mean
英 [mi?n] 美 [mi?n]
【中英释义】
v. 意思是；打算；导致；意味
adj. 低劣的；刻薄的；卑鄙的；出色的；吝啬的；平均的；中等的
n. 平均值；平均数；中间；中庸
【英英释义】
Noun:
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
Adjective:
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”
characterized by malice;
“a hateful thing to do”
“in a mean mood”
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality;
“that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble”
“taking a mean advantage”
“chok’d with ambition of the meaner sort”
“something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics”
excellent;
“famous for a mean backhand”
marked by poverty befitting a beggar;
“a beggarly existence in the slums”
“a mean hut”
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity;
“a mean person”
“he left a miserly tip”
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
of no value or worth;
“I was caught in the bastardly traffic”
Verb:
mean or intend to express or convey;
“You never understand what I mean!”
“what do his words intend?”
have as a logical consequence;
“The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers”
denote or connote;
“`maison’ means `house’ in French”
“An example sentence would show what this word means”
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”
have a specified degree of importance;
“My ex-husband means nothing to me”
“Happiness means everything”
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!”
destine or designate for a certain purpose;
“These flowers were meant for you”
【双语例句】
用作动词 (v.)
What does this word mean?
这个单词是什么意思？
I mean that’s his own decision to resign or not.
我的意思是说辞不辞职是他自己的决定。
I mean to call on you tomorrow.
我打算明天看望你。
His father meant him to be an engineer.
他父亲打算让他当工程师。
Spending too much now will mean a shortage of cash next year.
现在花钱过头，来年就要缺钱。
Becoming a millionaire didn’t mean an end to his money worries.
成为百万富翁并不意味着他不再被钱困扰。
She emphasized that their plan would mean sacrifices and hard work.
她强调说他们的计划意味着牺牲和辛勤工作。
用作形容词 (adj.)
Don’t be so mean to your little brother!
别对你弟弟那麽刻薄！
That was a mean trick!
那是一个卑劣的诡计!
He played a mean game of chess yesterday.
昨天他下了一盘十分出色的棋。
Her husband is very mean about money.
她的丈夫在金钱上很吝啬。
What is the mean temperature in that locality?
那个地方的平均气温是多少?
用作名词 (n.)
It is an estimate of the mean of the population.
这是对人口平均数的一个估计。
It is an estimate of the mean of the population.
这是对人口平均数的一个估计。
We would actually encounter a mean between these extremes.
我们实际上遇到介乎此两个极端的中间物。
【相关词汇】
用作动词 (v.)
～ 名词
mean business 当真 mean consent 意味着同意 mean rain 意味着有雨 mean success 意味着成功 mean war 预示着战争 mean youth 意味着年轻
～ 副词
mean a great deal 表示很多意思 mean little 毫无意义 mean much 意味深长 mean well 怀着好意 mean abominably 极坏地打算 mean bitterly 极为失望地打算
mean brutally 残忍地打算 mean cruelly 残忍地打算 mean despicably 卑鄙地打算 mean disgracefully 使人丢脸地打算 mean greedily 贪婪地打算
mean horribly 令人恐怖地打算 mean incredibly 令人难以置信地打算 mean maliciously 恶毒地打算 mean outrageously 残暴地打算 mean selfishly 自私地打算
mean shamefully 可耻地打算 mean stingily 小气地打算 mean terribly 可怕地打算 mean unbelievably 令人难以相信地打算 mean viciously 邪恶地打算
～ 介词
mean as 出于…之意 mean by 意思是,意味着 mean for 针对 mean to 对…有意义
用作形容词 (adj.)
～ 名词
mean axis 中轴 mean line 等分线 mean opinion 轻视,看不起 mean term 中项 mean value 平均值
副词 ～
abominably mean 自私可恶,平庸讨厌 bitterly mean 极端可鄙 brutally mean 蛮横可鄙 cruelly mean 非常自私 disgracefully mean 下贱丢脸
greedily mean 贪得下贱 selfishly mean 自私自利 shamefully mean 卑劣可耻 terribly mean 极度低劣 treacherously mean 阴险卑鄙 viciously mean 邪恶下贱
～ 动词不定式
mean to say that 这样说太坏了
～ 介词
mean about 在…上吝啬的 mean of 对…羞愧 mean over 对…吝啬的 mean to 对…不好的 feel mean with a cold 因伤风而感不适
用作名词 (n.)
动词 ～
adopt the golden mean 遵循中庸之道 find a mean 求平均值 follow the golden mean 遵循中庸之道 keep mean(s) 守中庸 observe mean(s) 守中庸
overstep the mean 越过平均线 represent a mean for 代表…的平均值 take the mean 取得平均值
形容词 ～
arithmetic mean 等差,算术中项 golden mean 中庸 happy mean 中庸 harmonic mean 调和中项 national mean 全国平均数
介词 ～
above mean 高出平均数
【词形变化】
副词: meanly 比较级: meaner 最高级: meanest 过去式: meant 过去分词: meant 现在分词: meaning 第三人称单数: means
【同近义词】
v.
expect intend plan propose denote express indicate signify suggest
adj.
miserly selfish tight
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