[miːn][miːn]
  • 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
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    来自古英语maenan,意思是,打算,继而来自*men,思考,思想,词源同mind,mania.
    采编自网络
    vt.想要(等于“want”) ,意思是
    adj.低劣的,吝啬的
    I didn`t mean to be rude to you.我没想过对你无礼=I didn`t want to be rude to you
    I mean it!我是认真的!
    You are pretty mean!你真小气!(这个意思完型填空常考)
    变形:过去式meant 过去分词meant
    固定搭配:
    ①mean to do sth.=want to do sth.想要做某事
    I mean to clean the class room.
    ②be meant to do sth.理应做某事
    You are meant to do it!你理应做那件事!
      verb(动词)
      1. [ T ] 意思是;意味着
      2. [ T ] (用于强调)是…的意思
      3. [ T ] 意味着;结果是
      4. [ I or T ] 意欲,打算
      5. 被期望,应该,预期
      6. [ T ] 对…具有意义,对…具有重要影响
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 吝啬的,小气的
      2. 卑鄙的;刻薄的
      3. 凶恶的;气势汹汹的
      4. [ before noun ] 极好的,出色的
      5. [ before noun ] 贫穷;肮脏;劣质
      6. [ before noun ] (数值)平均的
      noun(名词)
      1. (数学上的)平均数,平均值
      2. 中间;中庸;适度

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ T ] 意思是;意味着

      What does this word mean?

      这个词是什么意思?

      These figures mean that almost six percent of the working population is unemployed.

      这些数字意味着近6%的劳动人口处于失业状态。

      What do you mean by that remark?

      你那话是什么意思?

      She's kind of strange though. Do you know what I mean?

      可是她有点怪。你明白我指什么吗?

      “They all showed up.” “You mean the entire family?”

      “他们都出现了。”“你是说整个家族?”

    2. [ T ] (用于强调)是…的意思

      I want you home by midnight. And I mean midnight.

      我要你午夜前回家,记住是午夜。

      Give it back now! I mean it.

      现在就把它还了!我是说真的。

    3. [ T ] 意味着;结果是

      Lower costs mean lower prices.

      成本降低,价格就会下降。

      Advances in electronics mean that the technology is already available.

      电子学方面的进步使这项技术已经可供人们利用。

      If we want to catch the 7.30 train, that will mean leaving the house at 6.00.

      如果想赶上7:30的火车,那就意味着我们要6:00从家中出发。

    4. [ I or T ] 意欲,打算

      I'm sorry if I offended you – I didn't mean any harm.

      如果冒犯了你我很抱歉——我并无恶意。

      The books with large print are meant for partially sighted readers.

      这些大字号的书是为视力有障碍的读者准备的。

      I've been meaning to call you all week.

      我整个星期都想着要给你打电话。

      Do you think she meant to say 9 a.m. instead of 9 p.m.?

      你认为她是想说上午9点而不是晚上9点吗?

      They didn't mean for her to read the letter.

      他们并不想让她读那封信。

    5. 被期望,应该,预期

      These batteries are meant to last for a year.

      这些电池应该能用一年。

      This exercise isn't meant to be difficult.

      这个练习不会很难。

      We were meant to have gone away this week, but Debbie's ill so we couldn't go.

      这周我们本该走了,但是戴比病了,所以我们走不了了。

      You are meant to rub the medicine on the affected area, not swallow it.

      你应该把药抹在受感染部位,而不是吞服。

    6. [ T ] 对…具有意义,对…具有重要影响

      It wasn't a valuable picture but it meant a lot to me.

      这不是一幅很贵重的画,但对我却很重要。

      Possessions mean nothing to him.

      财富对他来说毫无意义。

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 吝啬的,小气的

      He's too mean to buy her a ring.

      他太吝啬了,舍不得给她买一枚戒指。

      My landlord's very mean with the heating – it's only on for two hours each day.

