mean用法

mean用法

1．mean可以用作及物动词，意为：意欲，计划。如：

I meant this photo for my mother.我准备把这张照片送给我的妈妈。

Sorry, we are late. But we had meant to be early.

对不起，我们迟到了，但是我们本来是想早来的。

I mean you to spend this money for your daughter.

我是想让你用这笔款为你女儿买些东西的。

Is this picture meant for me?这张画儿是打算给我的吗？

What does he mean to do?他想干什么？

2．mean还可以表示“使有可能，预示”的意思。如：

This snow means no sport this afternoon.

这场雪使今天下午的体育活动搞不成了。

3．mean还可以指“（字、句等）意指，意味”的意思。如：

A dictionary tells you what words mean.词典告诉你词语的含义。

This word means nothing.这个词没有意义。

Do you know what I mean?你懂我的意思了吗？

The meant, of course, he could not work without that machine.

当然，没有了那台机器，也就是意味着他没去工作。

4．mean还可以用作形容词，意为：吝啬的，自私的。

She is mean and never invites people to meals.她很小气，从不请人吃饭。

5．mean还可以表示“坏心眼儿的，不友好的”的意思。如：It was mean of you to tease the little boy.你戏弄那个小男孩，你真坏。

6．用作形容词时，该词还可以表示“卑鄙的”的意思。如：

It is a mean notive.这是卑鄙的动机。

mean

不规则动词：meant, meant

表示…的意思，意思是；本意是，打算，意欲

吝啬的，小气的；不善良，刻薄

中间，中庸；折中，平均数，平均值

What do you mean by that?

你这话是什么意思？

I can't understand what you mean.

我不明白你的意思。

To be beautiful means to be yourself.

美丽就是做你自己。

I thought it was really mean of him not to let her use the car.

我觉得他不让她用车真是太小气了。

I hated him. He was hyper-critical and mean.

我恨他。他吹毛求疵，刻薄无情。

注意：

mean后面用动词不定式和动名词作宾语表达不同意思：

mean to do 打算做某事；本意是想要做某事

mean doing 意味着

I didn't mean to offend you.

我绝无冒犯之意。

I didn't mean to break it - it was an accident.

我不是故意弄坏的-这是意外。

Sometimes love means taking a step back.

有时候爱意味着退让一步。

This new order will mean working overtime.

这个新订单意味着加班。

Ava felt obligated to help her mother, even if it meant leaving college.

艾娃觉得有义务帮助她的母亲，即使这意味着要离开大学。

be meant （to do）照道理【照规矩】应

She was meant for an engineer.

她注定要当工程师。

The party was meant to be a surprise, but Sharon gave it away.

派对本来是个惊喜，但莎伦却把它泄露出去了。