mean 的英语意思
meanmean1 /miːn/ verb [transitive] (past tense and past participle meant /ment/) 
查看全部语言翻译1have a particular meaning to have or represent a particular meaning具有或表示某种含义: 
What does ‘patronizing’ mean?"patronizing"是什么意思？ The red light means ‘Stop’.红灯表示"停"。 The report fails to define what is meant by the term ‘key issues’.报告未能界定"key issues"一词的含义。mean (that) This light means you’re running low on fuel.这个指示灯表示燃油快耗尽了。Register语体In written English, people often prefer to say that something indicates something is the case, rather than using mean:· The light indicates that fuel supplies are low.在书面英语中，人们通常更倾向于用 indicate 来表示某事属实，而非使用 mean：· The light indicates that fuel supplies are low.2intend to say something to intend a particular meaning when you say something说某话时意在表达某种特定含义mean (that) I meant we’d have to leave early – that’s all.我的意思是我们得早走——就这样。 It’s pretty obvious what she means.她的意思很明显。(do) you mean spoken口语 (=used to check you have understood what someone intended to say)（=用于确认自己是否理解了对方所要表达的意思） Do you mean you’ve changed or Chris has changed?你是说你变了，还是Chris变了？do/if you know/see what I mean? spoken口语 (=used to check that someone understands you)（=用于确认对方是否理解了你的意思） I want to buy her something really special, if you know what I mean.我想给她买一件很特别的东西，你懂我的意思吧。 We’re still married but living apart in the same house, if you see what I mean.我们还是夫妻，但住在同一屋檐下却各过各的，你明白我的意思吧。 Oh yeah! I see what you mean (=I understand what you are trying to say).哦，对！我明白你的意思了（=我理解你想说什么）。 What I mean is, I don’t feel alone anymore (=used to explain more about what you have said).我的意思是，我不再感到孤独了（=用于进一步解释自己所说的话）。 ‘I didn’t really like him.’ 'I know what you mean, I didn’t get on with him either (=used to say you understand and have had the same experience)."我其实不太喜欢他。""我理解你的感受，我也跟他处得不好（=用于表示你理解对方并有相同经历）。" ‘In three hours’ time, I’ll be a free man.‘ ’How do you mean (=used to ask someone to explain what they have just said)?'"三小时后，我就是自由人了。""什么意思（=用于请对方解释刚才所说的话）？"3intend to do something to intend to do something or intend that someone else should do something打算做某事，或打算让别人做某事mean to do something I’ve been meaning to ask you if you want to come for a meal next week.我一直想问你下周要不要来一起吃饭。 I didn’t mean to upset you.我不是有意让你不高兴的。mean somebody/something to do something I didn’t mean this to happen at all.我根本没想到会发生这种事。 I never meant you to find out.我从没想过要让你知道。mean for somebody to do something especially American English I didn’t mean for her to get hurt.我没想让她受伤。 I’m sure she didn’t mean it (=she did not intend to upset or hurt someone).我确定她不是有意的（=她没打算让人难受或受到伤害）。mean no harm/offence/disrespect (=not intend to harm, offend etc someone)（=不打算伤害、冒犯某人等） I’m sure he didn’t mean any harm.我确定他没有任何恶意。 He may sound a bit rude at times, but he means well (=intends to be helpful or kind, even if it does not seem like that).他有时说话可能听起来有点粗鲁，但他出发点是好的（=即使看起来不像，他的意图是乐于助人或善意的）。 I wasn’t criticizing you, I really meant it for the best (=wanted to be helpful, although my actions had the wrong effect).我不是在批评你，我真的是出于好意（=想要帮忙，尽管我的行为产生了相反的效果）。4result in something to have a particular result or involve something产生某种特定结果或涉及某事: The merger will mean the closure of the company’s Sydney office.此次合并将导致公司悉尼办公室关闭。 Don’t let him see you. It will only mean trouble.别让他看见你，这只会带来麻烦。mean (that) The high cost of housing means that many young people can’t afford to buy a house.高昂的住房成本意味着很多年轻人买不起房子。mean doing something My new job will mean travelling all over the world.我的新工作意味着要走遍世界各地。 Dieting also means being careful about which foods you buy.节食还意味着要注意购买哪些食物。5be familiar if a name, word etc means something to you, you are familiar with it or you understand it如果某个名字、词语等对你有意义，说明你对它很熟悉或能够理解它: He said his name was ‘Randall’ but it meant nothing to me (=I was not familiar with it).他说他叫"Randall"，但这个名字对我毫无印象（=我对此一无所知）。 