      我的房东对使用暖气很吝啬——每天只开两个小时。

    2. 卑鄙的;刻薄的

      Stop being so mean to me!

      别对我那么刻薄!

      She just said it to be mean.

      她那么说就是为了让人不悦。

    3. 凶恶的;气势汹汹的

      a mean and angry mob

      一群气势汹汹、激动愤怒的暴民

      a mean-looking youth

      一个面相很凶的年轻人

    4. [ before noun ] 极好的,出色的

      She's a mean piano player.

      她是个出色的钢琴演奏家。

      She plays a mean piano (= she plays very well).

      她钢琴弹得很棒。

    5. [ before noun ] 贫穷;肮脏;劣质

      He was born in the mean streets of Detroit in 1945.

      他1945年出生在底特律的贫民区。

    6. [ before noun ] (数值)平均的

      a mean value

      平均值

      Their mean weight was 76.4 kilos.

      他们的平均体重是76.4公斤。

    noun(名词)
    1. (数学上的)平均数,平均值

      The mean of 5, 4, 10, and 15 is 8.5.

      5,4,10和15的平均值是8.5。

    2. 中间;中庸;适度

      We need to find a mean between test questions that are too difficult and those that are too easy.

      我们需要出难度适中的考题。

    小知识

    If you got a fortune cookie with the message “Your future will contain many bananas,” you might ask, “What on earth does that mean?” In other words, you wonder what the intention or meaning of the fortune might be.

    Mean is one of those ordinary, everyday words with lots of different meanings. The adjective mean can describe someone who's stingy or ungenerous, but it also means “unkind or unfair,” which is what a little kid intends to convey when she yells at her mother, “You're mean!” In the sentence, “She lived in a mean little house,” mean has yet another meaning, this time being “shabby or poor.”

    实用短语

    1. geometric mean

      几何平均数,几何均数,

    2. mean girls

      贱女孩,辣妹过招,坏女孩,片

    3. arithmetic mean

      算术平均数,算术平均值,算术平均,算术均数

    4. harmonic mean

      调和平均数,调和均数,

    5. mean anomaly

    6. mean streets

      穷街陋巷,狂暴黑暗街,贫民街

    7. weighted mean

      加权平均数,加权平均值,加权均数

    8. mean value theorem

    9. mean machine

      监狱疯波,监狱风波,劣等阵容,三船诚二郎

    常用短语

    1. in the mean

      当其时;同时;在此期间,source:21世纪

    2. mean time

      n. 平均时间(平均太阳时)

    3. mean square

      均方;均方差;均方值

    4. in the mean time

      同时

    5. mean value

      平均值,平均数

    6. mean by

      意思是…

    7. what do you mean

      你的意思是什么

    8. mean square error

      均方误差;中误差;均方差

    9. mean temperature

      [医]平均温度

    10. mean business

      [口]当真

    11. golden mean

      中庸之道;[美]黄金分割(等于golden section)

