mean是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact -- 意思是；意味着

  • What does this word mean? 这个词是什么意思？

  • [ + that ] These figures mean that almost six percent of the working population is unemployed. 这些数字意味着近6%的劳动人口处于失业状态。

  • What do you mean by that remark? 你那话是什么意思？

  • She's kind of strange though. Do you know what I mean? 可是她有点怪。你明白我指什么吗？

  • "They all showed up." "You mean the entire family?"

  • I want you home by midnight. And I mean midnight. 我要你午夜前回家，记住是午夜。

  • Give it back now! I mean it. 现在就把它还了！我是说真的。

• 1 to have a particular result -- 意味着；结果是

  • Lower costs mean lower prices. 成本降低，价格就会下降。

  • [ + that ] Advances in electronics mean that the technology is already available. 电子学方面的进步使这项技术已经可供人们利用。

  • [ + -ing verb ] If we want to catch the 7.30 train, that will mean leaving the house at 6.00. 如果想赶上7：30的火车，那就意味着我们要6：00从家中出发。

• 2 to intend -- 意欲，打算

  • I'm sorry if I offended you - I didn't mean any harm. 如果冒犯了你我很抱歉——我并无恶意。

  • The books with large print are meant for partially sighted readers. 这些大字号的书是为视力有障碍的读者准备的。

  • [ + to infinitive ] I've been meaning to call you all week. 我整个星期都想着要给你打电话。

  • Do you think she meant to say 9 a.m. instead of 9 p.m.? 你认为她是想说上午9点而不是晚上9点吗？

  • They didn't mean for her to read the letter. 他们并不想让她读那封信。

  • These batteries are meant to last for a year. 这些电池应该能用一年。

  • This exercise isn't meant to be difficult. 这个练习不会很难。

  • We were meant to have gone away this week, but Debbie's ill so we couldn't go. 这周我们本该走了，但是戴比病了，所以我们走不了了。

  • You are meant to rub the medicine on the affected area, not swallow it. 你应该把药抹在受感染部位，而不是吞服。

• 3 to have an important emotional effect on someone -- 对…具有意义，对…具有重要影响

  • It wasn't a valuable picture but it meant a lot to me. 这不是一幅很贵重的画，但对我却很重要。

  • Possessions mean nothing to him. 财富对他来说毫无意义。

• 4 not willing to give or share things, especially money -- 吝啬的，小气的

  • He's too mean to buy her a ring. 他太吝啬了，舍不得给她买一枚戒指。

  • My landlord's very mean with the heating - it's only on for two hours each day. 我的房东对使用暖气很吝啬——每天只开两个小时。

• 5 unkind or unpleasant -- 卑鄙的；刻薄的

  • Stop being so mean to me! 别对我那么刻薄！

  • She just said it to be mean. 她那么说就是为了让人不悦。

• 6 frightening and likely to become violent -- 凶恶的；气势汹汹的

  • a mean and angry mob 一群气势汹汹、激动愤怒的暴民

  • a mean-looking youth 一个面相很凶的年轻人

• 7 very good -- 极好的，出色的

  • She's a mean piano player. 她是个出色的钢琴演奏家。

  • She plays a mean piano (= she plays very well). 她钢琴弹得很棒。

• 8 poor, dirty, and of bad quality -- 贫穷；肮脏；劣质

  • He was born in the mean streets of Detroit in 1945. 他1945年出生在底特律的贫民区。

• 9 a mean number is an average number -- （数值）平均的

  • a mean value 平均值

  • Their mean weight was 76.4 kilos. 他们的平均体重是76.4公斤。

• 10 the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts -- （数学上的）平均数，平均值

  • The mean of 5, 4, 10, and 15 is 8.5. 5，4，10和15的平均值是8.5。

• 11 a quality or way of doing something that is in the middle of two completely different qualities or ways of doing something -- 中间；中庸；适度

  • We need to find a mean between test questions that are too difficult and those that are too easy. 我们需要出难度适中的考题。