Does the name Bryce mean anything to you?Bryce这个名字对你有印象吗？ You need to use analogies which will mean something to the reader.你需要使用对读者有意义的类比。6say something seriously to be serious about what you are saying or writing对自己所说或所写的话是认真的: With children, if you say ‘no’, you have to mean it.对孩子来说，如果你说"不行"，就必须是认真的。 I meant what I said earlier.我之前说的是认真的。 You don’t really mean that, do you?你不是真的这么想，是吧？7how important somebody/something is used for saying how important someone or something is to you用于表达某人或某事对你有多重要mean something to somebody I know how much your work means to you.我知道你的工作对你有多重要。 The medal meant a lot to him.那枚奖章对他意义重大。mean the world to somebody/mean everything to somebody (=be very important to someone)（=对某人非常重要） He meant the world to her.他对她来说意味着一切。 Time meant nothing (=it was not important) to me while I was travelling.旅行期间，时间对我来说无关紧要（=不重要）。 Of course the relationship meant something to me.当然，这段关系对我来说是有意义的。8show something is true/will happen to be a sign that something is true or will happen是某事属实或将要发生的征兆mean (that) Finding a lump does not necessarily mean you have cancer.发现肿块不一定意味着你患了癌症。 Clear skies mean that it will be a cold night.晴朗的天空意味着今晚会很冷。 Just because he’s been in prison, it doesn’t mean that he’s violent.仅仅因为他坐过牢，并不意味着他有暴力倾向。SPOKEN PHRASES9what do you mean ...? a)used when you do not understand what someone is trying to say用于表示不理解对方想说什么: ‘You’ll be careful won’t you?’ ‘What do you mean?’"你会小心的，对吧？""什么意思？" b)used when you are very surprised or annoyed by what someone has just said用于表示对对方刚说的话感到非常惊讶或恼怒: What do you mean, you’ve cancelled the trip?什么意思，你取消了这次旅行？ What do you mean by that?你这话是什么意思？ c)used when you are very annoyed by what someone has just done用于表示对对方刚刚所做之事感到非常恼怒: What do you mean by calling me at this time of night?你深更半夜打电话给我是什么意思？10say which person/thing used to say that a particular person or thing is the one that you are talking about, pointing to etc用于说明你正在谈论、指向等的是某个特定的人或事物: ‘Hey you!’ ‘Do you mean me?’"喂，你！""你是说我吗？" I meant the pink dress, not the red one.我说的是粉色那条裙子，不是红色的那条。11I mean a)used when explaining or giving an example of something, or when pausing to think about what you are going to say next用于解释或举例，或在停顿思考下一步要说什么时: You’re more of an expert than me. I mean, you’ve got all that experience.你比我更专业，我是说，你有那么丰富的经验。 It’s just not right. I mean, it’s unfair isn’t it?这就是不<t id="66" lang="zh-CN">这就是不对。我是说，这不公平，对吧？ b)used to quickly correct something you have just said用于迅速纠正自己刚刚说过的话: She plays the violin, I mean the viola, really well.她小提琴，我是说中提琴，拉得非常好。12 see what I mean? used when something that happens proves what you said before用于某件事的发生证实了你之前所说的话: See what I mean? Every time she calls me up she wants me to do something for her.你看，我说得对吧？每次她打电话来都要让我帮她做什么事。13that’s what I mean used when someone is saying the same thing that you were trying to say earlier用于某人说出了你之前想表达的同样意思: ‘We might not have enough money.’ ‘That’s what I mean, so we’d better find out the price first.’"我们可能钱不够。""这正是我的意思，所以我们最好先打听价格。"14I mean to say used when adding a reason or explanation for something you have just said, especially something you feel strongly about用于为刚说的话补充理由或解释，尤其是对某事有强烈感受时: Of course she wants to see the children – I mean to say, it’s only natural isn’t it?她当然想看孩子们——我是说，这不是很自然嘛，对吧？15mean business to be determined to do something下定决心做某事: This decision shows the public that we mean business.这一决定向公众表明我们是认真的。16be meant to do something a)if you are meant to do something, you should do it, especially because someone has told you to or because you are responsible for it如果某人应该做某事，尤其是因为有人要求或由其负责，就应该去做: Come on, Ellen, you’re meant to be helping me.来吧，Ellen，你应该帮我的。 I thought the police were meant to protect people.我以为警察应该保护人民的。 b)to be intended to do something旨在做某事；用于某种目的: The diagram is meant to show the different stages of the process.