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means /miːnz/► SEE ALLby all meansby means of sthby no (manner of) meansnot by any (manner of) means(be) a means to an endthe end justifies the meansby fair means or foullast but not leastlast but by no means leastlive beyond/within your meansways and means
●by ˈall means (spoken) used to say that you are very willing for sb to have sth or do sth （表示非常愿意）当然可以，没问题◆‘Can I smoke?’ ‘By all means.’
“我可以吸烟吗？”“当然可以。”◆‘Do you think I could borrow this dictionary?’ ‘Yes, by all means.’
“我可以借这本词典吗？”“没问题。”●by means of sth (formal) with the help of sth 借助…手段；依靠…方法◆The load was lifted by means of a crane.
重物是用起重机吊起来的。●by ˈno (manner of) means●not by ˈany (manner of) meansin no way at all; definitely not 决不；一点也不◆She is by no means poor, believe me. She only pretends to be.
相信我，她一点也不穷，她是装出来的。◆He hasn’t won yet, not by any manner of means.
他还没有赢，离胜利还远着呢。●(be) a ˌmeans to an ˈenda thing you do only in order to achieve or obtain sth else 达到目的的手段◆He saw his college education simply as a means to an end — a well-paid job.
他只是把大学教育看作是达到目的的手段，他想拥有一份高薪工作。●the end justifies the ˈmeans (saying) bad or unfair methods of doing sth are acceptable if the result of that action is good or positive 只要结果是好的，手段可以不计●by ˌfair means or ˈfouleven if unfair methods are used 不管用什么方法；不择手段◆He’s determined to buy that company by fair means or foul.他决心不管用什么办法一定要买下那家公司。●ˌlast but not ˈleast●ˌlast but by no means ˈleastused to say that the last person or thing on a list, etc. is as important as the others 最后不能不提；最后但同样重要的是◆He thanked everyone for their help: Mr Watkins, Ms Smith, Ms Jackson, and last, but by no means least, Mr Jones.他感谢帮助他的每一个人：沃特金斯先生、史密斯女士、杰克逊女士，最后，他同样感谢了琼斯先生。●live beyond/within your ˈmeanslive on more/less money than you have or earn 入不敷出／量入为出◆They seemed wealthy but they were living well beyond their means.他们看上去很富有，但其实入不敷出。◆I find it very hard to live within my means.我感到很难坚持量入为出地生活。●ˌways and ˈmeansthe methods and materials available for doing sth （做某事现有的）方法和资源，手段和财力◆‘How will you get the money?’ ‘Don’t worry, there are ways and means.’“你怎么筹到这些钱？”“别担心，我自有办法。” |