mean的中文翻譯是什麼意思

mean

US/miːn/
UK/miːn/

v. 意思是; 打算; 意味著; 意義重大; 表明; 對…當真

adj. 吝嗇的; 刻薄的

n. 中庸; 平均

mean柯林斯釋義

VERB意思是;表示…的意思;作…解釋

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.

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

    在現代威爾士語中,glas 意為“藍色”。

  • What does 'evidence' mean?...

    evidence 是什麼意思?

VERB意指;表示;意思是說

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.

  • Do you mean me?...

    你指的是我嗎?

  • Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story...

    讓我用一個古老的故事來說明我的意思吧。

VERB(某事)對(某人)很重要,要緊,意義重大

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

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

    雖然她目睹了這可恥的一幕,但是這對他來說無關緊要。

  • It would mean a lot to them to win.

    獲勝對他們來說非常重要。

VERB表明…存在;表示…屬實

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

  • An enlarged prostate does not necessarily mean cancer...

    前列腺腫大不一定就是癌症。

  • Just because he has a beard doesn't necessarily mean he's a hippy.

    不能因為他蓄鬚就說他是嬉皮士。

VERB導致;產生…的結果

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

  • It would almost certainly mean the end of NATO...

    這幾乎肯定會導致北大西洋公約組織的終結。

  • Trade and product discounts can also mean big savings...

    商品促銷與產品折扣同樣意味著可能會省下一大筆錢。

VERB涉及;包含

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

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

    孩子們普遍願意過平靜安寧的生活,即便這意味著只能與單親生活在一起。

  • Managing well means communicating well.

    良好的管理需要有效的溝通。

VERB對…當真;對…嚴肅認真

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.

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

    他說,如果你星期五還不回去上班的話就解僱你。我想他是當真的。

  • He could see I meant what I said. So he took his fur coat and left.

    他看得出我並非只是說說而已,於是拿起他的皮衣走了。

VERB有意;故意

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

  • I didn't mean to hurt you...

    我無意傷害你。

  • If that sounds harsh, it is meant to...

    如果這麼說聽起來刺耳的話,那目的就達到了。

VERB本意並非;並未打算

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.

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

    我相信他並無惡意。

  • I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.

    我本無意冒犯,那不過是句脫口而出的冒失話。

VERB計劃;打算;準備

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

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

    夏天是把想讀卻沒讀的新書惡補一下的最佳時機。

  • You know very well what I meant to say...

    你非常清楚我想說什麼。

VERB註定(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.

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

    約翰不斷安慰我說,我們註定要在一起。

PHRASE我的意思是,也就是說(用於使表述更加清楚)

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

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

    這是他的主意,我是指戈登。

  • Is something upsetting you—I mean, apart from this business?

    有什麼煩心事嗎?我的意思是,除了這件事以外還有嗎?

PHRASE(用於引出主張,尤指證明自己剛才所說的話)

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

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

    我肯定他不會在意的,因為是我問他的。

  • They were filled with racial stereotypes, I mean, it looked like something from the 1930s.

    他們滿腦子種族成見,似乎都是些20世紀30年代的老思想。

PHRASE我的意思是(用於糾正之前所說的話)

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

  • It was law or classics—I mean English or classics.

    是法律或者古典文學——我的意思是英語或古典文學。

PHRASE理解…的滋味;瞭解…的影響

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.

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

    我明白在這種悲慘的情況下失去孩子的滋味。

PHRASE聽說過;瞭解

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

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

    “哦,蓋爾德納,”他說道,好像他聽說過這個名字。

  • Does the word 'Fareham' mean anything to anyone?

    有人對 Fareham 這個詞有印象嗎?

PHRASE出於好意;懷有善意

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.

  • I know you mean well, but I can manage by myself.

    我明白您的好意,不過我自己能行。

PHRASE(疑問句中用於詢問對方自己的理解是否正確)你是說

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

  • What accident? You mean Christina's?...

    哪次事故?你是說克里斯蒂娜的那次?

  • 'What if I had said no?' 'About the apartment, you mean?'

    “我要是說了不呢?”“你是說公寓那件事嗎?”

mean英文釋義

Noun

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

    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

    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"- Edmund Burke
    • taking a mean advantage
    • chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare
    • 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

      mean同義詞辨析

      intend, mean

      這兩個動詞均有"想要,打算"之意。

      • intend : 較正式用詞,但常用,指對未來的行動做出打算,併力爭實現。
      • mean : 口語多用,指懷有作某事的想法或希望得到某物,特別用於效果不好而動機良好的場合。

      low, mean, cheap, shabby

      這些形容詞均有"卑鄙的,卑賤的,卑下的"之意。

      • low : 指行為卑鄙、可恥、下文明,可引申指庸俗。
      • mean : 暗示狠毒、貪婪、缺乏尊嚴感等為人們所不恥的卑鄙、自私、渺小的行為。
      • cheap : 側旨人或物的品質低劣下賤。
      • shabby : 指行為的不公和卑劣而使人感到不屑和輕蔑。

      mean, imply, indicate, represent, denote, signify, suggest

      這些動詞均含有"表示……的意思"之意。

      • mean : 最普通用詞。指文字或符號等所表示的各種明確的或含蓄的意義。
      • imply : 側重用文字或符號表示的聯想,暗示。
      • indicate : 指明顯的表示。
      • represent : 指體現或代表。
      • denote : 指某一詞字面或狹義的意思,或指某些符號或跡象的特指含義。
      • signify : 指用文字、說話或表情等表示單純的意思。
      • suggest : 通常指暗含地、隱晦地表達意思。

      mean短語

      1. I mean

        我想,我說,我的意思是(用於澄清或糾正,或用於提出理由、解釋)

      2. mean business

        認真,熱心

      3. mean to say

        意思是說;想說

      4. mean well

        用意是好的,初衷是好的

      5. mean streets

        貧民街區;治安混亂的城區

      6. no mean —

        很好的,很棒的

      7. mean business【非正式用語】

        急切,迫切

      8. by all means

        當然;當然可以

      9. by any means

        用盡各種可能的辦法;無論如何

      10. by means of

        使用;由於

      11. by no means

        並沒有;絕不

      mean場景例句

      I mean that it is impossible.

      我的意思是說那不可能.

      A silent movie doesn't mean it is motionless.

      無聲電影並非沒有動作.

      What do you mean, you don't like my cooking?

      你是什麼意思?你是不喜歡我做的飯?

      Running ten miles is no mean achievement.

      跑十英里是了不起的成績.

      To put It'simply, the new proposals mean that the average worker will be about 10 % better paid.

      簡單地說, 新建議意味著一個普通工人的工資將增加10%.

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      mean反義詞

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