该图旨在展示流程的各个不同阶段。17be meant to be good/excellent/bad etc used to say that you have heard or read that something is good, bad etc用于表示你听说或读到某事是好的、坏的等: The play is meant to be really good.据说那部戏很好看。18be meant for somebody/something to be intended for a particular person or purpose专为特定的人或目的而准备: a book meant for children专为儿童而写的书19be meant for somebody if two people are meant for each other, they are very suitable as partners for each other如果两个人是天生一对，说明他们作为伴侣非常合适: They were meant for each other.他们是天生一对。 She’s meant for him.她是为他而生的。20somebody was never meant for something/to be something used to say that someone is not at all suitable for a particular job or activity用于表示某人完全不适合某份工作或某项活动: I was never meant for the army.我天生就不是当兵的料。21something was meant to be/happen used to say that you think a situation was certain to happen and that no one could have prevented it用于表示你认为某种情况是注定要发生的，任何人都无法阻止: Dan left me after a month so I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.Dan一个月后就离开了我，我想这就是无缘吧。22know/understand what it means to be something to have experienced a particular situation, so that you know what it is like亲身经历过某种情况，因而知道那是什么滋味: I know what it means to be alone in a foreign country.我知道一个人在异国他乡是什么感受。GRAMMAR: Using the progressive语法：进行时的用法Mean is not used in the progressive in any of its senses, except for sense 3. You say: · What does this word mean?· This means trouble. ✗Don’t say: What is this word meaning? | This is meaning trouble.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSmean 除义项3外，在任何语义下均不使用进行时。应说：· What does this word mean?（这个词是什么意思？）· This means trouble.（这意味着麻烦。）✗不可说：What is this word meaning? | This is meaning trouble. 语法说明 — 动词
查看全部语言翻译1have a particular meaning to have or represent a particular meaning具有或表示某种含义: What does ‘patronizing’ mean?"patronizing"是什么意思？ The red light means ‘Stop’.红灯表示"停"。 The report fails to define what is meant by the term ‘key issues’.报告未能界定"key issues"一词的含义。mean (that) This light means you’re running low on fuel.这个指示灯表示燃油快耗尽了。Register语体In written English, people often prefer to say that something indicates something is the case, rather than using mean:· The light indicates that fuel supplies are low.在书面英语中，人们通常更倾向于用 indicate 来表示某事属实，而非使用 mean：· The light indicates that fuel supplies are low.2intend to say something to intend a particular meaning when you say something说某话时意在表达某种特定含义mean (that) I meant we’d have to leave early – that’s all.我的意思是我们得早走——就这样。 It’s pretty obvious what she means.她的意思很明显。(do) you mean spoken口语 (=used to check you have understood what someone intended to say)（=用于确认自己是否理解了对方所要表达的意思） Do you mean you’ve changed or Chris has changed?你是说你变了，还是Chris变了？do/if you know/see what I mean? spoken口语 (=used to check that someone understands you)（=用于确认对方是否理解了你的意思） I want to buy her something really special, if you know what I mean.我想给她买一件很特别的东西，你懂我的意思吧。 We’re still married but living apart in the same house, if you see what I mean.我们还是夫妻，但住在同一屋檐下却各过各的，你明白我的意思吧。 Oh yeah! I see what you mean (=I understand what you are trying to say).哦，对！我明白你的意思了（=我理解你想说什么）。 What I mean is, I don’t feel alone anymore (=used to explain more about what you have said).我的意思是，我不再感到孤独了（=用于进一步解释自己所说的话）。 ‘I didn’t really like him.’ 'I know what you mean, I didn’t get on with him either (=used to say you understand and have had the same experience)."我其实不太喜欢他。""我理解你的感受，我也跟他处得不好（=用于表示你理解对方并有相同经历）。" ‘In three hours’ time, I’ll be a free man.‘ ’How do you mean (=used to ask someone to explain what they have just said)?'"三小时后，我就是自由人了。""什么意思（=用于请对方解释刚才所说的话）？"3intend to do something to intend to do something or intend that someone else should do something打算做某事，或打算让别人做某事mean to do something I’ve been meaning to ask you if you want to come for a meal next week.我一直想问你下周要不要来一起吃饭。 