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mean
  • Conjugation : past  meant ; ing  meaning
  • Derivatives : n  meanness ; adv  meanly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

mean [miːn]
  1. 1. vt. (signify) 表示...意思
    What does "imperialism" mean?
    “imperialism” 是什么意思？
    In modern Welsh, "glas" means "blue".
    在现代威尔士语中，“glas” 表示的意思是蓝色。
  2. 2. vt. (refer to) 意指
    I thought you meant her, not me.
    我想你指的是她，不是我。
  3. 3. vt. (involve) 意味着
    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。
  4. 4. vt. to mean to do sth (intend) 意欲做某事
  5. 5. vt. a film meant for adults 针对成人的电影
  6. 6. adjective (not generous) 吝啬的
  7. 7. adjective [+person] (unkind) 刻薄的
  8. 8. adjective [US] [inf] [+person, animal] (cruel) 残忍的
  9. 9. adjective [+street, lodgings] (shabby) 破旧的
    I mean it, I mean what I say
    我是当真的
    what do you mean?
    你什么意思？
    do you mean it?
    你当真吗？
    to mean a lot to sb
    对某人很重要
    I mean
    我是说
    he's meant to be an expert
    他被公认为专家
    to be mean with sth
    在某事上很吝啬
    to be mean to sb
    对某人刻薄
    he plays a mean guitar
    [inf] 他弹吉他很出色
    he's no mean pianist/footballer
    他是位很好的钢琴家/足球运动员
  10. 10. adjective see also means

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

mean [mɪn] [mɪːn]
  1. 1. vt. 表示…的意思；作…解释
    the German word "ja" means "yes"
    德语的“ja”表示“是的”
  2. 2. vt. 打算；意欲；企图；计划
    he means to go
    他打算去
    I'm sorry if I offended you, I didn't mean it.
    抱歉得罪了，我不是有意的。
  3. 3. vt. 预定；指定
    a gift meant for you
    一件准备送给你的礼物
  4. 4. vt. 决定将来；注定
    He was meant to be a doctor.
    他天生是个医生。
  5. 5. vt. 意指；意谓
    to say what one means
    说的是真话；当真地说
    I mean, it's better to do it fast.
    我是说，最好快点儿做。
  6. 6. vi. 用意，对某人怀着…感情[主要用于mean well（对…）怀有好意]
  7. 7. vi. 有重要意义；有重要性；有影响
    Honors mean little to him.
    荣誉对他来说是微不足道的。
    This ring means a lot to me, it was my grandma's.
    这个戒指对我来说意义重大，那是我祖母传下来的。
  8. 8. adjective [slang] 极好的人或物
  9. 9. adjective [slang] 一个绝好的例子，展现某人总能把事情办好的能力（像所举例子中那样与a连用）
mean [mɪn] [mɪːn]
  1. 1. adjective 低劣的；微不足道的；不如人的
    paid no mean sum
    收入颇高
  2. 2. adjective [rarely used] （社会地位）低贱的；出身寒微的
  3. 3. adjective 简陋的；破旧的
    a mean dwelling
    简陋的住所
  4. 4. adjective 卑贱的；卑劣的；心胸狭窄的
    He was mean to her, he made her cry.
    他对她太刻薄了，都把她惹哭了。
  5. 5. adjective 吝啬的；小气的
    He is too mean to buy a present for her.
    他太小气了，连个礼物都不舍得给她买。
  6. 6. adjective [American English] （马等）难驯服的；难对付的；难控制的
  7. 7. adjective [American English] 自私的；脾气坏的；难相处的；怀恶意的
  8. 8. adjective [American English] 感到屈辱的；羞愧的；不好意思的
  9. 9. adjective [American English] [verbal] 不舒服的；身体不适的
  10. 10. adjective [American English] [slang] 无法竞争的；困难的
    to throw a mean curve in baseball
    投得一个呱呱叫的弧线(棒)球
  11. 11. adjective [American English] [slang] 出色的；优秀的；巧妙的
    to play a mean game of chess
    出色地胜了一局(棋)
    She plays a mean guitar.
    她弹得一手好吉他。
mean [mɪn] [mɪːn]
  1. 1. adjective （位置、时间、数量、质量、价值、程度等）中间的；折中的
  2. 2. adjective 中等的；平均的
    The mean high is around 3 meters.
    平均高度约为三米。
  3. 3. noun 中间；折中；中庸
    We need to find a means between exam questions which are too difficult and those which are too easy.
    我们需要设法寻求那些介乎太难和过易之间的考题。
  4. 4. noun 适度；温和；缓和
  5. 5. noun [logic] （三段论法的）中项
  6. 6. noun [mathematics] 算术平均值
  7. 7. noun [mathematics] 均值，中数
  8. 8. noun [mathematics] 几何平均值；等比中项

