end to his money worries.成为百万富翁并不意味着他不再被钱困扰。
- She emphasized that their plan would mean sacrifices and hard work.她强调说他们的计划意味着牺牲和辛勤工作。
用作形容词(adj.)
- Don't be so mean to your little brother!别对你弟弟那麽刻薄！
- That was a mean trick!那是一个卑劣的诡计!
- He played a mean game of chess yesterday.昨天他下了一盘十分出色的棋。
- Her husband is very mean about money.她的丈夫在金钱上很吝啬。
- What is the mean temperature in that locality?那个地方的平均气温是多少?
用作名词(n.)
- It is an estimate of the mean of the population.这是对人口平均数的一个估计。
- It is an estimate of the mean of the population.这是对人口平均数的一个估计。
- We would actually encounter a mean between these extremes.我们实际上遇到介乎此两个极端的中间物。
常见句型
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+～(+A)- He means ill towards us.他对我们怀着恶意。
- He means well.他心存良善。
- The German word ya means “yes”.德语ya这个词的意思是“是的”。
- The red light means “Stop”.红灯就是“停”。
- In this poem the budding flower means youth.在这首诗里含苞欲放的花朵是指青春。
- What does this word mean?这个词是什么意思?
- Silence means consent.沉默意味着同意。
- I did not mean you.我不是指你。
- She said Tuesday, but meant Thursday.她想说星期四却说成了星期二。
- Nonsense! He never meant anything of this sort.别胡说!他从来没有这种意思。
- He's very angry, and means trouble,他非常生气,有意要找麻烦。
- 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。
- The weather will mean long traffic delays.这种天气会造成长时间的交通阻断。
- A damp breeze from the sea usually means rain.带有潮气的海风往往是有雨的征兆。
- Poor teeth mean poor digestion and poor digestion means poor nutrition.牙齿不好就意味着消化不好,而消化不好就意味着营养吸收不好。
- Do you mean to tell me you don't care for modern art?你的意思是告诉我你不喜欢现代艺术,是不是?
- I didn't mean to say we were perfect.我并不是说我们已十全十美了。
- I am terribly sorry,I didn't mean to interrupt you.真对不起,我并非有意打扰你。
- I have always meant to get it repaired.我一直想请人修一修的。
- I had meant to call you, but I was so busy .我是想来看望你的,但是,我太忙了。
- I meant to buy a morning paper but I didn't see any newsboy around.我打算买一份晨报,但周围看不见有报童。
- We meant to have gone to see him.我们本来打算去看看他的。
- I mean to go there next year.我打算明年到那儿去。
- I mean to stay here, if I can.若是能留下,我想留在这儿。
- How long do you mean to stay in Beijing?你打算在北京住多久?
- He means to succeed.他想要获得成功。
- What do you mean to do with it?你打算怎样处理它?
- Missing the train, he means to wait for an hour.赶不上这列火车他打算再等一个小时。
- These new orders for our manufacturers will mean working overtime.这些订购我们产品的新订单意味着要加班。
- Independence does not mean shutting the door to the world.独立自主并不是闭关自守。
- To raise wages means increasing purchasing power.提高工资就意味着提高购买力。
- The sign means that cars cannot enter.这种标志表示汽车不能入内。
- Do you mean that I am an individualist?你的意思是,我是个人主义者?