I didn’t mean to upset you.我不是有意让你不高兴的。mean somebody/something to do something I didn’t mean this to happen at all.我根本没想到会发生这种事。 I never meant you to find out.我从没想过要让你知道。mean for somebody to do something especially American English I didn’t mean for her to get hurt.我没想让她受伤。 I’m sure she didn’t mean it (=she did not intend to upset or hurt someone).我确定她不是有意的（=她没打算让人难受或受到伤害）。mean no harm/offence/disrespect (=not intend to harm, offend etc someone)（=不打算伤害、冒犯某人等） I’m sure he didn’t mean any harm.我确定他没有任何恶意。 He may sound a bit rude at times, but he means well (=intends to be helpful or kind, even if it does not seem like that).他有时说话可能听起来有点粗鲁，但他出发点是好的（=即使看起来不像，他的意图是乐于助人或善意的）。 I wasn’t criticizing you, I really meant it for the best (=wanted to be helpful, although my actions had the wrong effect).我不是在批评你，我真的是出于好意（=想要帮忙，尽管我的行为产生了相反的效果）。4result in something to have a particular result or involve something产生某种特定结果或涉及某事: The merger will mean the closure of the company’s Sydney office.此次合并将导致公司悉尼办公室关闭。 Don’t let him see you. It will only mean trouble.别让他看见你，这只会带来麻烦。mean (that) The high cost of housing means that many young people can’t afford to buy a house.高昂的住房成本意味着很多年轻人买不起房子。mean doing something My new job will mean travelling all over the world.我的新工作意味着要走遍世界各地。 Dieting also means being careful about which foods you buy.节食还意味着要注意购买哪些食物。5be familiar if a name, word etc means something to you, you are familiar with it or you understand it如果某个名字、词语等对你有意义，说明你对它很熟悉或能够理解它: He said his name was ‘Randall’ but it meant nothing to me (=I was not familiar with it).他说他叫"Randall"，但这个名字对我毫无印象（=我对此一无所知）。 Does the name Bryce mean anything to you?Bryce这个名字对你有印象吗？ You need to use analogies which will mean something to the reader.你需要使用对读者有意义的类比。6say something seriously to be serious about what you are saying or writing对自己所说或所写的话是认真的: With children, if you say ‘no’, you have to mean it.对孩子来说，如果你说"不行"，就必须是认真的。 I meant what I said earlier.我之前说的是认真的。 You don’t really mean that, do you?你不是真的这么想，是吧？7how important somebody/something is used for saying how important someone or something is to you用于表达某人或某事对你有多重要mean something to somebody I know how much your work means to you.我知道你的工作对你有多重要。 The medal meant a lot to him.那枚奖章对他意义重大。mean the world to somebody/mean everything to somebody (=be very important to someone)（=对某人非常重要） He meant the world to her.他对她来说意味着一切。 Time meant nothing (=it was not important) to me while I was travelling.旅行期间，时间对我来说无关紧要（=不重要）。 Of course the relationship meant something to me.当然，这段关系对我来说是有意义的。8show something is true/will happen to be a sign that something is true or will happen是某事属实或将要发生的征兆mean (that) Finding a lump does not necessarily mean you have cancer.发现肿块不一定意味着你患了癌症。 Clear skies mean that it will be a cold night.晴朗的天空意味着今晚会很冷。 Just because he’s been in prison, it doesn’t mean that he’s violent.仅仅因为他坐过牢，并不意味着他有暴力倾向。SPOKEN PHRASES9what do you mean ...? a)used when you do not understand what someone is trying to say用于表示不理解对方想说什么: ‘You’ll be careful won’t you?’ ‘What do you mean?’"你会小心的，对吧？""什么意思？" b)used when you are very surprised or annoyed by what someone has just said用于表示对对方刚说的话感到非常惊讶或恼怒: What do you mean, you’ve cancelled the trip?什么意思，你取消了这次旅行？ What do you mean by that?你这话是什么意思？ c)used when you are very annoyed by what someone has just done用于表示对对方刚刚所做之事感到非常恼怒: What do you mean by calling me at this time of night?你深更半夜打电话给我是什么意思？10say which person/thing used to say that a particular person or thing is the one that you are talking about, pointing to etc用于说明你正在谈论、指向等的是某个特定的人或事物: ‘Hey you!’ ‘Do you mean me?’"喂，你！""你是说我吗？" I meant the pink dress, not the red one.我说的是粉色那条裙子，不是红色的那条。11I mean a)used when explaining or giving an example of something, or when pausing to think about what you are going to say next用于解释或举例，或在停顿思考下一步要说什么时: You’re more of an expert than me. I mean, you’ve got all that experience.