mean

英 [miːn]

美 [miːn]

v.  表示…的意思; 意思是; 本意是; 打算; 意欲; 有…的目的
adj.  吝啬的; 小气的; 不善良; 刻薄; 要发怒的; 要发狂的
n.  中间; 中庸; 折中; 平均数; 平均值; 算术中项

第三人称单数：means　过去式：meant　过去分词：meant　现在分词：meaning　

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习惯用语

v.

be meant to be sth
• 被普遍认为是
  to be generally considered to be sth
• This restaurant is meant to be excellent.
  都说这家饭店很棒。
I mean
• （解释或更正刚说过的话）我是说，意思是说
  used to explain or correct what you have just said
• It was so boring─I mean, nothing happened for the first hour!
  真是无聊——我是说，一个小时都过去了，什么事儿都没发生。
• She's English─Scottish, I mean.
  她是英国人——更确切地说，她是苏格兰人。
mean business
• 是认真的；说话算数
  to be serious in your intentions
• He has the look of a man who means business.
  他看上去像是个说话算数的人。
mean (sb) no harmnot mean (sb) any harm
• 没有恶意；并非出于恶意
  to not have any intention of hurting sb
mean to say
• （强调要说的话，或问对方是否真是这个意思）意思是说
  used to emphasize what you are saying or to ask sb if they really mean what they say
• I mean to say, you should have known how he would react!
  我的意思是说，你本应料到他会作何反应！
• Do you mean to say you've lost it?
  你是说你把那东西给弄丢了？
mean well
• 本意是好的；出于好心
  to have good intentions, although their effect may not be good

adj.

be no mean…
• 了不起；很出色
  used to say that sb is very good at doing sth
• His mother was a painter, and he's no mean artist himself.
  他的母亲是画家，他本人也是很出色的艺术家。

n.

