mean

  基本词汇  
[miːn]     [miːn]    
  • v. 意思是;打算;导致;意味
  • adj. 低劣的;刻薄的;卑鄙的;出色的;吝啬的;平均的;中等的
  • n. 平均值;平均数;中间;中庸
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mean的英文翻译是什么意思,词典释义与在线翻译:

详尽释义

v. (动词)
  1. 意味着,意指
  2. 意思是说,有...的意思,表示...的意思,用...意思说
  3. 意欲,打算,意图,计划,企图
  4. 意,用意,对某人怀着…感情
  5. 就是
  6. 具有意义,有...的意义,对某人有价值或重要,有影响
  7. 本意是,原意为
  8. 有…的目的,怀有某目的
  9. (打算或注定)想要某人成为或去做
  10. 预定,指定
  11. 产生…结果
  12. 作…解释
  13. 决定将来
  14. 注定
adj. (形容词)
  1. 平均的
  2. 吝啬的,小气的
  3. 严厉的
  4. 中等的,中间的,中庸的,中项的
  5. 卑鄙的,卑贱的,下贱的,卑劣的,低劣而肮脏的
  6. 平庸的,普通的
  7. 自私的
  8. 低微的
  9. 要发怒的,要发狂的
  10. 熟练的,出色的
  11. 邪恶的,丑陋的
n. (名词)
  1. (等比)中数
  2. 【数】平均值,平均数
  3. 中间,中央,中部
  4. 几何平均
  5. 【逻】中项
  6. 中名辞
  7. 媒辞
  8. 【伦理学】中庸
  9. 【音】中音部
  10. 方法,手段
  11. 工具,媒介
  12. 财产

双解释义

v. (动词)
  1. vt. 表示…的意思 be a sign of
  2. vt. 本意是,原意为 have in mind as a purpose; intend
  3. vt. & vi. 有某种重要性 be of importance to the stated degree
adj. (形容词)
  1. 吝啬的,自私的 ungenerous; selfish
  2. 卑鄙的,不善良的 unworthy; unkind
  3. 中间的,平均的 midway between two extremes; average
n. (名词)
  1. [C]中间,中庸 condition, quality, course of action, etc. that is halfway between two extremes
  2. [C]平均数,平均值 midway point, quantity, etc. between two extremes; average

英英释义

Noun:
  1. an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

Adjective:
  1. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value;

    "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"
    "of average height for his age"
    "the mean annual rainfall"

  2. characterized by malice;

    "a hateful thing to do"
    "in a mean mood"

  3. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality;

    "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"
    "taking a mean advantage"
    "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"
    "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"

  4. excellent;

    "famous for a mean backhand"

  5. marked by poverty befitting a beggar;

    "a beggarly existence in the slums"
    "a mean hut"

  6. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;

    "a mean person"
    "he left a miserly tip"

  7. (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

  8. of no value or worth;

    "I was caught in the bastardly traffic"

Verb:
  1. mean or intend to express or convey;

    "You never understand what I mean!"
    "what do his words intend?"

  2. have as a logical consequence;

    "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

  3. denote or connote;

    "`maison' means `house' in French"
    "An example sentence would show what this word means"

  4. have in mind as a purpose;

    "I mean no harm"
    "I only meant to help you"
    "She didn't think to harm me"
    "We thought to return early that night"

  5. have a specified degree of importance;

    "My ex-husband means nothing to me"
    "Happiness means everything"

  6. intend to refer to;

    "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"
    "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

  7. destine or designate for a certain purpose;

    "These flowers were meant for you"

mean的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词 (v.)
  1. What does this word mean?
    这个单词是什么意思?
  2. 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。
  3. I mean to call on you tomorrow.
    我打算明天看望你。
  4. His father meant him to be an engineer.
    他父亲打算让他当工程师。
  5. Spending too much now will mean a shortage of cash next year.
    现在花钱过头,来年就要缺钱。
  6. 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。
  7. 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.)
  1. Don't be so mean to your little brother!
    别对你弟弟那麽刻薄!
  2. That was a mean trick!
    那是一个卑劣的诡计!
  3. He played a mean game of chess yesterday.
    昨天他下了一盘十分出色的棋。
  4. Her husband is very mean about money.
    她的丈夫在金钱上很吝啬。
  5. 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.)
  1. It is an estimate of the mean of the population.
    这是对人口平均数的一个估计。
  2. It is an estimate of the mean of the population.
    这是对人口平均数的一个估计。
  3. 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
I mean
    我的意思是 what my mean is
    I 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-clause

    I 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。

mean by( v.+prep. )
    通过…表达 intend (a meaning) through or by means of sth
    mean 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。

mean to( v.+prep. )
    对…来说很重要… express the idea of sth, as understood by sb
    mean 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。

what do you mean
    你是什么意思 what are you going to do
    what 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 ~+副词 ~+介词
用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词 副词+~ ~+动词不定式 ~+介词
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~ 形容词+~ 介词+~

经典引文

  • Aristotle's doctrine of courage as the right mean between cowardice and temerity.

    出自: P. Tillich
  • The climate of each day the same cool mean, neither summer nor winter.

    出自: N. Gordimer
  • Thou shalt not steal, though thou be very mean.

    出自: Bunyan
  • I didn't know I was doing any harm; I didn't mean to do any harm.

    出自: M. Twain
  • I have been meaning..to write and thank you.

    出自: S. T. Warner
  • For much he never got round to doing, but meant to, when the weather bucked up.

    出自: T. Connor
  • She had meant to speak..humorously but somehow the words had come out all wrong.

    出自: G. Vidal
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