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mean[mi:n]

v. 意思是,意味着,有重大意义;预定,打算,准备,意欲

a. 中间的,中庸的,平均的;

吝啬的；卑鄙的；邪恶的；丑陋的

n.中间；中庸；平均数；平均值；平均标准

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常用短语:

golden mean
n.中庸之道,[美术]黄金分割(=golden section)
arithmetic mean
算术平均数(总和除以个数)
geometric mean
n.[数]几何平均数,等比中项
harmonic mean
调和均数，调和平均
mean distance
平均距离
mean solar day
平太阳日
mean solar time
n.(=mean time)其间,其时
mean time
平均时间，平均太阳时，平时
mean value
平均，平均数，平均值，中间值
greenwich mean time
n.格林尼治标准时间(=G.M.T.)
mean sun
平太阳
mean deviation
平均差，平均离差，平均偏差，平均偏移，均差，均差，离均差

英英解释:

7个动词解释

mean or intend to express or convey
[同] intend, mean
[例]
You never understand what I mean!
what do his words intend?
have as a logical consequence
[同] entail, imply, mean
[例]
The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers
denote or connote
[同] intend, mean, signify, stand for
[例]
maison' means house' in French
An example sentence would show what this word means
have in mind as a purpose
[同] intend, mean, think
[例]
I mean no harm
I only meant to help you
She didn't think to harm me
We thought to return early that night
have a specified degree of importance
[例]
My ex-husband means nothing to me
Happiness means everything
intend to refer to
[同] have in mind, mean, think of
[例]
I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France
Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!
destine or designate for a certain purpose
[例]
These flowers were meant for you

1个名词解释

an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
[同] mean, mean value

8个形容词解释

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
[同] average, mean
[例]
the average income in New England is below that of the nation
of average height for his age
the mean annual rainfall
characterized by malice
[同] hateful, mean
[例]
a hateful thing to do
in a mean mood
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
[同] base, mean, meanspirited
[例]
that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble
taking a mean advantage
chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort
something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics
excellent
[例]
famous for a mean backhand
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
[同] beggarly, mean
[例]
a beggarly existence in the slums
a mean hut
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
[同] mean, mingy, miserly, tight
[例]
a mean person
he left a miserly tip
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
[同] beggarly, mean
of no value or worth
[同] bastardly, mean
[例]
I was caught in the bastardly traffic

例句参考:

He puzzled out the meaning of the inscription.
他推敲出了那铭文的含义。
To serve as a means for the conveyance of; transmit.
作为传送工具而用;转送。
no earthly meaning whatever.
不论怎样都毫无意义。
This is by no means a good way to solve the problem.
这决非解决问题的良计。
I know he meant business.
我知道他不是开玩笑的。
I can not fathom his meaning.
我不能彻底理解他的意思。
You can't ascribe the same meaning to both words.
不要认为这两个词的意思是相同的。
Hardening means making harder.
淬火就是促使变硬。
I wasn't serious. I meant it as a joke.
我并非有意。我是想开个玩笑而已。
He means business: he really will shoot us if we try to escape.
他不是说著玩的；我们要是逃，他真会开枪。
Do you mean Miss Anne Smith or Miss Mary Smith?
你指的是安·史密斯小姐还是玛丽·史密斯小姐？
I'm sorry I hurt you: I didn't mean to.
对不起，我弄伤了你；我不是故意的。
He's hopelessly inefficient, but I suppose he means well.
他低能得无以复加，然而却是出於好心。
He's too mean to buy us a meal.
他太小气，不肯请我们吃饭。
I don't understand what the word means.
我不懂这个词是什么意思。
The mean of 7,9 and 14 is 10.
7、9和14 的平均数是10。

奇摩解释:

1. 吝啬的,小气的( about/over/with)

Her husband is very mean about money.

她的丈夫在金钱上很吝啬。

2. 卑鄙的,心地不好的( to)

That was a mean trick!

那是一个卑劣的诡计!

3. 【美】【口】脾气暴躁的,难驾驭的

4. 卑贱的;鄙陋的

The young couple made their home in a mean dwelling.

这对年轻夫妇在一个简陋的住处安了家。

5. 不舒服的

6. 低劣的,平庸的

It was no mean feat to get him to agree.

要他同意绝非易事。

7. 【美】【俚】出色的,很棒的

He played a mean game of chess yesterday.

昨天他下了一盘十分出色的棋。

vt.W

1. (言词等)表示...的意思 (that)

What does the phrase mean?

这短语是什么意思?

2. 意指,意谓 (that) wh-

I realized what he meant.

我明白他的意思了。

By "the cities" I mean the big cities in particular.

我所说的"城市"主要是指大城市。

Don't think I am joking; I mean business.

不要以为我是在开玩笑,我可是当真的。

3. 意欲,意图,打算 to-vO1O2

I mean her no harm.

我无意伤害她。

Do you mean to go without money?

你想身无分文就走吗?

4. 意谓着;有...的意义 (that) v-ing( to)

To a certain extent, to raise wages means increasing purchasing power.

在一定程度上,提高工资意味着增加购买力。

5. 指定;预定H( for) to-v

The apartment was originally meant for five.

这套房间本来是准备给五口人住的。

vi.W

1. 用意

a.B

1. 中间的,中等的,中庸的

2. 平均的;普通的

What is the mean temperature in that locality?

那个地方的平均气温是多少?

n.S1

1. 中间,中部;中庸

We must strike a mean and find a house that's not too big or too small.

我们得采取折衷办法,找一所不太大也不太小的房子。

2. 【数】平均(值),中数