你比我更专业，我是说，你有那么丰富的经验。 It’s just not right. I mean, it’s unfair isn’t it?这就是不<t id="66" lang="zh-CN">这就是不对。我是说，这不公平，对吧？ b)used to quickly correct something you have just said用于迅速纠正自己刚刚说过的话: She plays the violin, I mean the viola, really well.她小提琴，我是说中提琴，拉得非常好。12 see what I mean? used when something that happens proves what you said before用于某件事的发生证实了你之前所说的话: See what I mean? Every time she calls me up she wants me to do something for her.你看，我说得对吧？每次她打电话来都要让我帮她做什么事。13that’s what I mean used when someone is saying the same thing that you were trying to say earlier用于某人说出了你之前想表达的同样意思: ‘We might not have enough money.’ ‘That’s what I mean, so we’d better find out the price first.’"我们可能钱不够。""这正是我的意思，所以我们最好先打听价格。"14I mean to say used when adding a reason or explanation for something you have just said, especially something you feel strongly about用于为刚说的话补充理由或解释，尤其是对某事有强烈感受时: Of course she wants to see the children – I mean to say, it’s only natural isn’t it?她当然想看孩子们——我是说，这不是很自然嘛，对吧？15mean business to be determined to do something下定决心做某事: This decision shows the public that we mean business.这一决定向公众表明我们是认真的。16be meant to do something a)if you are meant to do something, you should do it, especially because someone has told you to or because you are responsible for it如果某人应该做某事，尤其是因为有人要求或由其负责，就应该去做: Come on, Ellen, you’re meant to be helping me.来吧，Ellen，你应该帮我的。 I thought the police were meant to protect people.我以为警察应该保护人民的。 b)to be intended to do something旨在做某事；用于某种目的: The diagram is meant to show the different stages of the process.该图旨在展示流程的各个不同阶段。17be meant to be good/excellent/bad etc used to say that you have heard or read that something is good, bad etc用于表示你听说或读到某事是好的、坏的等: The play is meant to be really good.据说那部戏很好看。18be meant for somebody/something to be intended for a particular person or purpose专为特定的人或目的而准备: a book meant for children专为儿童而写的书19be meant for somebody if two people are meant for each other, they are very suitable as partners for each other如果两个人是天生一对，说明他们作为伴侣非常合适: They were meant for each other.他们是天生一对。 She’s meant for him.她是为他而生的。20somebody was never meant for something/to be something used to say that someone is not at all suitable for a particular job or activity用于表示某人完全不适合某份工作或某项活动: I was never meant for the army.我天生就不是当兵的料。21something was meant to be/happen used to say that you think a situation was certain to happen and that no one could have prevented it用于表示你认为某种情况是注定要发生的，任何人都无法阻止: Dan left me after a month so I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.Dan一个月后就离开了我，我想这就是无缘吧。22know/understand what it means to be something to have experienced a particular situation, so that you know what it is like亲身经历过某种情况，因而知道那是什么滋味: I know what it means to be alone in a foreign country.我知道一个人在异国他乡是什么感受。GRAMMAR: Using the progressive语法：进行时的用法Mean is not used in the progressive in any of its senses, except for sense 3. You say: · What does this word mean?· This means trouble. ✗Don’t say: What is this word meaning? | This is meaning trouble.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSmean 除义项3外，在任何语义下均不使用进行时。应说：· What does this word mean?（这个词是什么意思？）· This means trouble.（这意味着麻烦。）✗不可说：What is this word meaning? | This is meaning trouble. 语法说明 — 动词meanmean2 adjective (comparative meaner, superlative meanest) 1cruel cruel or not kind残忍的或不友善的: That was a mean thing to do.那样做太刻薄了。 I felt a bit mean asking him to help.我觉得让他帮忙有点刻薄。 It’s a mean trick to play on someone.这是对人很刻薄的恶作剧。 It was mean of him not to invite her.他不邀请她，实在太刻薄了。mean to Don’t be so mean to her!别对她那么刻薄！► see thesaurus at unkind2not generous British English not wanting to spend money, or not wanting to use much of something不愿意花钱，或不愿意多使用某物 SYN stingy, cheap American English: He’s too mean to buy a present for his wife.