mean的用法与搭配

mean后接不定式与接动名词

■mean to do sth 的意思是：打算(想要)做某事。此时的主语只能是“人”。如：

I had meant to leave on Sunday.我本打算周日走。

I mean to stay here for a long time.我打算在这儿呆很久。

I mean to get to the top by sunrise. 我打算在日出时到达山顶。Do forgive me—I didn’t mean to interrupt.真对不起——我不是有意打扰你。

Don’t give me then cold shoulder; I don’t mean to make you angry. 你别冷落我，我不是存心惹你生气的。

To mean to do something and to actually do something are two different things. 打算做一件事和实际上做一件事完全是两回事。

I meant to send the mover yesterday, but forgot. 本来我昨天就想派人把东西送来，可是我给忘了。

I had meant to come, but something happened. 我本想来，但有事就没有来。

mean通常不与否定的动词不定式搭配。如：

I did not mean to hurt you.我并不是故意得罪你。

（不说：I meant not to hurt you.）

I meant no harm to you.我对你并无恶意。

（不说：I meant not to harm you.）

◎有时接不定式的复合结构。mean sb. to do sth 要某人干某事，其被动语态为: be meant to do sth

如：I was meant to be working on Sunday, but I just fooled around all day.

星期日我本应工作的，但却闲混了一整天。

I mean you to go. 我打算让你去。

Did you mean John to post those letters? 你是想叫约翰去寄那些信吗?

I believe he is meant to be a soldier.

我相信他天生是要当军人的。

eg: I didn’t mean you to read the letter. I never meant him to work for us.

You are meant to pay before you come in.

Did you mean us to know? 你是有意让我们知道吗？

He meant himself to do his best. 他要自己尽最大的努力。She meant us to help her. 她想让我们帮助她。

No one meant him to be a great man. 没人要他成为伟人。

I mean you to go. 我想让你去。

I mean you to do the exercise by yourself. 我是要你独自完成作业。

Medicines are not meant to live on. 不能靠吃药过日子。That was meant to be a dig at me. 那是对我的挖苦。

He was meant to be a doctor. 他天生是个医生。

Books are meant to be read. 书就是让人读的。

I believe he is meant to be a soldier. 我相信他天生是要当军人的。

I think you are meant to queue. 我看你得排队。

Library resources are meant to be kept permanently. 图书馆资源会被永久的保存。

Children are meant to be seen and not heard. 大人在说话，小孩莫打岔。

■mean doing sth 的意思是：意味着(要)做某事。此时的主语不能是“人”。如：

Missing the train means waiting for another hour.

赶不上火车预示着要再等一个小时。

Revolution means liberating the productive forces.革命意味着解放生产力。

This means helping you. 这意味着帮助你。

To raise wages means increasing purchasing power. 提高工资意味着增加购买力。

I won’t wai t if it means delaying more than a week. 如果这意味

耽误一个多礼拜我就不等。

If we mean to catch the early bus, that means getting up before five. 要想赶早班车，我们就得在5点钟以前起床。

He is determined to get a seat even if it means standing in a queue all night. 即使要整夜排队，他也决心要买到票。

If you want to pass the exam it will mean studying hard. 你想要考试及格，那就意味着要刻苦学习。

◎有时接动名词的复合结构。如：

This new order will mean us working overtime. 这一新定单意味着我们得加班加点。

means的用法与搭配

用作名词，主要表示“方式”“方法”“手段”等，使用时注意以下几点：

1.单复数同形（永远有词尾-s）。若用作主语，其谓语的数需根据句意来确定。如：

One means is still to be tried. 有一种办法还没有试行。

All means have been used to get him to change his mind. 为了转变他的想法，所有的办法都用过了。

有时用作主语其单复数意思不明，则谓语可用单数或复数。