v. 表示…的意思;意思是;打算;產(chǎn)生…結果
adj. 吝嗇的;刻薄的;破舊的;殘忍的
n. 平均數(shù);中間;幾何平均;等比中數(shù)
mean在英語中有動詞、形容詞、名詞的用法,名詞和形容詞的用法相對來說比較簡單,本文易學啦主要講解mean的動詞用法。
一是表示“意思是,有……的意思”。例如:
What does this word mean? 這個字是什么意思?
This is what is meant by “failure is the mother of success”. “失敗是成功之母”就是這個意思。
You mean it can be cured? 你的意思是能治好?
二是表示“指”,例如:
Whom do you mean by “they”? 你說“他們”,指的是誰?
I mean the red one, not the green one. 我說的是那個紅的,不是那個綠的。
三是表示“意味著”,后面可以接名詞、動名詞、從句。例如:
Silence means consent. 沉默就是同意。
To persevere means victory!堅持就是勝利。
To take it apart now would mean wasting a lot of labour. (接動名詞)現(xiàn)在把它拆卸開,就意味著浪費大量的勞動力。
Revolution means liberating the productive forces. 革命意味著解放生產(chǎn)力。
This mean we have to wait another week or so.(接從句)這就意味著我們還得等一個星期左右。
注意下列情況:作為“意味著”含義,可以跟復合結構。 例如:
This also meant many smaller ditches to be dug and more fields to be leveled. 這意味著要挖許多小水渠和平整更多土地。
四是表示“打算;有……意圖”,后面接名詞、代詞、不跟賓語、動詞不定式,不定式的復合結構。例如:
Anybody could see that he meant no harm. 誰都看得出他沒有惡意。
They probably meant well. 他們或許用心是好的。
What do you mean to do with it? 你打算把它怎樣處理?
I don’t mean to say we are perfect. 我不是說我們已經(jīng)十全十美了。
We had meant to leave on Monday, but have stayed on. (與完成時連用,表“本打算”)我們本來是想早來的。
He has always meant to get it repaired. 他一直是想請人修一修的。
I thought you meant me to come with you.(接不定式的復合結構)我還意為你打算讓我跟你一道去呢。
1." What do you mean?" I asked, offended on Liddie's behalf.
“你什么意思???”我問,替利迪感到憤憤不平。
2. This will mean more remand prisoners being held in police cells.
這將意味著更多候審犯人會被拘押在警局拘留室。
3. Take a hundred and twenty values and calculate the mean.
取120個值計算平均數(shù)。
4. But that doesn't mean this brand of politics is dead or dying.
但那并不意味著這種政治主張已經(jīng)或正在消亡。
5. Buying budget-priced furniture needn't mean compromising on quality or style.
買價錢經(jīng)濟的家具并不意味著就要犧牲質量和樣式。
6. 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。
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