mean

[miːn] [miːn]
  • 复数:means;
  • 第三人称单数:means;
  • 过去式:meant;
  • 过去分词:meant;
  • 现在分词:meaning;
  • 比较级:meaner;
  • 最高级:meanest;
  • 名词:meanness;
  • 形容词:meanly;
  • 同义词
    反义词
    同义词解析
    • 以下这两个动词均有"想要,打算" 的意思
      intend较正式用词,但常用,指对未来的行动做出打算,并力争实现。
      mean口语多用,指怀有作某事的想法或希望得到某物,特别用于效果不好而动机良好的场合。
    • 以下这些形容词均有"卑鄙的,卑贱的,卑下的" 的意思
      low指行为卑鄙、可耻、下文明,可引申指庸俗。
      mean暗示狠毒、贪婪、缺乏尊严感等为人们所不耻的卑鄙、自私、渺小的行为。
      cheap侧旨人或物的品质低劣下贱。
      shabby指行为的不公和卑劣而使人感到不屑和轻蔑。
    • 以下这些动词均含有"表示……的意思" 的意思
      mean最普通用词。指文字或符号等所表示的各种明确的或含蓄的意义。
      imply侧重用文字或符号表示的联想,暗示。
      indicate指明显的表示。
      represent指体现或代表。
      denote指某一词字面或狭义的意思,或指某些符号或迹象的特指含义。
      signify指用文字、说话或表情等表示单纯的意思。
      suggest通常指暗含地、隐晦地表达意思。
    词组
    • 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)
    • 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
    • mean well
      have good intentions, but not always the ability to carry them out 用意是好的,初衷是好的
    • mean streets
      used in reference to a socially deprived area of a city, or one which is noted for violence and crime 贫民街区;治安混乱的城区
    • no mean —
      denoting something very good of its kind 很好的,很棒的
    • mean business【非正式用语】
      To be in earnest. 急切,迫切
    • by all means
      Without fail; certainly. 当然;当然可以
    • by any means
      In any way possible; in any case 用尽各种可能的办法;无论如何
    • by means of
      With the use of; owing to 使用;由于
    • by no means
      In no sense; certainly not 并没有;绝不
    英语四级真题
    • This means they often have to make a special effort to lay the past to rest.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • The absorption helps them to establish strong foundations for recollection, says Patihis, and the fantasy proneness means that they revisit those memories again and again in the coming weeks and months.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • Maybe some experience in their childhood meant that they became obsessed ( ' , 着迷) with calendars and what happened to them, says Patihis.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • Leah's first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • Almost half of those surveyed said their companies were either in the middle of restructuring or about to embark on ( ' , 开始) it; and for the most part, restructuring meant putting more emphasis on teams.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • A new study of 12,000 workers in 17 countries by Steelcase, a furniture-maker which also does consulting, finds that the best way to ensure employees are engaged is to give them more control over where and how they do their work—which may mean liberating them from having to do everything in collaboration with others.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • I mean, girls went around in really short skirts, and wore flowers in their hair.
      出自-2017年6月听力原文
    • Today, when time zones have less and less meaning, there is little tolerance for offices' closing for lunch, and worsening traffic in cities means workers can't make it home and back fast enough anyway.
      出自-2016年6月阅读原文
    • The results do not mean that young adults need to start worrying about their memories.
      出自-2016年6月阅读原文
    • Patterns of childhood eating can be hard to break when we're adults, which may mean that kids of depressed moms end up dying younger.
      出自-2016年6月阅读原文
    • Just because I have a business relationship with an individual and I can profit from that relationship, it does not necessarily mean that this person is my friend, Soupios says.
      出自-2016年6月阅读原文
    • I mean, there are some cautious steps I can take, but ultimately I can not guarantee myself that.
      出自-2016年6月阅读原文
    • But unlike the modern definition of Epicureanism as a life of indulgence ( ' , 放纵 ) and luxury, for the ancient Greeks, it meant finding a state of calm, peace and mental ease.
      出自-2016年6月阅读原文
    • The odds of a criminal using technical means to bypass a security system are so small that the FBI doesn't even track those statistics.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • That means defeating the lock somehow, or breaking a window.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • Security devices are required to list the frequencies they broadcast on—that means that a potential thief can find what they need to know with minimal Googling.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • Only a very small proportion of burglaries are committed by technical means.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • Nonetheless, the renewed focus on waistlines means that industry groups are under pressure to demonstrate their products are healthy as well as tasty.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • It might mean monitoring employee productivity on a digital leaderboard and offering prizes to the winners, or giving employees digital badges or stars for completing certain activities.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • It means that a thief likely wouldn't be able to Google how the system works, then figure out a way around it.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • It could also mean training employees how to do their jobs through video game platforms.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • Even if they could, SimpliSafe claims that its system is always evolving, and that it varies slightly from system to system, which means there wouldn't be a universal magic formula for cracking it.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • Does that mean the link between lower oil prices and growth has weakened?Some experts say there are still good reasons to believe cheap oil should heat up the world economy.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • But doesn't the extra money in the pockets of those countries' consumers mean an equal loss in oil-producing countries, cancelling out the gains? Not necessarily, says economic researcher Sara Johnson.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • This means that rivers will rise more slowly, but then stay high for much longer, the environmental agency said.
