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