真题例句：

• Nowadays many people travel across China by means of high-speed trains.

  现在许多人乘高铁在中国旅行。

  [2021年 天津卷 单项填空]

真题例句：

• Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source of plastic pollution.

  塑料吸管绝不是塑料污染的最大来源。

  [2021年 全国乙卷 阅读理解]

真题例句：

• For the bulk of our species' approximately 200,000-year lifespan, we had no means of precisely representing quantities.

  在我们物种大约20万年的寿命中，我们没有办法精确地表示数量。

  [2021年 CET4 阅读理解B]

• By what means did scientists at University College London measure memory loss?

  伦敦大学学院的科学家是通过什么方法来测量记忆丧失的？

  [2020年 CET4 听力]

• This connection happens not only by means of collaborative development, review and testing, but also at conferences where faculty regularly decide on their textbooks and curricula for the coming year.

  这种联系不仅仅是通过协作开发、审查和测试得以实现，更是在教职人员通常召开的决定来年使用何种教材、开设何种课程的会议上体现出来。

  [2019年 CET4 阅读理解]

真题例句：

• They prove to be a good means for managers to give instructions.

  事实证明，它们是管理者给出指示的好方法。

  [2021年 CET6 听力]

• He deplored that broadcasting had become a one-way means of communication and foresaw it moving in another direction, toward communication as a means of exchange.

  他对广播已经成为一种单向的交流方式表示遗憾，并预见到广播将朝着另一个方向发展，成为一种交流方式。

  [2021年 CET6 阅读理解]

• Car use is in decline as more people move to city centers, while young people especially are opting for other means of travel.

  随着越来越多的人搬到城市中心，汽车使用量正在下降，而年轻人尤其倾向于选择其他出行方式。

  [2019年 CET6 阅读理解]

真题例句：

• The Grand Tourist was typically a young man with a thorough grounding in Greek and Latin literature as well as some means.

  “大游客”(Grand Tourist)通常是年轻人，有扎实的希腊和拉丁文学方面的基础，并且有一些钱。

  [2017年 CET6 阅读理解]

真题例句：

• Cattle rearing has been a major means of livelihood for the poor.

  养牛一直是穷人的主要谋生手段。

  [2021年 英语一 阅读理解A]

• Electronic means of payment may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper.

  电子支付方式可能比基于纸张的支付系统更有效。

  [2013年 英语二 完型填空]

• A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic trail.

  另一个令人关切的问题是，使用电子支付方式会留下电子痕迹。

  [2013年 英语二 完型填空]