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n.手段,方法 v.意味,想要

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/mi:nz; minz/
n [sing or pl v]
1 action by which a result is brought about; method(s) 手段; 方法
*use illegal means to get a passport 用非法手段获取护照
* This money wasn't earned by honest means. 这笔钱来路不正.
* There is no means of finding out what happened. 无法搞清楚发生了什么事情.
* All possible means have been tried. 一切办法都试过了.
2 (idm 习语) by `all means (fml 文) yes, of course; certainly 当然可以
*`Can I see it?' `By all means.' `我可以看看吗?' `当然可以.' by fair means or foul => fair1. by means of sth (fml 文) by using sth; with the help of sth 用某办法; 藉助于某事物
*lift the load by means of a crane 用起重机把重物吊起. by no manner of means => manner. by `no means; not by `any means (esp fml 尤作文雅语) not at all 绝不; 一点都不
*She is by no means poor
*in fact, she's quite rich. 她可不穷, 其实她很阔. the end justifies the means => end1. a ,means to an `end thing or action not important in itself but as a way of achieving sth 用以达到目的的方法、事物或行动(其本身并不重要)
*He regarded his marriage merely as a means to an end
*he just wanted his wife's wealth. 他仅把结婚当作达到目的的手段, 他只是想要妻子的财产. ways and means => way1.

/mi:nz; minz/
n [pl]
1 money; wealth; resources 金钱; 财富; 财源
*a man of means, ie a wealthy man 富有的男子
* She lacks the means to support a large family. 她无钱养活一个大家庭.
* A person of your means can afford it. 像你这样有钱的人才买得起.
2 (idm 习语) live beyond/within one's means => live2.

means


npluralmeans
1【method】
2【money】
3 by all means!
4 by no means/not by any means
5 by means of something
6 a means to an end
7 the means of production
【METHOD】[C]
a way of doing or achieving something
means of
 For most people, the car is still their main means of transport .
 The only means of communication was sign language.
 The window was our only means of escape .
 Do you have any means of identification ?
 art as a means of expression
 Homework should not be used as a means of controlling children.
 I had no means of telling him I would be late.
 Brian was prepared to use any means to get what he wanted.
 They had entered the country by unlawful means .
 the means by which performance is assessed
【MONEY】 [plural]
the money or income that you have
have the means to do sth
 I don't have the means to support a family.
 Paying for your children to go to a private school is beyond the means of most people (=too expensive for most people) .
 Try to live within your means (=only spending what you can afford) .
 His father was a man of means (=a rich man) .
by all means!
spoken used to mean 'of course' when politely allowing someone to do something or agreeing with a suggestion
 'Can I bring Alan?' 'By all means!'
by no means/not by any means
not at all
 It is by no means certain that the game will take place.
 She's not a bad kid, by any means.
by means of sth
formal using a particular method or system
 The blocks are raised by means of pulleys.
a means to an end
something that you do only to achieve a result, not because you want to do it or because it is important
 For Geoff, the job was simply a means to an end.
the means of production
the material, tools, and equipment that are used in the production of goods
ways and meansatway1 (1)
COLLOCATES for sense 1
means of transport (=a way of travelling, for example using a car, bus, bicycle etc)
means of communication
means of escape
means of identification (=an official document that shows who you are)
means of expression (=a way of expressing your feelings, opinions etc)
a means of doing something
have no means of doing something
use any means (=use any method, even if it is illegal or causes harm to other people)
by unlawful/illegal/unfair means
(whether) by fair means or foul (=using unfair methods if necessary)

1. Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.
    荒凉地区的教育不是一个钱财问题.

2. Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.
    荒凉地区的教育不是钱的问题,

3. Children usually have in their character and infallibility, and how much this faith means to a child.
    如果父母意识到孩子通常多么希望父母的品行和父母的绝对正确, 以及这种信任对孩子又有怎样的意义,

4. But most of all, you've learned what a "7.6 per cent unemployment rate" really means.
    

5. Becoming more creative means paying attention to that endless flow of ideas you produce, and learning to capture and act upon the new that's within you.
    变得更有创造力意味着去留心你那些无穷无尽的想法,学会捕捉你脑子里的新东西并将之付诸行动。

6. When an Englishman say ´cake´ , he means sweet cake.
    英国人说‘cake’的时候,指的是甜的蛋糕。

7. What is his means of subsistence?
    他靠什么为生?

8. If, in a word, beauty means something, yet we must not seek to interpret the meaning.
    一句话,如果美有某种意义的话,我闪千万不要去阐明它的意义。

9. It cannot judge distances, depths. Later, for its personal safety and practical needs, it has to develop (partly by means of touch) the ability to judge roughly three-dimensonal distances.
    不会判断距离和深度。慢慢地,由于自身安全和实际需要,儿童必须发展(部分通过触觉)粗略判断三维空间距离的能力。

10. Whether the remarkable growth of organized camping means the eventual death of the more independent kind is hard to say.
    有组织的露营活动的明显发展是否意味着较独立的自我封闭式露营的最终消失,还很难说。

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