- He didn't express himself very clearly, but he means that he wants your help.他没有表达得很清楚,可他的意思是他需要你的帮助。
- This means that the boy may be out of a job for some time.这意味着这个男孩子有一段时间要没有工作。
- That expression means that he is angry.那表情意味着他生气了。
- The shooting stopped, which meant that the bandit gang had been destroyed.枪声停止了,说明这帮匪徒已被消灭。
- It doesn't mean what you thought it meant.它不表示你认为它表示的那个意思。
- He means you no harm.他对你没有恶意。
- Although he seems angry with his son, he means him nothing but good.他似乎对儿子很生气,但他只是想让他好。
- She meant this gift for you.这礼物是送给你的。
- I meant it for your good.我是为了你的利益着想。 1
- This warning was meant for you.这警告是冲着你来的。
- Some of the jokes in this play are not meant for children's ears.剧里的一些玩笑不适合让孩子们听。
- No one meant him to be a great man.没人要他成为伟人。
- I wasn't serious,I meant it as a joke.我并非有意,我只是想开个玩笑而已。 1
- He believes he is meant to be a great man.他相信他生来就是要当伟人的。
- He was meant to be a lawyer by his parents.他父母期望他能当律师。
- I mean you to do the exercise by yourself.我是要你独自完成作业。
- She meant us to help her.她想让我们帮助她。
- Did you mean us to know?你是有意让我们知道吗?
- We didn't mean you to go out alone.我们不想让你一个人出去。
- I didn't mean him to come so early.我没有要他来得这么早。
- We never meant you to spend your time like that.我们从来没打算让你把时间这样花掉。
- He meant himself to do his best.他要自己尽最大的努力。 1
- Books are meant to be read.书就是让人读的。
- He was meant to do his best by everyone.人人都期望他能尽力。
- You're meant to take your shoes off when you enter a Hindu temple.你进入印度寺庙时应该脱掉鞋子。
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语～+ n.- He is a mean man.他是个自私的人。
- He looks like a mean character.他看上去不似善类。
- What a mean revenge!多么卑鄙的报复!
- That was a mean trick!那是卑鄙的诡计。
- He's got a mean streak in him.他生性有点刻薄。
- That's a mean dog.那是一只恶狗。
- The shoes were of mean quality.这些鞋子的质量很差。
- He is a man of mean birth.他是位出身低微的人。
- This should be clear to the meanest intelligence.这甚至对智力极低的人也应该是清楚的。
- They could only afford the meanest rooms in a poor area.他们只住得起贫民区最简陋的房子。
- The meanest labourer has the same rights as the richest employer.最贫贱的劳动者享有和最富的雇主同样的权利。
- The mean temperature of this area is 33 degrees in summer.这个地区夏季平均气温为33度。
- The mean yearly rainfall is 20 inches.平均年降雨量为20英寸。
- He's the last person I'll like, he's so mean and wicked.他是我最不喜欢的人,他又卑鄙又邪恶。
- Corruption and bribery are mean.贪污行贿是可鄙的。
- He is mean about money.他吝啬钱。
- I feel rather mean for not helping more.我未能多帮忙,十分抱歉。
- Don't be so mean to me.不要对我这么刻薄。
- She apologized for having been so mean to me.她因对我如此刻薄而表示歉意。
- She's too mean to make a donation.她很小气,不肯捐款。
- It is mean to spread gossip about others.散布有关他人的流言是卑鄙的。
- It was mean of her to say that.她那样说是刻薄的。
- It was mean of you not to let the children play in the snow.你不通人情,不让孩子们在雪地里玩。
用作名词(n.)
- The mean of 7,9 and 14 is 10.7,9和14的平均数为10。
- What you do first is to calculate the mean.你所要做的第一件事就是要算出平均数。
- Her income is $3500 above the national mean.她的收入比全国平均数高出3500美元。
- Can't we strike a mean and find a house that's not too big or to small?难道我们不能采取折中办法,找一栋既不太大也不太小的房子吗?
- You must find a mean between frankness and rudeness.你要在坦诚与唐突之间取其中。
- Eight hours is a happy mean between too much sleep and too little.8小时睡眠不算太多,也不算太少,正好。
常用短语
用作动词(v.)
be meant for- 命中注定 be intended by or as if by fate for a way of life
- 我的意思是 what my mean isI mean to say
He can't be allowed to behave like that; I meant to say, he's a grown man.
不应该准许他有那样的举止,我是说他已经是成年人了。
I mean that-clauseI mean that all glitters is not gold.
