meaning 的英语意思
meaningmeaning /ˈmiːnɪŋ/ noun 
查看全部语言翻译1of a word/sign etc [countable, uncountable] the thing or idea that a word, expression, or sign represents词语、表达式或符号所代表的事物或概念meaning of
I don’t know the precise meaning of the word ‘gleaned’.我不知道"gleaned"这个词的确切含义。2ideas in speech/book etc [countable, uncountable] the thoughts or ideas that someone wants you to understand from what they say, do, write etc某人希望你从其言语、行为、文字等中理解的思想或意图meaning of The meaning of her words was clear. We’d lost our jobs.她话语的含义十分明确——我们失业了。meaning behind She hardly dared to understand the meaning behind his statement.她几乎不敢去理解他话语背后的含义。3what’s the meaning of this? spoken口语 used to demand an explanation用于要求对方作出解释: What’s the meaning of this? I asked you to be here an hour ago!这是什么意思？我一小时前就叫你来这里了！4purpose/special quality [uncountable] the quality that makes life, work etc seem to have a purpose or value使生活、工作等显得有目标或价值的特质: Life seemed to have lost its meaning since Janet’s death.自珍妮特去世后，生活似乎失去了意义。 Her studies no longer seemed to have any meaning.她的学业似乎不再有任何意义。 For many people it is religion that gives meaning to their existence.对许多人来说，正是宗教赋予了他们的生命以意义。5true nature [uncountable] the true nature and importance of something某事物的真正本质与重要性meaning of We seem to have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas.我们似乎已经忘记了圣诞节的真正意义。6(not) know the meaning of something to have, or not have, experience and understanding of a particular situation or feeling对某种特定处境或感受有（或没有）亲身体验和理解: Living in a war zone, the children knew the meaning of fear.生活在战区的孩子们深知恐惧的滋味。 Guilty! She doesn’t know the meaning of the word!内疚？她根本就不知道那是什么！COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meanings 1 & 2— 义项 1 和 2verbs动词have a meaning· The same word may have several different meanings.· 同一个词可能有几种不同的含义。take on a meaning (=begin to have a new meaning)· The word ‘chaos’ has taken on a special scientific meaning.· "chaos"这个词已具有了特殊的科学含义。understand the meaning· The pictures help the children understand the meanings of the words.· 图片帮助孩子们理解这些词语的含义。know the meaning· Do you know the meaning of the word ‘paraphrase’?· 你知道"paraphrase"这个词的含义吗？get somebody’s meaning (also take somebody’s meaning British English) (=understand what someone is saying in an indirect way)· He’s not like other people, if you get my meaning.· 他和别人不一样，你明白我的意思吧。grasp the meaning (=begin to understand the meaning)· She suddenly grasped the meaning of his frantic gestures.· 她突然领悟了他那慌乱手势的含义。carry meaning (also bear a meaning formal正式) (=have a meaning)· In conversation, even a pause may carry meaning.· 在交谈中，即使是一个停顿也可能传达某种含义。convey meaning (=express a meaning)· the use of hand signals to convey meaning· 用手势传达意思adjectives形容词precise/specific/exact· The term ‘stress’ has a precise meaning to an engineer.· "stress"这一术语对工程师来说有确切的专业含义。a hidden meaning· She felt there was a hidden meaning behind his words.· 她感觉他的话语背后有隐藏的含义。a double meaning (=two meanings at the same time)· Everything he said had a double meaning.· 他说的每句话都有双重含义。the literal meaning· The literal meaning of ‘telephone’ is ‘far-away sound’.· "telephone"的字面意思是"远处的声音"。the ordinary meaning· They are a 'nuisance' in the ordinary meaning, not the legal meaning, of that word.· 他们是那个词通常意义上的"麻烦"，而非法律意义上的。the figurative/metaphorical meaning (=different from its usual or basic meaning)· The expression has a metaphorical meaning.· 这个表达具有比喻意义。somebody’s/something’s true meaning· Children understand the true meaning of these words.· 孩子们理解这些词语的真正含义。a symbolic meaning (=representing an idea)· Colours often have symbolic meanings; for example, black signifies grief in Western cultures.· 颜色往往具有象征意义；例如，黑色在西方文化中象征悲哀。