他太吝啬，连给妻子买礼物都舍不得。mean with He’s always been mean with his money.他向来在钱上面很吝啬。 It was supposed to be garlic bread, but they’d been a bit mean with the garlic.本来应该是蒜蓉面包，但他们大蒜放得有点省。3no mean feat/achievement/task etc something that is very difficult to do, so that someone who does it deserves to be admired某件非常难以完成的事，做到的人值得称赞: They sold 1 million cards in the first year of business – no mean feat, given the problems many businesses are facing.他们开业第一年就售出了100万张贺卡——鉴于许多企业面临的困难，这绝非易事。4be no mean performer/player etc to be very good at doing something非常擅长做某事: Kinnock is no mean performer on the rugby field.Kinnock在橄榄球场上可是一位出色的球员。5a mean something informal非正式 used to say that something is very good or that someone is very good at doing something用于表示某事非常好，或某人非常擅长做某事: He plays a mean game of poker.他扑克牌打得相当厉害。 They serve a mean Sunday brunch at the restaurant on Fourth Street.第四街那家餐厅的周日早午餐做得很棒。6average [only before noun] technical术语 average平均的: The study involved 60 patients with a mean age of 58.2 years.该研究涉及60名患者，平均年龄为58.2岁。 The mean annual rainfall was 852 mm.年均降雨量为852毫米。7poor [only before noun] literary文学 poor or looking poor贫穷的或看起来贫穷的: She walked briskly through the mean and dirty streets.她匆匆走过那些破败肮脏的街道。—meanly adverb—meanness noun [uncountable]
1cruel cruel or not kind残忍的或不友善的: That was a mean thing to do.那样做太刻薄了。 I felt a bit mean asking him to help.我觉得让他帮忙有点刻薄。 It’s a mean trick to play on someone.这是对人很刻薄的恶作剧。 It was mean of him not to invite her.他不邀请她，实在太刻薄了。mean to Don’t be so mean to her!别对她那么刻薄！► see thesaurus at unkind2not generous British English not wanting to spend money, or not wanting to use much of something不愿意花钱，或不愿意多使用某物 SYN stingy, cheap American English: He’s too mean to buy a present for his wife.他太吝啬，连给妻子买礼物都舍不得。mean with He’s always been mean with his money.他向来在钱上面很吝啬。 It was supposed to be garlic bread, but they’d been a bit mean with the garlic.本来应该是蒜蓉面包，但他们大蒜放得有点省。3no mean feat/achievement/task etc something that is very difficult to do, so that someone who does it deserves to be admired某件非常难以完成的事，做到的人值得称赞: They sold 1 million cards in the first year of business – no mean feat, given the problems many businesses are facing.他们开业第一年就售出了100万张贺卡——鉴于许多企业面临的困难，这绝非易事。4be no mean performer/player etc to be very good at doing something非常擅长做某事: Kinnock is no mean performer on the rugby field.Kinnock在橄榄球场上可是一位出色的球员。5a mean something informal非正式 used to say that something is very good or that someone is very good at doing something用于表示某事非常好，或某人非常擅长做某事: He plays a mean game of poker.他扑克牌打得相当厉害。 They serve a mean Sunday brunch at the restaurant on Fourth Street.第四街那家餐厅的周日早午餐做得很棒。6average [only before noun] technical术语 average平均的: The study involved 60 patients with a mean age of 58.2 years.该研究涉及60名患者，平均年龄为58.2岁。 The mean annual rainfall was 852 mm.年均降雨量为852毫米。7poor [only before noun] literary文学 poor or looking poor贫穷的或看起来贫穷的: She walked briskly through the mean and dirty streets.她匆匆走过那些破败肮脏的街道。—meanly adverb—meanness noun [uncountable]meanmean3 noun 1the mean technical术语 the average amount, figure, or value平均数量、数值或价值: The mean of 7, 9 and 14 is 10.7、9和14的平均数是10。2the/a mean between something and something a method of doing something which is between two very different methods, and better than either of them介于两种截然不同方法之间且优于两者的折中做法: It’s a case of finding the mean between firmness and compassion.这是一个在坚定与同情之间找到中庸之道的问题。 → means
1the mean technical术语 the average amount, figure, or value平均数量、数值或价值: The mean of 7, 9 and 14 is 10.7、9和14的平均数是10。2the/a mean between something and something a method of doing something which is between two very different methods, and better than either of them介于两种截然不同方法之间且优于两者的折中做法: It’s a case of finding the mean between firmness and compassion.这是一个在坚定与同情之间找到中庸之道的问题。 → means