the happy/golden mean
• 中庸之道
  a course of action that is not extreme

牛津词典

verb

有含意 have as meaning
• 表示…的意思
  to have sth as a meaning
  1. What does this sentence mean?
     这个句子是什么意思？
  2. What is meant by ‘batch processing’?
     batch processing是什么意思？
  3. Does the name ‘David Berwick’ mean anything to you (= do you know who he is) ?
     你知道戴维∙贝里克是谁吗？
  4. The flashing light means (that) you must stop.
     闪烁的灯光表示你必须停下。
意思是 intend as meaning
• 意思是；本意是
  to intend to say sth on a particular occasion
  1. What did he mean by that remark?
     他说那话是什么意思？
  2. ‘Perhaps we should try another approach.’ ‘ What do you mean? (= I don't understand what you are suggesting.) ’
     “也许我们应该试一试别的方法。”“你说什么？”
  3. What do you mean , you thought I wouldn't mind? (= of course I mind and I am very angry.)
     你这是什么意思，你以为我会不在意吗？
  4. What she means is that there's no point in waiting here.
     她的意思是说在这儿等下去没什么意义。
  5. I always found him a little strange, if you know what I mean (= if you understand what I mean by ‘strange’) .
     我总觉得他有点儿怪——如果你明白我这话是什么意思。
  6. I know what you mean (= I understand and feel sympathy) . I hated learning to drive too.
     我明白你的意思。我也不愿意学开车。
  7. It was like─weird. Know what I mean?
     它有点儿——不可思议。明白我的意思吗？
  8. I see what you mean (= I understand although I may not agree) , but I still think it's worth trying.
     我知道你是什么意思，但我仍然认为它值得一试。
  9. See what I mean (= I was right and this proves it, doesn't it) ? She never agrees to anything I suggest.
     这下可证明我说的对了吧？我说什么她都不听。
  10. ‘But Pete doesn't know we're here!’ ‘ That's what I mean! (= that's what I have been trying to tell you.) ’
      “可是皮特不知道我们在这儿呀！”“我就是这个意思嘛！”
  11. Do you mean Ann Smith or Mary Smith?
      你是说安∙史密斯，还是说玛丽∙史密斯？
  12. Did he mean (that) he was dissatisfied with our service?
      他是不是表示对我们的服务不满意？
  13. You mean (= are you telling me) we have to start all over again?
      你是不是说我们必须从头再来一遍？
有目的 have as purpose
• 打算；意欲；有…的目的
  to have sth as a purpose or intention
  1. What did she mean by leaving so early (= why did she do it) ?
     她为什么这么早就走了？
  2. Don't be upset─I'm sure she meant it as a compliment.
     别烦恼——我肯定她的原意是要称赞你的。
  3. He means what he says (= is not joking, exaggerating, etc.) .
     他说话是当真的。
  4. Don't laugh! I mean it (= I am serious) .
     别笑！我是认真的。
  5. Don't be angry. I'm sure she meant it for the best (= intended to be helpful) .
     别生气了。我相信她是真心想要帮忙的。
  6. He means trouble (= to cause trouble) .
     他存心捣乱。
  7. The chair was clearly meant for a child.
     这椅子显然是专为儿童预备的。
  8. She means to succeed.
     她一意求成。
  9. I'm sorry I hurt you. I didn't mean to .
     对不起，弄疼你了。我不是故意的。
  10. I didn't mean you to read the letter.
      我没打算让你看那封信。
  11. I'm feeling very guilty─ I've been meaning to call my parents for days, but still haven't got around to it.
      我感到非常内疚——几天来我一直打算给父母打电话，但还是没抽出时间打。
  12. You're meant to (= you are supposed to) pay before you go in.
      你要先交钱才能进去。
  13. I never meant (that) you should come alone.
      我从来没打算让你一个人来。
让某人成为 / 做 intend sb to be/do sth
• 想要某人成为；想要某人去做
  to intend sb to be or do sth
  1. I was never meant for the army (= did not have the qualities needed to become a soldier) .
     我根本就不是块当兵的料。
  2. Philip and Kim were meant for each other (= are very suitable as partners) .
     菲利普和金真是天生的一对。
  3. His father meant him to be an engineer.
     他父亲想让他当工程师。
  4. She did everything to get the two of them together, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be .
     她极力撮合他们俩，但我觉得那根本不可能。
有结果 have as result
• 产生…结果；意味着
  to have sth as a result or a likely result
  1. Spending too much now will mean a shortage of cash next year.
     现在花销太多就意味着明年现金短缺。
  2. Do you have any idea what it means to be poor?
     你知不知道贫穷意味着什么？
  3. We'll have to be careful with money but that doesn't mean (that) we can't enjoy ourselves.
     我们必须精打细算，可也并不是说我们就不能过得快乐。
  4. This new order will mean working overtime.
     这新订单一来，我们就得加班加点。
  5. The injury could mean him missing next week's game.
     这次受伤可能使他无法参加下周的比赛。
重要 be important
• 对某人重要（或有价值）
  to be of value or importance to sb
  1. Your friendship means a great deal to me.
     你的友谊对我来说是很珍贵的。
  2. $20 means a lot (= represents a lot of money) when you live on $100 a week.
     当你每周就靠100元维持生活时，20元可是个大数目。
  3. Money means nothing to him .
     金钱对于他来说毫无价值。
  4. Her children mean the world to her .
     她的孩子就是她的一切。

adj.