THESAURUS同义词辨析Sense 2义项 2meaning the thoughts or ideas that someone wants you to understand from what they say, do, write etc某人希望你从其言语、行为、文字等中理解的思想或意图: · What do you think is the meaning of the poem?· 你认为这首诗的含义是什么？the gist the main idea and meaning of something such as an article or a speech文章或演讲等的主要思想和意涵: · Read the story quickly first, just to get the gist of it.· 先快速浏览一遍这个故事，只要了解大意就行。· I think I understand the gist of what you’re saying.· 我想我理解你所说的大意了。the drift/your drift the main set of ideas involved in something such as an explanation, argument, or account of something – often used when the ideas are not stated directly说明、论点或陈述等所涉及的主要思想——通常指未被直接表达的意思: · The drift of his letter is that he wants to come back.· 他信中的大意是他想回来。· I don’t quite follow your drift.· 我不太明白你的意思。the essence the most important meaning of something such as an argument or piece of writing论点或文章等最核心的含义: · The essence of what he is saying is that human character is formed by society.· 他所说的核心要旨是：人的性格由社会塑造。the thrust the most important message of an argument, explanation etc, especially when it consists of a set of connected ideas leading to a final answer or idea论点、说明等最重要的论旨——尤指由一系列相互关联的思想引向最终结论的核心意旨: · The overall thrust of her argument is that we need to do more to protect our environment.· 她论点的总体要旨是：我们需要采取更多措施保护环境。the substance formal正式 the most important ideas contained in an argument or piece of writing论点或文章中所包含的最重要的思想: · The substance of Marx’s views is the same in both of these books.· 马克思观点的实质在这两本书中是相同的。· His article lacks substance (=there are no interesting or important ideas in it).· 他的文章缺乏实质内容（即文中没有有趣或重要的观点）。the implication the meaning of what someone says, writes etc that is not stated directly, but that people are expected to understand某人言语、文字等中未被直接说明、但预期对方能理解的含义: · The implication was that they did not consider Harrison to be trustworthy.· 言下之意是他们认为哈里森不值得信任。
查看全部语言翻译1of a word/sign etc [countable, uncountable] the thing or idea that a word, expression, or sign represents词语、表达式或符号所代表的事物或概念meaning of I don’t know the precise meaning of the word ‘gleaned’.我不知道"gleaned"这个词的确切含义。2ideas in speech/book etc [countable, uncountable] the thoughts or ideas that someone wants you to understand from what they say, do, write etc某人希望你从其言语、行为、文字等中理解的思想或意图meaning of The meaning of her words was clear. We’d lost our jobs.她话语的含义十分明确——我们失业了。meaning behind She hardly dared to understand the meaning behind his statement.她几乎不敢去理解他话语背后的含义。3what’s the meaning of this? spoken口语 used to demand an explanation用于要求对方作出解释: What’s the meaning of this? I asked you to be here an hour ago!这是什么意思？我一小时前就叫你来这里了！4purpose/special quality [uncountable] the quality that makes life, work etc seem to have a purpose or value使生活、工作等显得有目标或价值的特质: Life seemed to have lost its meaning since Janet’s death.自珍妮特去世后，生活似乎失去了意义。 Her studies no longer seemed to have any meaning.她的学业似乎不再有任何意义。 For many people it is religion that gives meaning to their existence.对许多人来说，正是宗教赋予了他们的生命以意义。5true nature [uncountable] the true nature and importance of something某事物的真正本质与重要性meaning of We seem to have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas.我们似乎已经忘记了圣诞节的真正意义。6(not) know the meaning of something to have, or not have, experience and understanding of a particular situation or feeling对某种特定处境或感受有（或没有）亲身体验和理解: Living in a war zone, the children knew the meaning of fear.生活在战区的孩子们深知恐惧的滋味。 Guilty! She doesn’t know the meaning of the word!内疚？她根本就不知道那是什么！COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meanings 1 & 2— 义项 1 和 2verbs动词have a meaning· The same word may have several different meanings.· 同一个词可能有几种不同的含义。take on a meaning (=begin to have a new meaning)· The word ‘chaos’ has taken on a special scientific meaning.