means

【发音】

美 /minz/ 英 /mi:nz/

【翻译】

1. n.方法

   英释:a way of doing or achieving something

【短语】

1. by means of : 用，依靠

2. means of production : 生产资料；生产手段；生产工具

3. means of transport : 运输工具

4. means of communication : 通信手段

5. means of transportation : 交通设施

6. means to an end : 达到目的的手段

7. means of subsistence : 生活资料

8. means of livelihood : 生活资料

9. means test : 经济情况调查（对申请补助者的）

10. means testing : 支付能力调查

11. means of conveyance : 运输资料，运输工具

12. means of escape : 逃生途径，逃生出路；逃生设施；安全疏散路线

13. means of support : 支承方法

14. means of access : 专用通道；进出途径

15. by no means of : 决不

【例句】

1. The only means of communication was sign language.

   唯一的交流方法是手语。

2. The window was our only means of escape .

   跳窗是我们唯一的逃生方法。

3. Do you have any means of identification ?

   你有什么身份证明文件吗？

4. art as a means of expression

   作为一种表达方式的艺术

5. Homework should not be used as a means of controlling children.

   家庭作业不应该作为约束儿童的手段。

6. I had no means of telling him I would be late.

   我没有办法告诉他我会迟到。

7. Brian was prepared to use any means to get what he wanted.

   布赖恩准备不择手段地得到他想要的。

8. They had entered the country by unlawful means .

   他们通过非法途径进入了这个国家。

9. the means by which performance is assessed

   评估表现的手段

【真题例句】

1. (2017.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Leah’s first yoga studio was by no means an immediate success...

2. (2017.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...and the fantasy proneness means that they revisit those memories again and again in the coming weeks and months...

3. (2017.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...whereas women may approach the same dispute from the perspective of what's the easiest and quickest way to resolve the problem-even if that means doing the boring work themselves...

4. (2016.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...The article says many people tend to assume that innovation just means creating something new...

5. (2016.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...It means that we aren't very friendly...

6. (2016.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...but one with lots of downtime-which means you will have plenty of time to catch up on reading...

7. (2015.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...means that even the better-off must work longer to have a comfortable retirement...

8. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...That means we need modest...

9. (2015.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...and means they can supply advice and connections as well as money...

10. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...stop and reflect on why we cry and what it means to cry...

11. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 听力题)...What it means is that people are often treated the way they expect to be treated...

12. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 听力题)...I think it means the change from the year before...

13. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...but for them the gesture means goodbye or go away...

14. (2014.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 写作题)...It means a lot to me and still in my head till this day...

15. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...it means they're basically stuck with a four pound paperweight that they can't sell back...

16. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...That means users have access to notes from not only their classmates and Facebook friends...

17. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...which means leaving home at about four fifteen...

18. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...means fewer cars are required and fewer resources must be devoted to making them...

19. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...but that only leaves me thirty minutes to clear customs in getting to the city center and it means I have to check in by five thirty...

20. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 写作题)...not only means a better job...

21. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...That means making some difficult decisions with elderly patients...

22. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...which means we take our vegetables from the local markets...

23. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...also uses better ingredients as a means of improving dishes...

24. (2011.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...What I thought I was writing on was to talk about what particular sport means to me when I participate in...

25. (2011.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday A YouGov poll of 2...

26. (2011.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...The joy of a recession means no argument next year - we just won't go...

27. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...The globalization of education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience of some kind of promote international programs and attract a global student body...

28. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...And that means that for the first time people will have a chance to get up close and personal with the type of African-American woman they so rarely see...

29. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...which means advertisers can afford to repeal their ads often...

30. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...narrowcasting means that television channels are seen by an increasingly narrow segment of the audience...

31. (2008.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...Often that means hooking people up with services offered by other city agencies...

【同、近义词】

1. n.手段；方法；财产（mean的复数）

   ways/methods/techniques/modes/assets/

2. v.意思是；打算（mean的第三人称单数）

   purposes/