| 单词 | mean |
| 释义 | Word Frequency mean 1(miːn) verbWord forms: means, meaning or meant (mainly tr) ▶ USAGE In standard English, mean should not be followed by for when expressing intention: I didn't mean this to happen (not I didn't mean for this to happen)1. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to intend to convey or express 2. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) intend I didn't mean to hurt you 3. (may take a clause as object) to say or do in all seriousness the management mean what they say about strikes 4. (often passive; often foll by for) to destine or design (for a certain person or purpose) she was meant for greater things 5. (may take a clause as object) to denote or connote; signify; represent examples help show exactly what a word means 6. (may take a clause as object) to produce; cause the weather will mean long traffic delays 7. (may take a clause as object) to foretell; portend those dark clouds mean rain 8. to have the importance of money means nothing to him 9. (intransitive) to have the intention of behaving or acting (esp in the phrases mean well or mean ill) 10. mean business Word origin Old English mænan; compare Old Saxon mēnian to intend, Dutch meenenWord Frequency mean 2(miːn) adjective 1. mainly British miserly, ungenerous, or petty 2. humble, obscure, or lowly she rose from mean origins to high office 3. despicable, ignoble, or callous a mean action 4. poor or shabby mean clothing a mean abode 5. informal, mainly US and Canadian bad-tempered; vicious 6. informal ashamed I felt mean about not letting the children go to the theme park 7. informal, mainly US unwell; in low spirits 8. slang excellent; skilful he plays a mean trombone 9. no mean Derived forms meanly (ˈmeanly) adverb meanness (ˈmeanness) noun Word origin C12: from Old English gemǣne common; related to Old High German gimeini, Latin communis common, at first with no pejorative senseWord Frequency mean 3(miːn) noun 1. the middle point, state, or course between limits or extremes 2. moderation 3. mathematics a. the second and third terms of a proportion, as b and c in a/b = c/d b. another name for average (sense 2), See also geometric mean 4. statistics a statistic obtained by multiplying each possible value of a variable by its probability and then taking the sum or integral over the range of the variable adjective 5. intermediate or medium in size, quantity, etc 6. occurring halfway between extremes or limits; average Word origin C14: via Anglo-Norman from Old French moien, from Late Latin mediānus median |
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