· "chaos"这个词已具有了特殊的科学含义。understand the meaning· The pictures help the children understand the meanings of the words.· 图片帮助孩子们理解这些词语的含义。know the meaning· Do you know the meaning of the word ‘paraphrase’?· 你知道"paraphrase"这个词的含义吗？get somebody’s meaning (also take somebody’s meaning British English) (=understand what someone is saying in an indirect way)· He’s not like other people, if you get my meaning.· 他和别人不一样，你明白我的意思吧。grasp the meaning (=begin to understand the meaning)· She suddenly grasped the meaning of his frantic gestures.· 她突然领悟了他那慌乱手势的含义。carry meaning (also bear a meaning formal正式) (=have a meaning)· In conversation, even a pause may carry meaning.· 在交谈中，即使是一个停顿也可能传达某种含义。convey meaning (=express a meaning)· the use of hand signals to convey meaning· 用手势传达意思adjectives形容词precise/specific/exact· The term ‘stress’ has a precise meaning to an engineer.· "stress"这一术语对工程师来说有确切的专业含义。a hidden meaning· She felt there was a hidden meaning behind his words.· 她感觉他的话语背后有隐藏的含义。a double meaning (=two meanings at the same time)· Everything he said had a double meaning.· 他说的每句话都有双重含义。the literal meaning· The literal meaning of ‘telephone’ is ‘far-away sound’.· "telephone"的字面意思是"远处的声音"。the ordinary meaning· They are a 'nuisance' in the ordinary meaning, not the legal meaning, of that word.· 他们是那个词通常意义上的"麻烦"，而非法律意义上的。the figurative/metaphorical meaning (=different from its usual or basic meaning)· The expression has a metaphorical meaning.· 这个表达具有比喻意义。somebody’s/something’s true meaning· Children understand the true meaning of these words.· 孩子们理解这些词语的真正含义。a symbolic meaning (=representing an idea)· Colours often have symbolic meanings; for example, black signifies grief in Western cultures.· 颜色往往具有象征意义；例如，黑色在西方文化中象征悲哀。THESAURUS同义词辨析Sense 2义项 2meaning the thoughts or ideas that someone wants you to understand from what they say, do, write etc某人希望你从其言语、行为、文字等中理解的思想或意图: · What do you think is the meaning of the poem?· 你认为这首诗的含义是什么？the gist the main idea and meaning of something such as an article or a speech文章或演讲等的主要思想和意涵: · Read the story quickly first, just to get the gist of it.· 先快速浏览一遍这个故事，只要了解大意就行。· I think I understand the gist of what you’re saying.· 我想我理解你所说的大意了。the drift/your drift the main set of ideas involved in something such as an explanation, argument, or account of something – often used when the ideas are not stated directly说明、论点或陈述等所涉及的主要思想——通常指未被直接表达的意思: · The drift of his letter is that he wants to come back.· 他信中的大意是他想回来。· I don’t quite follow your drift.· 我不太明白你的意思。the essence the most important meaning of something such as an argument or piece of writing论点或文章等最核心的含义: · The essence of what he is saying is that human character is formed by society.· 他所说的核心要旨是：人的性格由社会塑造。the thrust the most important message of an argument, explanation etc, especially when it consists of a set of connected ideas leading to a final answer or idea论点、说明等最重要的论旨——尤指由一系列相互关联的思想引向最终结论的核心意旨: · The overall thrust of her argument is that we need to do more to protect our environment.· 她论点的总体要旨是：我们需要采取更多措施保护环境。the substance formal正式 the most important ideas contained in an argument or piece of writing论点或文章中所包含的最重要的思想: · The substance of Marx’s views is the same in both of these books.· 马克思观点的实质在这两本书中是相同的。· His article lacks substance (=there are no interesting or important ideas in it).· 他的文章缺乏实质内容（即文中没有有趣或重要的观点）。the implication the meaning of what someone says, writes etc that is not stated directly, but that people are expected to understand某人言语、文字等中未被直接说明、但预期对方能理解的含义: · The implication was that they did not consider Harrison to be trustworthy.· 言下之意是他们认为哈里森不值得信任。