remain用法 词汇精选：mean的用法和辨析

词汇精选：mean的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,adj.,自私的,例句：,He is mean about money.,他在钱方面很自私。,例句：,She's too mean to make a donation.,她很自私，不肯捐款。,卑鄙的,例句：,That was a mean trick!,那是卑鄙的诡计！,例句：,He's got a mean streak in him.,他生性有点刻薄。,平均的,例句：,The mean temperature of this area is 33 degrees in summer.,这个地区夏季平均气温为33度。,例句：,The mean yearly rainfall is 20 inches.,平均年降雨量为二十对。,低劣的,例句：,The young couple made their home in a mean dwelling.,这对年轻夫妇在一个质量低劣的住处安了家。,例句：,They could only afford the meanest rooms in a poor area.,他们只住得起贫民区最低劣的房子。,低微的，卑贱的,例句：,The meanest labourer has the same rights as the richest employer.,最贫贱的劳动者享有和最富的雇主同样的权利。,例句：,He is a man of mean birth.,他是位出身低微的人。,n.,中间,例句：,He always adopt the golden mean.,他一向遵循中庸之道。,例句：,Can't we strike a mean and find a house that's not too big or to small?,难道我们不能采取折中办法，找一栋既不太大也不太小的房子吗？,平均数，平均值,例句：,What you do first is to calculate the mean.,你所要做的第一件事就是要算出平均数。,例句：,Her ine is 3500 above the national mean.,她的收入比全国平均数高出3500美元。,v.,想要；意欲 [I,T],例句：,He's very angry, and means trouble.,他非常生气，有意要找麻烦。,例句：,I mean to go there next year.,我打算明年到那儿去。,产生…结果；意味着 [I,T],例句：,To raise wages means increasing purchasing power.,提高工资就意味着提高购买力。,例句：,That expression means that he is angry.,那表情意味着他生气了。,预定 [I],例句：,He seems to have been meant for the Church from an early age.,他从小就好像注定要过当牧师的生活。,例句：,He believes he is meant to be a great man.,他相信他生来就是要当伟人的。,二、词义辨析：,low,mean,cheap,shabby,这些形容词均有“卑鄙的，卑贱的，卑下的”之意。low指行为卑鄙、可耻、下文明，可引申指庸俗。 mean暗示狠毒、贪婪、缺乏尊严感等为人们所不耻的卑鄙、自私、渺小的行为。cheap侧旨人或物的品质低劣下贱。shabby指行为的不公和卑劣而使人感到不屑和轻蔑。,三、词义辨析：,mean,imply,indicate,represent,denote,signify,suggest,这些动词均含有“表示……的意思”之意。mean最普通用词。指文字或符号等所表示的各种明确的或含蓄的意义。imply侧重用文字或符号表示的联想，暗示。indicate指明显的表示。represent指体现或代表。denote指某一词字面或狭义的意思，或指某些符号或迹象的特指含义。signify指用文字、说话或表情等表示单纯的意思。suggest通常指暗含地、隐晦地表达意思。,四、词义辨析：,intend,mean,这两个动词均有“想要，打算”之意。intend较正式用词，但常用，指对未来的行动做出打算，并力争实现。mean口语多用，指怀有作某事的想法或希望得到某物，特别用于效果不好而动机良好的场合。,一、相关短语：,arithmetic mean,算术平均数(总和除以个数),geometric mean,n.[数]几何平均数,等比中项,harmonic mean,调和均数，调和平均,mean deviation,平均差，平均离差，平均偏差，平均偏移，均差，均差，离均差,mean distance,平均距离,mean solar day,平太阳日,mean solar time,n.(=mean time)其间,其时,mean sun,平太阳,mean time,平均时间，平均太阳时，平时,mean value,n.1.平均，平均数，平均值，中间值,greenwich mean time,n.格林尼治标准时间(=G.M.T.),一、参考例句：,The Allies mean business.,盟国是说话算数的。,Mean what you say.,信守承诺。,He is mean about money.,他在钱方面很自私。,He didn't mean it.,他不是那个意思。,What does this word mean?,这个单词是什么意思？,What do they mean respectively?,它们各自是什么意思？,That was a mean trick!,那是卑鄙的诡计！,An amnesty would mean revolution.,总之，一场赦免将意味着大变革。,Do you mean this ring?,你是说这个戒指？,Happy pets mean continued profits.,快乐的宠物意味着持续的利润。