| 单词 | means |
| 释义 | means (once / 23 pages) n Someone who has wealth beyond the average person is said to be a person of means. Means can also mean the way something happens. You should try to resolve your fight with your brother through peaceful means––noogies are so undignified. The expression "the end justifies the means" is an example of this usage — basically, you are saying that even if the method used to get the result was bad, the result was good enough to make it okay. The tools needed to do something can also be called the means. You don't have the means to make an art project if you need paint and feathers and you have neither. WORD FAMILYmean: meaner, meanest, meaning, meaningly, meanly, meanness, means, meant+/meaning: meaningful, meaningless, meanings/meaningful: meaningfully, meaningfulness, nonmeaningful/meaningless: meaninglessly, meaninglessness/meanness: meannesses USAGE EXAMPLESThere’s no obvious, runaway favorite, so this means we all yell at each other about it for several weeks. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) This possibly means that Rachel is being groomed to be the next star of The Bachelorette and if that happens—ABOUT TIME, SHOW. Time(Jan 02, 2017) That means Mr. Trump will be in office when Cuba is no longer ruled by the Castro family, regardless of the pace of democratic reforms. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n how a result is obtained or an end is achieved a means of control Syn|Hypo|Hyper agency, way dint interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of' escapea means or way of escaping fast tracka rapid means of achieving a goal instrument, toolthe means whereby some act is accomplished roada way or means to achieve something stepping stoneany means of advancement expedienta means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one desperate measuredesperate actions taken as a means to an end open sesameany very successful means of achieving a result salvationa means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness tootha means of enforcement voicea means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated wingsa means of flight or ascent royal roadan auspicious way or means to achieve something make-do, makeshift, stopgapsomething contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency crutchanything that serves as an expedient improvisation, temporary expedientan unplanned expedient last resort, pis alleran expedient adopted only in desperation effectuation, implementation the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect 2n an instrumentality for accomplishing some end Hyper instrumentality, instrumentation an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end 3n considerable capital (wealth or income) he is a man of means Syn|Hypo|Hyper substance pocketbook your personal financial means wherewithalthe necessary means (especially financial means) capital wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value |
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