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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- means [miːnz]
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1.
n
[functioning as singular or plural]
the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end
- a means of communication
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2.
n
[functioning as plural]
resources or income
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3.
n
[functioning as plural]
considerable wealth or income
- a man of means
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1.
n
[functioning as singular or plural]
the medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end
Examples
- The word "mother" means “female parent,” but it generally connotes love, care, tenderness,etc.
- “mother”一词意为“母亲”，但它总含有慈爱、关怀和温柔等意义。 → connote
- he means to go
- 他打算去 → mean
- to say what one means
- 说的是真话；当真地说 → mean
- the fastest means of travel
- 最快的旅行工具 → means
- a person of means
- 富人；有钱人 → means
- the German word "ja" means "yes"
- 德语的“ja”表示“是的” → mean
- A 20 percent rate means 20 in every 100.
- 百分之二十表示每100份中占20份。 → percent
- A name, as such, means nothing.
- 名声本身是微不足道的。
- He means that book.
- 他是说那本书。
- 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。 → mean
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