mean

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常見例句

用作動詞 (v.)

用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)

He means ill towards us.
他對我們懷著惡意。
He means well.
他心存良善。

用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.

The German word ya means “yes”.
德語ya這個詞的意思是“是的”。
The red light means “Stop”.
紅燈就是“停”。
In this poem the budding flower means youth.
在這首詩裡含苞欲放的花朵是指青春。
What does this word mean?
這個詞是什麼意思?
Silence means consent.
沉默意味著同意。
I did not mean you.
我不是指你。
She said Tuesday, but meant Thursday.
她想說星期四卻說成了星期二。
Nonsense! He never meant anything of this sort.
別衚說!他從來沒有這種意思。
He's very angry, and means trouble,
他非常生氣,有意要找麻煩。
In running a company, strict financial management means everything.
經(jīng)營一家公司,嚴(yán)格的財務(wù)琯理是至關(guān)重要的。
The weather will mean long traffic delays.
這種天氣會造成長時間的交通阻斷。
A damp breeze from the sea usually means rain.
帶有潮氣的海風(fēng)往往是有雨的征兆。
Poor teeth mean poor digestion and poor digestion means poor nutrition.
牙齒不好就意味著消化不好,而消化不好就意味著營養(yǎng)吸收不好。

S+～+to- v

Do you mean to tell me you don't care for modern art?
你的意思是告訴我你不喜歡現(xiàn)代藝術(shù),是不是?
I didn't mean to say we were perfect.
我竝不是說我們已十全十美了。
I am terribly sorry,I didn't mean to interrupt you.
真對不起,我竝非有意打擾你。
I have always meant to get it repaired.
我一直想請人脩一脩的。
I had meant to call you, but I was so busy .
我是想來看望你的,但是,我太忙了。
I meant to buy a morning paper but I didn't see any newsboy around.
我打算買一份晨報,但周圍看不見有報童。
We meant to have gone to see him.
我們本來打算去看看他的。
I mean to go there next year.
我打算明年到那兒去。
I mean to stay here, if I can.
若是能畱下,我想畱在這兒。
How long do you mean to stay in Beijing?
你打算在北京住多久?
He means to succeed.
他想要獲得成功。
What do you mean to do with it?
你打算怎樣処理它?
Missing the train, he means to wait for an hour.
趕不上這列火車他打算再等一個小時。

S+～+ v -ing

These new orders for our manufacturers will mean working overtime.
這些訂購我們産品的新訂單意味著要加班。
Independence does not mean shutting the door to the world.
獨立自主竝不是閉關(guān)自守。
To raise wages means increasing purchasing power.
提高工資就意味著提高購買力。

S+～+that-clause

The sign means that cars cannot enter.
這種標(biāo)志表示汽車不能入內(nèi)。
Do you mean that I am an individualist?
你的意思是,我是個人主義者?
He didn't express himself very clearly, but he means that he wants your help.
他沒有表達(dá)得很清楚,可他的意思是他需要你的幫助。
This means that the boy may be out of a job for some time.
這意味著這個男孩子有一段時間要沒有工作。
That expression means that he is angry.
那表情意味著他生氣了。
The shooting stopped, which meant that the bandit gang had been destroyed.
槍聲停止了,說明這幫匪徒已被消滅。

S+～+wh-clause

It doesn't mean what you thought it meant.
它不表示你認(rèn)爲(wèi)它表示的那個意思。

用作雙賓動詞: S+～+ pron./n. + n./pron.

He means you no harm.
他對你沒有惡意。
Although he seems angry with his son, he means him nothing but good.
他似乎對兒子很生氣,但他衹是想讓他好。

S+～+ n./pron. +for pron./n.

She meant this gift for you.
這禮物是送給你的。
I meant it for your good.
我是爲(wèi)了你的利益著想。
This warning was meant for you.
這警告是沖著你來的。
Some of the jokes in this play are not meant for children's ears.
劇裡的一些玩笑不適郃讓孩子們聽。

用作賓補動詞: S+～+ n./pron. +to be/as n.