      出自-2016年12月听力原文
    • It’s a pretty easy job, but one with lots of downtime, which means you will have  plenty of time to catch up on reading, do homework or study for an exam.
      出自-2016年12月听力原文
    • It means that we aren’t very friendly, we aren’t very open.
      出自-2016年12月听力原文
    • This helps them pick the right startups, and means they can supply advice and connections as well as money.
      出自-2015年12月阅读原文
    • That means we need modest, realistic expectations, and we need to teach people to cook food that's good enough to share with family and friends.
      出自-2015年12月阅读原文
    • Real criticism is not meant to find obvious mistakes, so if she found any—the type I could have found on my own—I had to start from scratch.
      出自-2015年12月阅读原文
    • In a straightforward sense, he could mean that a critic must be more talented than the artist she critiques ( ' , 评论 ).
      出自-2015年12月阅读原文
    • "Just because I have a business relationship with an individual and I can profit from that relationship, it does not necessarily mean that this person is my friend," Soupios says.
      2016年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
    • A commentary in the Shanghai Daily points out that innovation doesn't mean piles of documents.
      2016年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
    • A new study of 12,000 workers in 17 countries by Steel case, a furniture-maker which also does consulting, finds that the best way to ensure employees are "engaged" is to give them more control over where and how they do their work—which may mean liberati
      2017年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
    • And yet that does not mean that simply extending our careers is appealing.
      2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
    • Being depressed can mean feeling "lost in your own small, negative, dark world," Dowrick says.
      2019年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
    • But doesn't the extra money in the pockets of those countries' consumers mean an equal loss in oil-producing countries, cancelling out the gains?
      2016年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
    • But this does not mean the end of the textbook itself.
      2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
    • He quotes Google co-founder Larry Page to the effect that the perfect search engine will understand exactly what I mean and give me back exactly what I want.
      2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
    • I mean a lot of people seem to think that it's a nice job, you know.
      2015年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B
    • I mean isn't it time for you to think about getting married?
      2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B
    • I mean, it's been two decades, but I can still remember when I got my first real salary.
      2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section B
    • In a straightforward sense, he could mean that a critic must be more talented than the artist she critiques.
      2015年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
    • Just because emails are a quick form of communication, it doesn't mean emails, especially business emails, should be written using informal, shortened forms of words.
      2018年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
    • Just because they can't sing opera or ride a bicycle doesn't mean that animal don't have culture.
      2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A
    • Just building a place as an "international business district" doesn't mean it will become one.
      2019年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
    • More stages mean more possible sequences.
      2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
    • Research findings increasingly show the power of food to treat or reverse diseases, but that does not mean that diet alone is always the solution, or that every illness can benefit substantially from dietary changes.
      2018年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
    • You mean high school graduates can't do this task in general?
      2017年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section B
    英语六级真题
    • Workers' advocates have criticized Haslam's plan, saying it would mean some campus workers would lose their jobs or benefits.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • The Grand Tourist was typically a young man with a thorough grounding in Greek and Latin literature as well as some leisure time, some means, and some interest in art.
      出自-2017年6月阅读原文
    • The idea is that we are taking more out of what you might call the planet's environmental bank balance than it can sustain; we are living beyond our ecological means.
      出自-2016年6月阅读原文
    • But could Norway keep its standard of living and yet cut its emissions to Moroccan or even Ethiopian levels? That question, repeated across a dozen environmental issues and across our diverse planet, is what will ultimately determine whether the human race is living beyond its ecological means as it pursues economic revival.
      出自-2016年6月阅读原文
    • Today, the mainstream belief among scientists is that race is a social construct without biological meaning.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • There's a lot for students to complain about: the repayment threshold for paying back loans will be frozen for five years, meaning that lower-paid graduates have to start repaying their loans; and maintenance grants have been replaced by loans, meaning that students from poorer backgrounds face higher debt than those with wealthier parents.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • In his eyes, however, that doesn't necessarily mean that innovation has stopped.
