词典释义：
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We use Space Corp, among others, as a means of finding people who are special.
我们利用太空公司等多种手段寻找特殊的人才。
《Predestination》《前目的地》
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You have been used, thief in the shadows. You were only ever a means to an end.
你被利用了，躲躲藏藏的小偷，你只是他们手里的工具。
《The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug》《霍比特人2：史矛革之战》
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Refuges or troops of soldiers. Weapons, maybe bombs. A means of an instant strike, that's its military function, isn't it?
难民或者军队，武器或者炮弹，一种瞬间袭击的手段，这就是它的军事功能，对吗？
《Transformers: Dark of the Moon》《变形金刚3》
双语例句
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The move is a means to fight crime.
这个行动是打击犯罪的一种手段。
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He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.
他不怎么喜欢这项工作，只是把它看作达到目的的手段而已。
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It was an object lesson in how to use television as a means of persuasion.
这是利用电视作为劝导方式的一个实例。
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The army had perfected the use of terror as a means of controlling the population.
军队已经能很好地利用恐怖手段来控制这里的人们。
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The government must not use this initiative as a means of resolving the pension problem through the back door.
该政府绝不可使用这种方式，采取不正当的措施解决养老金问题。