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MEAN的意思

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形容詞 a.

1.吝嗇的,小氣的[(+about/over/with)]

Her husband is very mean about money.

她的丈夫在金錢上很吝嗇。

2.卑鄙的,心地不好的[(+to)]

That was a mean trick!

那是壹個卑劣的詭計!

3.美口脾氣暴躁的,難駕馭的

4.卑賤的;鄙陋的

The young couple made their home in a mean dwelling.

這對年輕夫婦在壹個簡陋的住處安了家。

5.不舒服的

6.低劣的,平庸的

It was no mean feat to get him to agree.

要他同意絕非易事。

7.美俚出色的,很棒的

He played a mean game of chess yesterday.

昨天他下了壹盤十分出色的棋。

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及物動詞 vt. [W]

1.(言詞等)表示...的意思[+(that)]

What does the phrase mean?

這短語是什麽意思?

2.意指,意謂[+(that)][+wh-]

I realized what he meant.

我明白他的意思了。

By "the cities" I mean the big cities in particular.

我所說的"城市"主要是指大城市。

Don't think I am joking; I mean business.

不要以為我是在開玩笑,我可是當真的。

3.意欲,意圖,打算[+to-v][O1][O2]

I mean her no harm.

我無意傷害她。

Do you mean to go without money?

妳想身無分文就走嗎?

4.意謂著;有...的意義[+(that)][+v-ing][(+to)]

To a certain extent, to raise wages means increasing purchasing power.

在壹定程度上,提高工資意味著增加購買力。

5.指定;預定[H][(+for)][+to-v]

The apartment was originally meant for five.

這套房間本來是準備給五口人住的。

不及物動詞 vi. [W]

1.用意

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形容詞 a. [B]

1.中間的,中等的,中庸的

2.平均的;普通的

What is the mean temperature in that locality?

那個地方的平均氣溫是多少?

名詞 n. [S1]

1.中間,中部;中庸

We must strike a mean and find a house that's not too big or too small.

我們得采取折衷辦法,找壹所不太大也不太小的房子。

2.數平均(值),中數