    12. root mean square

      n. 均方根

    13. weighted mean

      加权平均数

    14. mean value theorem

      中值定理,平均值定律

    15. annual mean

      年平均;累年平均

    16. mean velocity

      平均速度

    17. mean diameter

      平均直径;中径;二次平均直径

    18. mean curvature

      平均曲率

    19. mean stress

      平均应力

    20. arithmetic mean

      算术均数;等差中项

    单词用法

    常用短语
    in the mean当其时;同时;在此期间
    mean time n.平均时间(平均太阳时)
    mean square均方;均方差;均方值
    in the mean time同时
    词组搭配
    I mean
    used to clarify or correct a statement or to introduce a justification or explanation我想,我说,我的意思是(用于澄清或纠正,或用于提出理由、解释)I mean,it's not as if I owned property.我想说,我真的没有财产。mean business
    be in earnest认真,热心mean to say[usu.in questions]really admit or intend to say意思是说;想说do you mean to say you've uncovered something new?.你是不是想说你有新的发现?。mean well
    have good intentions,but not always the ability to carry them out用意是好的,初衷是好的mean streets
    used in reference to a socially deprived area of a city,or one which is noted for violence and crime贫民街区;治安混乱的城区the mean streets of the South Bronx.南布朗克斯的贫民街区。no mean—denoting something very good of its kind很好的,很棒的it was no mean feat.这是一大成就。mean business【非正式用语】To be in earnest.急切,迫切by all means
    Without fail;certainly.当然;当然可以by any means
    In any way possible;in any case用尽各种可能的办法;无论如何not by any means an easy opponent.无论如何也不是一个容易的对手by means of
    With the use of;owing to使用;由于They succeeded by means of patience and sacrifice.他们靠耐心和牺牲而取得了成功by no means
    In no sense;certainly not并没有;绝不This remark by no means should be taken lightly.这次讲话绝不能等闲视之展开全部
    词语辨析
    以下这两个动词均有”想要,打算”的意思
    intend:较正式用词,但常用,指对未来的行动做出打算,并力争实现。
    mean:口语多用,指怀有作某事的想法或希望得到某物,特别用于效果不好而动机良好的场合。

    词根词缀

    词根: mean

    =middle,halft 表示”中间”

    • adv.

      meantime 其间

      mean中间+time时间→n.其间, 其时 adv.其间

      meanwhile 其间

      mean中间+while时间→n.其间, 其时 adv.其间

    • n.

      mean 平均数, 中间, 中庸

      mean中间→n.平均数, 中间, 中庸

      meantime 其间, 其时

      mean中间+time时间→n.其间, 其时 adv.其间

      meanwhile 其间, 其时

      mean中间+while时间→n.其间, 其时 adv.其间

    同义词辨析

    intend, mean

    这两个动词均有”想要,打算”之意。

    • intend: 较正式用词,但常用,指对未来的行动做出打算,并力争实现。
    • mean: 口语多用,指怀有作某事的想法或希望得到某物,特别用于效果不好而动机良好的场合。
    low, mean, cheap, shabby

    这些形容词均有”卑鄙的,卑贱的,卑下的”之意。

    • low: 指行为卑鄙、可耻、下文明,可引申指庸俗。
    • mean: 暗示狠毒、贪婪、缺乏尊严感等为人们所不耻的卑鄙、自私、渺小的行为。
    • cheap: 侧旨人或物的品质低劣下贱。
    • shabby: 指行为的不公和卑劣而使人感到不屑和轻蔑。
    mean, imply, indicate, represent, denote, signify, suggest

    这些动词均含有”表示……的意思”之意。

    • mean: 最普通用词。指文字或符号等所表示的各种明确的或含蓄的意义。
    • imply: 侧重用文字或符号表示的联想,暗示。
    • indicate: 指明显的表示。
    • represent: 指体现或代表。
    • denote: 指某一词字面或狭义的意思,或指某些符号或迹象的特指含义。
    • signify: 指用文字、说话或表情等表示单纯的意思。
    • suggest: 通常指暗含地、隐晦地表达意思。

    同义词

    imply  /  medium  /  signify  /  testy  /  middle  /  malicious  /  connote  /  ill-humored  /  cross  /  average  /  denote  /  indicate  /  petty  /  irritable  /  intend  /  unkind  /  normal  /  suggest

    反义词

    noble  /  proud

    同根词

    词根:mean

    adj.

    meaning意味深长的

    meaningful有意义的;意味深长的

    meaningless无意义的;无目的的

    adv.

    meaningfully有意义地;意味深长地;有意图地

    meanly卑贱地;吝啬地;简陋地

    n.

    meaning意义;含义;意图

    meanness卑鄙;吝啬;劣等

    meaningfulness有意义,富有意义

    meaninglessness无意义;无道理

    meany小气鬼;刻薄鬼;卑鄙家伙

    v.

    meaning意味;意思是(mean的ing形式)