英汉词典

means 基本解释

• n. 手段；方法；财产
• v. 意思是；打算（mean的第三人称单数） [ 复数means ]

means 中文词源

来自mean,中间的。后形容词做名词，引申词义调解人，调停人，有影响力的人，最终用于指方式，方法，并引申词义钱财，财富。

means 英文词源

means (n.)

"course of action," late 14c., from mean (n.); sense of "wealth" is first recorded c. 1600. Compare French moyens, German Mittel. Phrase by no means attested from late 15c.; means-test is from 1930.

means 词组搭配

means 英文释义

1. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved;

"a means of control"

"an example is the best agency of instruction"

"the true way to success"

2. instrumentality used to achieve an end

3. considerable capital (wealth or income);

"he is a man of means"

means 同义词解析

manner, method, way, mode, fashion, means, approach

这些名词均含"方法，方式"之意。

manner： 多指行动的特殊方式或独特的方法。

method： 指有系统、有条理地办事或解决问题的方法。

way： 普通用词，可指一般的方法，有时也指个人的方法或方式，也可指特殊的方式或方法。

mode： 书面用词，常指因个人爱好或传统习俗等因素而遵循的方法。

fashion： 着重独特的程序或方式，尤指个人的偏爱或习惯。

means： 指为达到某种目的或目标而采用的方法、手段或途径。

approach： 指从事某事的特别方法、途径。

means 双语例句

1. Friendship means understanding, not agreement. It means forgiveness, not forgetting.It means the memories last, even if contact is lost.

友情是理解，不是妥协；是原谅，不是遗忘。即使不联系，感情依然在。

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2. A special locking system means the door cannot be opened accidentally.

特殊的锁定系统使门不会被意外打开。

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3. This proposal is by no means a sure thing.

这个提议绝不会理所当然地获得通过。

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4. He was forceful, but by no means a zealot.

他个性坚定，但绝不是什么狂热分子。

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5. This means smaller banks can cream off big profits during lending booms.

这意味着在贷款业务剧增时小银行能够获得大笔利润。

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means 实用场景例句

Television is an effective means of communication.

电视是一种有效的通信手段。

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Is there any means of contacting him?

有没有什么办法和他取得联系？

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Have you any means of identification ?

你有没有任何身份证件？

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We needed to get to London but we had no means of transport .

我们需要赶往伦敦，但却没有任何交通工具。

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People should pay according to their means .

人们应该按照各自的负担能力来消费。

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He doesn't have the means to support a wife and child.

他无钱养活妻小。

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Private school fees are beyond the means of most people (= more than they can afford).

私立学校的费用是大多数人无力支付的。

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Are the monthly repayments within your means (= can you afford them) ?

这样按月还钱，你能承受得了吗？

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Try to live within your means (= not spend more money than you have).

要尽可能量入为出。

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a man of means (= a rich man)

有钱人

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‘Do you mind if I have a look? ’ ‘By all means. ’

“我看一眼行吗？”“当然可以。”

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The load was lifted by means of a crane.

重物是用起重机吊起来的。

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She is by no means an inexperienced teacher.

她绝不是个毫无经验的教师。

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We haven't won yet, not by any means.

我们离成功还远着呢。

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He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.

他不怎么喜欢这项工作，只是把它看作达到目的的手段而已。

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The move is a means to fight crime...

采取这项举措是为了打击犯罪。

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The army had perfected the use of terror as a means of controlling the population...

军队已经深谙利用恐怖手段控制民众之道。

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...a person of means...

富人

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He did not have the means to compensate her.

他没有钱来补偿她。

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The more gifts she received, the more she craved, until he was living beyond his means...

得到的礼物越多，她的胃口就越大，直到他捉襟见肘为止。

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It is far better to pay off old debts steadily by living within your means.

量入为出地一步步偿还旧债，这个方法要好得多。

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This is a two year course taught by means of lectures and seminars...

本课程为期两年，授课形式为讲座与研讨。

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The trailer was connected to the car by means of a complicated system of hoses, pipes and rods.

活动房屋通过一系列复杂的软管、管道和连杆与汽车相连。

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'Can I come and have a look at your house?' — 'Yes by all means'.

“我可以过来看看你的房子吗？”“当然可以。”

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This is by no means out of the ordinary...

这丝毫不足为奇。

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They were not finished, however, not by any means.

不过，他们并没有结束,绝对没有。

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We seem to have lost sight of the fact that marketing is only a means to an end.

我们似乎忽略了这样一个事实：营销只是达到目的的手段。

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