吝啬 not generous
• 吝啬的；小气的
  not willing to give or share things, especially money
  1. She's always been mean with money.
     她在花钱方面总是非常吝啬。
卑鄙 unkind
• 不善良；刻薄
  unkind, for example by not letting sb have or do sth
  1. Don't be so mean to your little brother!
     别对你弟弟那么刻薄！
愤怒；凶暴 angry/violent
• 要发怒的；要发狂的
  likely to become angry or violent
  1. That's a mean-looking dog.
     那狗看上去很凶啊。
熟练 skilful
• 熟练的；出色的
  very good and skilful
  1. He's a mean tennis player.
     他是一名出色的网球选手。
  2. She plays a mean game of chess.
     她的国际象棋下得很棒。
平均 average
• 平均的；介于中间的
  average; between the highest and the lowest, etc.
  1. the mean temperature
     平均气温
智力 intelligence
• 平庸的；一般的
  not very great
  1. This should be clear even to the meanest intelligence.
     就是对智力最平庸的人来说，这也应当是非常明了的。
低劣 poor
• 低劣而肮脏的
  poor and dirty in appearance
  1. mean houses/streets
     脏乱的房屋 / 街道
• 出身卑贱的；社会地位低下的
  born into or coming from a low social class

noun

中间 middle way
• 中间；中庸；折中
  a quality, condition, or way of doing sth that is in the middle of two extremes and better than either of them
  1. He needed to find a mean between frankness and rudeness.
     他需要在坦诚与唐突之间找到折中的方法。
平均 average
• 平均数；平均值；算术中项
  the value found by adding together all the numbers in a group, and dividing the total by the number of numbers