我是说,不是所有闪光的东西都是金子。
I mean that he is a swindler.
我的意思是说,他是个骗子。
I mean that it is impossible.
我的意思是说那不可能。
I mean that there should be no argument about this.
我的意思是不得对此事有任何争论。
- 通过…表达 intend (a meaning) through or by means of sthmean sth by sth/v-ing
I meant nothing by it at all.
我那么做毫无别的意思。
He meant his love by giving flowers.
他通过送花来表达他的爱意。
- 对…来说很重要… express the idea of sth, as understood by sbmean sth to sb
Having my family around me means happiness to me.
家人同我在一起就意味着幸福。
The smell means dinner to the dog!
对狗来说,这气味意味着进食!
It was a worthless toy, but it meant a lot to the child.
这是一件毫无价值的玩具,但对这个孩子来说却很有意义。
These symbols mean nothing to me.
我完全不明白这些符号是什么意思。
Money means nothing to him.
金钱对他来说是无所谓的。
He means no harm to anyone.
他无意伤害任何人。
- 你是什么意思 what are you going to dowhat do you mean by v-ing
What do you mean by coming home so late?
你怎么竟敢这么晚才回家?
词汇搭配
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词- mean business当真
- mean consent意味着同意
- mean rain意味着有雨
- mean success意味着成功
- mean war预示着战争
- mean youth意味着年轻
- mean a great deal表示很多意思
- mean little毫无意义
- mean much意味深长
- mean well怀着好意
- mean abominably极坏地打算
- mean bitterly极为失望地打算
- mean brutally残忍地打算
- mean cruelly残忍地打算
- mean despicably卑鄙地打算
- mean disgracefully使人丢脸地打算
- mean greedily贪婪地打算
- mean horribly令人恐怖地打算
- mean incredibly令人难以置信地打算
- mean maliciously恶毒地打算
- mean outrageously残暴地打算
- mean selfishly自私地打算
- mean shamefully可耻地打算
- mean stingily小气地打算
- mean terribly可怕地打算
- mean unbelievably令人难以相信地打算
- mean viciously邪恶地打算
- mean as出于…之意
- mean by意思是,意味着
- mean for针对
- mean to对…有意义
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词- mean axis中轴
- mean line等分线
- mean opinion轻视,看不起
- mean term中项
- mean value平均值
- abominably mean自私可恶,平庸讨厌
- bitterly mean极端可鄙
- brutally mean蛮横可鄙
- cruelly mean非常自私
- disgracefully mean下贱丢脸
- greedily mean贪得下贱
- selfishly mean自私自利
- shamefully mean卑劣可耻
- terribly mean极度低劣
- treacherously mean阴险卑鄙
- viciously mean邪恶下贱
- mean to say that这样说太坏了
- mean about在…上吝啬的
- mean of对…羞愧
- mean over对…吝啬的
- mean to对…不好的
- feel mean with a cold因伤风而感不适
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～- adopt the golden mean遵循中庸之道
- find a mean求平均值
- follow the golden mean遵循中庸之道
- keep mean(s)守中庸
- observe mean(s)守中庸
- overstep the mean越过平均线
- represent a mean for代表…的平均值
- take the mean取得平均值
- arithmetic mean等差,算术中项
- golden mean中庸
- happy mean中庸
- harmonic mean调和中项
- national mean全国平均数
- above mean高出平均数
经典引文
Aristotle's doctrine of courage as the right mean between cowardice and temerity.
出自：P. TillichThe climate of each day the same cool mean, neither summer nor winter.
出自：N. GordimerThou shalt not steal, though thou be very mean.
出自：BunyanI didn't know I was doing any harm; I didn't mean to do any harm.
出自：M. TwainI have been meaning..to write and thank you.
出自：S. T. WarnerFor much he never got round to doing, but meant to, when the weather bucked up.
出自：T. ConnorShe had meant to speak..humorously but somehow the words had come out all wrong.
出自：G. Vidal
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