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mean /miːn/► SEE ALLbe no mean…be/mean nothing to sbthe happy/golden meanI meanmean businessmean (sb) no harmnot mean (sb) any harmmean to saymean wellwhat’s that supposed to mean?be/mean (all) the world to sb
●be no mean… (approving) be a thing of a very high quality; be a very good example of sth 是了不起的事物；是很出色的事物◆His mother was a painter and he’s no mean artist himself.
他母亲是位画家，他自己也是一位不俗的艺术家。◆Cycling around France at the age of 75 is no mean feat.
以 75 岁高龄骑自行车环游法国真是一个壮举。●be/mean ˈnothing to sb (informal) not be important for sb; not be a person that sb loves 对某人不重要；不是某人所爱的人◆Why should he go to the funeral? The dead man was nothing to him.
他为什么要去参加葬礼？死者又不是他什么人。◆The danger meant nothing to them.
危险对他们来说不算什么。●the happy/golden ˈmean (approving) a course of action that is not extreme 中庸之道◆To be honest, I don’t like either of the proposals. What we really need is a golden mean between the two.
说实话，这两个提案我都不喜欢，我们需要的是一个折中的方案。●I mean (spoken) used to explain or correct what you have just said （用于解释或更正刚说过的话）我是说，我的意思是◆I blame the parents. I mean, would you allow a 13-year-old to stay out until 2 o’clock in the morning?
我认为责任在于家长，我是说，你会让一个 13 岁的孩子在外面呆到凌晨两点钟吗？●mean ˈbusiness (informal) be serious about what you plan to do; be determined 是认真的；决心做某事；说话算数◆He means business. If we try to escape, he’ll shoot us.
我看他是当真的，如果我们逃跑，他会向我们开枪。◆I’m not joking. This time I really mean business.
我不是在开玩笑，这次我是认真的。●mean (sb) no ˈharm●not mean (sb) any ˈharmnot have any intention of hurting sb 没有恶意；并非出于恶意◆Try not to worry about what he said. I know you thought he was rude, but he didn’t mean any harm by it.
别为他的话而忧心忡忡。我知道你认为他很粗鲁，但他并无恶意。●mean to ˈsayused to emphasize what you are saying or to ask sb if they really mean what they say （用于强调要说的话，或问对方是否真有此意）意思是说◆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？●ˈmean well (usually disapproving) have good intentions, although their effect may not be good 本意是好的；出于好心◆Your father means well, I know, but I wish he’d stop telling us what to do.
我知道你父亲本意是好的，但是我希望他不要再对我们唠叨该干什么了。◆She’s always suggesting ways I could improve my cooking. I know she means well but it really annoys me.
她总是给我提建议，让我如何如何改善厨艺。我知道她本意是好的，但这种做法使我感到厌烦。▸ ˌwell-ˈmeaning adjective ◆She’s very well-meaning, but she only makes the situation worse.
她虽然出于好心，但是却帮了倒忙。●what’s ˈthat supposed to mean? (informal) used when you are angry at what sb has said, or do not fully understand it （对某人所说的话表示气愤或不大理解）那是什么意思◆‘You aren’t the most popular person at school, you know.’ ‘What’s that supposed to mean?’“你知道，你并不是学校最受欢迎的人。”“你这话是什么意思？”●be/mean (ˌall) the ˈworld to sbbe very important to sb; be loved very much by sb 是…的一切；是某人最喜爱的人（或事物）；对某人非常重要◆Her job means the world to her.对她来讲，工作就是一切。◆They’ve only got one child and he’s all the world to them.他们只有一个孩子，孩子是他们的一切。 |