intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (a particular thing or notion); signify
指示,表示;意味
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I don't know what you mean 我不明白你的意思
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he was asked to clarify what his remarks meant 有人要他澄清他的话是什么意思
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I meant you, not Jones .我指的是你,而不是琼斯。
(of a word)have (something) as its signification in the same language or its equivalent in another language
(词的)意思是
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its name means ‘painted rock' in Cherokee .在切诺基语中它的名字的意思是“彩色岩石”。
genuinely intend to convey or express (something)
真实地表达
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when she said that before she meant it .当她还不知自己真实意思就说了出来之时。
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具有(特定的)重要性
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animals have always meant more to him than people .对他来说动物总是比人更重要。
intend (something) to occur or be the case
意欲,打算
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they mean no harm 他们没有恶意
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it was meant to be a secret .原来是想对此事保密的。
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应该做,被要求做
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we were meant to go over yesterday .我们本应该昨天过去。
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为…设计(或指定)
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the jacket was meant for a much larger person .这种夹克是为身材更大的人设计的。
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有…意图(或借口)
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what do you mean by leaving me out here in the cold? 你把我丢在这里受冻是什么意思?
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一般被认为是
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this one's meant to be priceless .这一个一般被认为是无价的。
have as a consequence or result
引起,造成
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the proposals are likely to mean another hundred closures 这些建议可能会再次导致上百家歇业
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heavy rain meant that the pitch was waterlogged .暴雨造成球场积水。
necessarily or usually entail or involve
(必然或往往)招致,涉及
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coal stoves mean a lot of smoke .用煤炉会生出很多烟。
unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous
吝啬的,小气的
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she felt mean not giving a tip 不给小费她觉得小气。
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they're not mean with the garlic .他们用大蒜从不吝啬。
unkind, spiteful, or unfair
刻薄的;恶意的;有偏见的
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it was very mean of me 我真太刻薄了
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I was mean to them over the festive season .在过节期间我对他们态度恶劣。
〈北美〉 凶狠的,好斗的
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the dogs were considered mean, vicious, and a threat .人们认为这些狗好斗、凶猛、危险。
(especially of a place)poor in quality and appearance; shabby
低劣的;破旧的
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her home was mean and small .她的家又破又小。
(of a person's mental capacity or understanding)inferior; poor
(智力或理解力)低下的,下等的;差的
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it was obvious to even the meanest intelligence .就连最笨的人也能看得出来。
〈旧〉 出生卑微的,社会地位低下的
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a muffler like that worn by the meanest of people .一条像社会最底层的人所戴的围巾。
〈非正式〉 出色的;灵巧的;有效的
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he's a mean cook 他是个很好的厨师
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she dances a mean Charleston .她的查尔斯顿舞跳得很出色。
the quotient of the sum of several quantities and their number; an average
平均数;平均值;平均
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acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples .酸的生成量以全部三份样品的平均值计算。参见<Bold>ARITHMETIC MEAN, GEOMETRIC MEAN</Bold>.
the term or one of the terms midway between the first and last terms of a progression
中项,中间。
a condition, quality, or course of action equally removed from two opposite (usually unsatisfactory) extremes
中庸;折中
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the measure expresses a mean between saving and splashing out .这个措施是对存钱和花钱的一个折中。
(of a quantity)calculated as a mean; average
平均的
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by 1989 the mean age at marriage stood at 24.8 for women and 26.9 for men .到1989年,平均结婚年龄为女性24.8岁,男性26.9岁。
equally far from two extremes
中间的,中等的,居中的;中庸的
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hope is the mean virtue between despair and presumption .希望是居于绝望和奢望之间的一种美德。
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I mean used to clarify or correct a statement or to introduce a justification or explanation 我想,我说,我的意思是(用于澄清或纠正,或用于提出理由、解释)I mean, it's not as if I owned property . 我想说,这并不是我拥有什么财产那回事 -
mean business be in earnest. 认真,热心 -
mean to say [usu. in questions] really admit or intend to say 意思是说;想说do you mean to say you've uncovered something new? 你是不是想说你有什么新的发现?mean well have good intentions, but not always the ability to carry them out 用意是好的,初衷是好的
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it means that + 从句 意味着
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mean sth 意味着.../意思是...
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mean it 认真地
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be meant to do sth 应该;预期
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mean to do sth 打算做…
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