Collins English-English Dictionary

mean [miːn]
  1. 1. vb [mainly tr] [may take a clause as object or an infinitive] to intend to convey or express
  2. 2. vb [may take a clause as object or an infinitive] intend
    she didn't mean to hurt it
  3. 3. vb [may take a clause as object] to say or do in all seriousness
    the boss means what he says about strikes
  4. 4. vb [often passive; often foll by for] to destine or design (for a certain person or purpose)
    she was meant for greater things
  5. 5. vb [may take a clause as object] to denote or connote; signify; represent
    examples help show exactly what a word means
  6. 6. vb [may take a clause as object] to produce; cause
    the weather will mean long traffic delays
  7. 7. vb [may take a clause as object] to foretell; portend
    those dark clouds mean rain
  8. 8. vb to have the importance of
    money means nothing to him
  9. 9. vi. [intr] to have the intention of behaving or acting (esp in the phrases mean well or mean ill)
  10. 10. vi. [Etymology] Old English mænan; compare Old Saxon menian to intend, Dutch meenen
  11. 11. vi. [Usage] In standard English, mean should not be followed by for when expressing intention: I didn't mean this to happen (not I didn't mean for this to happen)
mean [miːn]
  1. 1. adj [chiefly Brit] miserly, ungenerous, or petty
  2. 2. adj humble, obscure, or lowly
    he rose from mean origins to high office
  3. 3. adj despicable, ignoble, or callous
    a mean action
  4. 4. adj poor or shabby
    mean clothing
    a mean abode
  5. 5. adj [informal] [chiefly US and Canadian] bad-tempered; vicious
  6. 6. adj [informal] ashamed
    he felt mean about not letting the children go to the zoo
  7. 7. adj [informal] [chiefly US] unwell; in low spirits
  8. 8. adj [slang] excellent; skilful
    he plays a mean trombone
  9. 9. adj [Etymology] C12: from Old English gemæne common; related to Old High German gimeini, Latin communis common, at first with no pejorative sense
mean [miːn]
  1. 1. n the middle point, state, or course between limits or extremes
  2. 2. n moderation
  3. 3. n [maths] the second and third terms of a proportion, as b and c in a/b = c/d
  4. 4. n another name for average - See also geometric mean
  5. 5. n [statistics] a statistic obtained by multiplying each possible value of a variable by its probability and then taking the sum or integral over the range of the variable
  6. 6. adj intermediate or medium in size, quantity, etc
  7. 7. adj occurring halfway between extremes or limits; average
  8. 8. adj See also means
  9. 9. adj [Etymology] C14: via Anglo-Norman from Old French moien, from Late Latin medianus median
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Examples

I mean it, I mean what I say
我是当真的 → mean
Honors mean little to him.
荣誉对他来说是微不足道的。 → mean
paid no mean sum
收入颇高 → mean
a mean dwelling
简陋的住所 → mean
to throw a mean curve in baseball
投得一个呱呱叫的弧线(棒)球 → mean
to play a mean game of chess
出色地胜了一局(棋) → mean
mean solar time
平均太阳时 → solar
Whatever can he mean by that?
他那样说究竟是什么意思? → whatever
Joking aside, I mean it.
不开玩笑(正经地说)，我是说话算数的。 → aside
What on earth do you mean?
你究竟是什么意思？
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