      出自-2016年12月阅读原文
    • You say your shop has been doing well, could you give me some idea of what doing well means in facts and figures?Birds are famous for carrying things around.
      出自-2016年12月听力原文
    • People who live, hunt or fish near bird coloniesneed to be careful, the researchers say, The birds don’t mean to cause harm, but the chemicals they carry can cause major problems.
      出自-2016年12月听力原文
    • I now put 20 dollars a week into my vacation fund and another 20 into retirement savings, she says, Those mean more to me than lunch.
      出自-2016年12月听力原文
    • Unfortunately for them ( ' , and often the taxpayers), our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier: they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia ( ' , meaning it takes a lot of energy to set them moving), and they have a lot of momentum once they are set in motion.
      出自-2015年12月阅读原文
    • That means that the FAA could suspend Virgin Galactic's licence to fly.
      出自-2015年12月阅读原文
    • A low wage for elementary school teachers, however, doesn't mean elementary education isn't important.
      2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
    • And just because work stops, it doesn't mean we are recovering.
      2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
    • B2B commerce, for example, didn't move mainly online by 2005 as many had predicted in 2000, nor even by 2016, but that doesn't mean it won't do so over the next few decades.
      2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
    • But simply switching to electric can will not mean pollution-free cities.
      2019年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A
    • But that doesn't mean that all students will do amazingly, if they just spend all their time reading from a textbook.
      2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
    • Collaborative projects mean you're sharing the spotlight with others.
      2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
    • Forward exchange cover, now what does that mean exactly?
      2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
    • I don't mean to imply that overall job growth doesn't have an impact on one's ability to land a job.
      2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
    • I mean we deal with all kinds of people on a regular basis.
      2019年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
    • I mean, I've seen the famous films, Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany's and a few others, but I still don't fully get it.
      2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
    • I mean, what people regard as luck, you can actually create, to a degree.
      2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
    • I'm sorry, do you mean to say, it's a real-life series about a real person?
      2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
    • In a 2005 study, psychologist Laurence Steinberg of Temple University and his co-author, psychologist Margo Gardner, then at Temple, divided 6 people into three age groups: young adolescents, with a mean age of 14; older adolescents, with a mean age of 19
      2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
    • In his eyes, however, that doesn't necessarily mean that innovation has stopped.
      2016年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
    • It doesn't mean that my to-do lists no longer exist, but I've become more aware of the importance of slowing down and making sure that I enjoy the daily activities as I carry them out.
      2018年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B
    • It's true that if total employment were higher, it would mean more jobs for all of us to choose from .
      2015年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
    • Just because you can make good choices for others doesn't mean you'll do the same for yourself, Polman cautions.
      2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
    • nine decades ago, leading economists predicted that technological advances and rising productivity would mean that would be working a 15-hour week.
      2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
    • So now, the main challenge was to find the right material for printing clothes with, I mean the material you feed the printer with.
      2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
    • Sorry, what do you mean by news-subs?
      2015年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
    • These improvements don't mean we shouldn't attempt to control our use of technology.
      2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
    • We might use the word "negative" to describe more difficult emotions but it doesn't mean those emotions are bad or we shouldn't have them.
      2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    英汉词典释义
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
    • Verb
      1. mean or intend to express or convey;
      "You never understand what I mean!""what do his words intend?"
      2. have as a logical consequence;
      "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
      3. denote or connote;
      "`maison' means `house' in French""An example sentence would show what this word means"
      4. have in mind as a purpose;
      "I mean no harm""I only meant to help you""She didn't think to harm me""We thought to return early that night"
      5. have a specified degree of importance;
      "My ex-husband means nothing to me""Happiness means everything"
      6. intend to refer to;
      "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France""Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
      7. destine or designate for a certain purpose;
      "These flowers were meant for you"
    • Adjective
      1. approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value;
      "the average income in New England is below that of the nation""of average height for his age""the mean annual rainfall"
      2. characterized by malice;
      "a hateful thing to do""in a mean mood"
      3. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality;
      "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke"taking a mean advantage""chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare"something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"
      4. excellent;
      "famous for a mean backhand"
      5. marked by poverty befitting a beggar;
      "a beggarly existence in the slums""a mean hut"
      6. used of persons or behavior; characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;
      "a mean person""he left a miserly tip"
      7. used of sums of money; so small in amount as to deserve contempt
    行业词典
    • 体育: 平均数;一般水平;
      农学: [平]均数;
      医学: 平均数:在某种意义上代表一组数字的中值的数;算术均数;均值:在概率和统计中,指随机变量的期望值,即随着样本数的无限增加(如果存在极限),样本均值趋向集中到的一个极限值,符号为μ;
      数学: 均值;