柯林斯词典

VERB USES 动词用法

• VERB 意思是;表示…的意思;作…解释
  If you want to know what a word, code, signal, or gesturemeans, you want to know what it refers to or what its message is.
  1. In modern Welsh, 'glas' means 'blue'...
     在现代威尔士语中，glas 意为“蓝色”。
  2. What does 'evidence' mean?...
     evidence 是什么意思？
  3. The red signal means you can shoot.
     红色信号表示可以射击。
• VERB 意指;表示;意思是说
  If you ask someone what theymean, you are asking them to explain exactly what or who they are referring to or what they are intending to say.
  1. Do you mean me?...
     你指的是我吗？
  2. Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story...
     让我用一个古老的故事来说明我的意思吧。
  3. What do you think he means by that?...
     你觉得他那么说是什么意思呢？
  4. I think he means that he does not want this marriage to turn out like his friend's.
     我认为他的意思是，他不愿意这场婚姻落得跟他朋友的婚姻一样的下场。
• VERB (某事)对(某人)很重要，要紧,意义重大
  If somethingmeanssomethingtoyou, it is important to you in some way.
  1. The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him...
     虽然她目睹了这可耻的一幕，但是这对他来说无关紧要。
  2. It would mean a lot to them to win.
     获胜对他们来说非常重要。
• VERB 表明…存在;表示…属实
  If one thingmeansanother, it shows that the second thing exists or is true.
  1. An enlarged prostate does not necessarily mean cancer...
     前列腺肿大不一定就是癌症。
  2. Just because he has a beard doesn't necessarily mean he's a hippy.
     不能因为他蓄须就说他是嬉皮士。
• VERB 导致;产生…的结果
  If one thingmeansanother, the first thing leads to the second thing happening.
  1. It would almost certainly mean the end of NATO...
     这几乎肯定会导致北大西洋公约组织的终结。
  2. Trade and product discounts can also mean big savings...
     商品促销与产品折扣同样意味着可能会省下一大笔钱。
  3. The change will mean that the country no longer has full diplomatic relations with other states.
     这个变化将意味着该国断绝与其他国家的正式外交关系。
• VERB 涉及；包含
  If doing one thingmeansdoing another, it involves doing the second thing.
  1. Children universally prefer to live in peace and security, even if that means living with only one parent...
     孩子们普遍愿意过平静安宁的生活，即便这意味着只能与单亲生活在一起。
  2. Managing well means communicating well.
     良好的管理需要有效的沟通。
• VERB 对…当真;对…严肃认真
  If you say that youmeanwhat you are saying, you are telling someone that you are serious about it and are not joking, exaggerating, or just being polite.
  1. He says you're fired if you're not back at work on Friday. And I think he meant it...
     他说，如果你星期五还不回去上班的话就解雇你。我想他是当真的。
  2. He could see I meant what I said. So he took his fur coat and left.
     他看得出我并非只是说说而已，于是拿起他的皮衣走了。
• VERB 有意;故意
  If you say that someonemeant todo something, you are saying that they did it deliberately.
  1. I didn't mean to hurt you...
     我无意伤害你。
  2. If that sounds harsh, it is meant to...
     如果这么说听起来刺耳的话，那目的就达到了。
  3. Did you mean to leave your dog here?...
     你是不是故意把你的狗丢在这里呢？
  4. I can see why you believed my letters were threatening but I never meant them to be.
     我能理解你为什么认为我的信是在吓唬人，但是我绝无此意。
• VERB 本意并非;并未打算
  If you say that someonedid not mean anyharm, offence, or disrespect, you are saying that they did not intend to upset or offend people or to cause problems, even though they may in fact have done so.
  1. I'm sure he didn't mean any harm...
     我相信他并无恶意。
  2. I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.
     我本无意冒犯，那不过是句脱口而出的冒失话。
• VERB 计划;打算;准备
  If youmean todo something, you intend or plan to do it.
  1. Summer is the perfect time to catch up on the new books you meant to read...
     夏天是把想读却没读的新书恶补一下的最佳时机。
  2. You know very well what I meant to say...
     你非常清楚我想说什么。
  3. I mean to look after my body.
     我得多注意身体。
• VERB 注定（或肯定）要…
  If you say that somethingwas meant tohappen, you believe that it was made to happen by God or fate, and did not just happen by chance.
  1. John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to be together.
     约翰不断安慰我说，我们注定要在一起。
• PHRASE 我的意思是，也就是说（用于使表述更加清楚）
  You say 'I mean' when making clearer something that you have just said.
  1. It was his idea. Gordon's, I mean...
     这是他的主意，我是指戈登。
  2. Is something upsetting you—I mean, apart from this business?
     有什么烦心事吗？我的意思是，除了这件事以外还有吗？
• PHRASE (用于引出主张，尤指证明自己刚才所说的话)
  You can use 'I mean' to introduce a statement, especially one that justifies something that you have just said.
  1. I'm sure he wouldn't mind. I mean, I was the one who asked him...
     我肯定他不会在意的，因为是我问他的。
  2. They were filled with racial stereotypes, I mean, it looked like something from the 1930s.
     他们满脑子种族成见，似乎都是些20世纪30年代的老思想。
• PHRASE 我的意思是(用于纠正之前所说的话)
  You sayI meanwhen correcting something that you have just said.
  1. It was law or classics—I mean English or classics.
     是法律或者古典文学——我的意思是英语或古典文学。
• PHRASE 理解…的滋味;了解…的影响
  If youknow what it meansto do something, you know everything that is involved in a particular activity or experience, especially the effect that it has on you.
  1. I know what it means to lose a child under such tragic circumstances.
     我明白在这种悲惨的情况下失去孩子的滋味。
• PHRASE 听说过;了解
  If a name, word, or phrasemeans something toyou, you have heard it before and you know what it refers to.
  1. 'Oh, Gairdner,' he said, as if that meant something to him...
     “哦，盖尔德纳，”他说道，好像他听说过这个名字。
  2. Does the word 'Fareham' mean anything to anyone?
     有人对 Fareham 这个词有印象吗？
• PHRASE 出于好意;怀有善意
  If you say that someonemeans well, you mean they are trying to be kind and helpful, even though they might be causing someone problems or upsetting them.
  1. I know you mean well, but I can manage by myself.
     我明白您的好意，不过我自己能行。
• PHRASE (疑问句中用于询问对方自己的理解是否正确)你是说
  You use 'you mean' in a question to check that you have understood what someone has said.
  1. What accident? You mean Christina's?...
     哪次事故？你是说克里斯蒂娜的那次？
  2. 'What if I had said no?' 'About the apartment, you mean?'
     “我要是说了不呢？”“你是说公寓那件事吗？”
• See also:meaningmeansmeant. to mean business