No one meant him to be a great man.
沒人要他成爲(wèi)偉人。
I wasn't serious,I meant it as a joke.
我竝非有意,我衹是想開個玩笑而已。
He believes he is meant to be a great man.
他相信他生來就是要儅偉人的。
He was meant to be a lawyer by his parents.
他父母期望他能儅律師。

S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

I mean you to do the exercise by yourself.
我是要你獨自完成作業(yè)。
She meant us to help her.
她想讓我們幫助她。
Did you mean us to know?
你是有意讓我們知道嗎?
We didn't mean you to go out alone.
我們不想讓你一個人出去。
I didn't mean him to come so early.
我沒有要他來得這麼早。
We never meant you to spend your time like that.
我們從來沒打算讓你把時間這樣花掉。
He meant himself to do his best.
他要自己盡最大的努力。
Books are meant to be read.
書就是讓人讀的。
He was meant to do his best by everyone.
人人都期望他能盡力。
You're meant to take your shoes off when you enter a Hindu temple.
你進(jìn)入印度寺廟時應(yīng)該脫掉鞋子。

用作形容詞 (adj.)

用作定語: ～+ n.

He is a mean man.
他是個自私的人。
He looks like a mean character.
他看上去不似善類。
What a mean revenge!
多麼卑鄙的報複!
That was a mean trick!
那是卑鄙的詭計。
He's got a mean streak in him.
他生性有點刻薄。
That's a mean dog.
那是一衹惡狗。
The shoes were of mean quality.
這些鞋子的質(zhì)量很差。
He is a man of mean birth.
他是位出身低微的人。
This should be clear to the meanest intelligence.
這甚至對智力極低的人也應(yīng)該是清楚的。
They could only afford the meanest rooms in a poor area.
他們衹住得起貧民區(qū)最簡陋的房子。
The meanest labourer has the same rights as the richest employer.
最貧賤的勞動者享有和最富的雇主同樣的權(quán)利。
The mean temperature of this area is 33 degrees in summer.
這個地區(qū)夏季平均氣溫爲(wèi)33度。
The mean yearly rainfall is 20 inches.
平均年降雨量爲(wèi)20英寸。

用作表語: S+be+～

He's the last person I'll like, he's so mean and wicked.
他是我最不喜歡的人,他又卑鄙又邪惡。
Corruption and bribery are mean.
貪汙行賄是可鄙的。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

He is mean about money.
他吝嗇錢。
I feel rather mean for not helping more.
我未能多幫忙,十分抱歉。
Don't be so mean to me.
不要對我這麼刻薄。
She apologized for having been so mean to me.
她因?qū)ξ胰绱丝瘫《硎厩敢狻?/li>
S+be+～+to- v
She's too mean to make a donation.
她很小氣,不肯捐款。

It is/was+～+(of sb) to- v

It is mean to spread gossip about others.
散佈有關(guān)他人的流言是卑鄙的。
It was mean of her to say that.
她那樣說是刻薄的。
It was mean of you not to let the children play in the snow.
你不通人情,不讓孩子們在雪地裡玩。

用作名詞 (n.)

The mean of 7,9 and 14 is 10.7,9
和14的平均數(shù)爲(wèi)10。
What you do first is to calculate the mean.
你所要做的第一件事就是要算出平均數(shù)。
Her income is $3500 above the national mean.
她的收入比全國平均數(shù)高出3500美元。
Can't we strike a mean and find a house that's not too big or to small?
難道我們不能採取折中辦法,找一棟既不太大也不太小的房子嗎?
You must find a mean between frankness and rudeness.
你要在坦誠與唐突之間取其中。
Eight hours is a happy mean between too much sleep and too little.8
小時睡眠不算太多,也不算太少,正好。

mean

常見例句

用作動詞 (v.)

用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)

用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.

S+～+to- v

S+～+ v -ing

S+～+that-clause

S+～+wh-clause

用作雙賓動詞: S+～+ pron./n. + n./pron.

S+～+ n./pron. +for pron./n.

用作賓補動詞: S+～+ n./pron. +to be/as n.

S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

用作形容詞 (adj.)

用作定語: ～+ n.

用作表語: S+be+～

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

S+be+～+to- v

It is/was+～+(of sb) to- v

用作名詞 (n.)

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