ADJECTIVE USES 形容词用法

• ADJ-GRADED 吝啬的;小气的
  If you describe someone asmean, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to spend much money or to use very much of a particular thing.
  1. Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy.
     别这么吝啬布料，不然做出来的窗帘会显得特寒酸。

in AM, use 美国英语用 cheap, stingy


• ADJ-GRADED （数目）微薄的，少得可怜的
  If you describe an amount asmean, you are saying that it is very small.
  1. ...the meanest grant possible from the local council.
     从地方委员会可能获得的微乎其微的拨款
• ADJ-GRADED 不友好的;刻薄的
  If someone is beingmean, they are being unkind to another person, for example by not allowing them to do something.
  1. The little girls had locked themselves in upstairs because Mack had been mean to them...
     小姑娘们把自己锁在楼上，因为麦克对她们很刻薄。
  2. I'd feel mean saying no.
     拒绝的话我说不出口。
• ADJ-GRADED （指人或动物）脾气极坏的，残忍的
  If you describe a person or animal asmean, you are saying that they are very bad-tempered and cruel.
  1. ...the meanest fighter in the world.
     世界上最残忍的斗士
• ADJ-GRADED （地方）简陋的，破旧的
  If you describe a place asmean, you think that it looks poor and dirty.
  1. He was raised on the mean streets of the central market district of Panama City.
     他从小在巴拿马城中心闹市区的穷街陋巷里长大。
• ADJ 在行的;熟练的;拿手的
  You can usemeanin expressions such as 'He plays a mean trumpet' and 'She mixes a mean cocktail' to indicate that someone does something extremely well.
  1. He cooks a mean salmon...
     他烧鲑鱼的水平一流。
  2. Marge played a mean game of tennis.
     玛吉打得一手好网球。
• PHRASE 高水平的;上乘的;优秀的
  You can useno meanin expressions such as 'no mean writer' and 'no mean golfer' to indicate that someone does something well.
  1. She was no mean performer on a variety of other instruments...
     许多别的乐器她也演奏得相当出色。
  2. Moreover, Ramsay was no mean thinker himself.
     而且拉姆齐自己也是一位出色的思想家。
• PHRASE 了不起的;令人自豪的
  You can useno meanin expressions such as 'no mean achievement' and 'no mean task' to indicate that someone has done something they deserve to be proud of.
  1. To destroy 121 enemy aircraft is no mean record...
     歼灭121架敌机是一个了不起的纪录。
  2. Repton reached the final, and since around 1,500 schools entered the competition, that was no mean achievement.
     雷普顿进入了决赛，鉴于有1,500所左右的学校参与了角逐，能够取得这样的成绩相当了不起。

NOUN USE 名词用法

• See also:Take a hundred and twenty values and calculate the mean....the mean score for 26-year-olds.means

双语例句

• Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story
  让我用一个古老的故事来说明我的意思吧。
• Take a hundred and twenty values and calculate the mean.
  取120个值计算平均数。
• Just because he has a beard doesn't necessarily mean he's a hippy.
  不能因为他蓄须就说他是嬉皮士。
• It was law or classics — I mean English or classics.
  是法律或者古典文学——我的意思是英语或古典文学。
• The red signal means you can shoot.
  红色信号表示可以射击。
• Children universally prefer to live in peace and security, even if that means living with only one parent
  孩子们普遍愿意过平静安宁的生活，即便这意味着只能与单亲生活在一起。
• An enlarged prostate does not necessarily mean cancer
  前列腺肿大不一定就是癌症。
• I'm sure he didn't mean any harm
  我相信他并无恶意。
• The little girls had locked themselves in upstairs because Mack had been mean to them
  小姑娘们把自己锁在楼上，因为麦克对她们很刻薄。
• I think he means that he does not want this marriage to turn out like his friend's.
  我认为他的意思是，他不愿意这场婚姻落得跟他朋友的婚姻一样的下场。