a mea〖 ricfcet/or her.他感到对她来说自己不过是一张餐
券 0 2 a card or ticket that
gives you the right
to have a cheap or free
meal, for example at school 饭
票；餐券
meal*time /'mi:ltami/ noun a time in the day
when you eat a meal k餐时间;进餐时间
meal-worm /'mi:lw3：m; NAmE -W3：rm/ noun a larva which is used to feed pet
birds大黄粉虫幼体（用作宠物
鸟食）
mealy /_mi:li/ (especially
of vegetables or fruit 尤指
蔬菜或水果）soft and dry when you
eat them 千.软的；
面的；吃起来松软干爽的
mealy-'mouthed adj. (disapproving) not willing or
honest enough to speak in a direct or open way about what you really think不!爽的；说话拐弯抹角的：
mealy-mouthed
poHticicms.言不由衷的政客
mean /mi:n/ verb,
adj., noun
■ verb (meant, meant /ment/)
►
HAVE AS MEANING 有含意(not used in the
progressive
tenses 不用于进行时）~
sth (to sb) to have sth as a meaning 表示…的意思：[VN] What does this sentence mean?这个句子是什么意思？ ◊
What is meant by "batch processing’？ * batch processing 是什么意思？.◊ Does the name 'David mean anything to you (= do you
know who he is)?你知道戴维•贝里克是谁吗？ o[V (that)]
The
flashing light means (that) you must stop, fsl 烁的灯光表示你必须停下。
►
INTEND AS MEANING A
?忍迠 2 (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于 趣行时） to intend to say sth on a particular occasion 意思是；本意是：[VN] What did he mean by that remark?他说那i是什么秦思？ ◊ ‘Perhaps we should try another approach/ 'What do you mean? (;I
don’t understand what you are suggesting.)’ “也 许我们应该试一试别的方法。”“你说什么？” ◊What
do you mean,
you
thought I wouldn't mind? (= of course I mind and I
am very angry.)你这是什么秦思，
你以为我会不在意吗？ ◊ What she means is that there，s no poiVit in waiting
here.她的意思是说在这儿等下去没
什么意义。◊ / aZways/ound him a ZittZe strange, f/you
know
what I mean (= if you understand what I mean by
‘strange’).我总觉得他有点儿怪——如果你明白我这
洁是什么意思。◊/ know
w/iat you mean (= I understand and feel sympathy). J hateQ
Zeaming to drive too. 我明白你的意思。我也不愿意学开车。
like—weird. Know
what J
mean?它有点J[ 不可思
议。明白我的意思吗？ ◊ J see what you mean (= I understand although I may not agree), but I still think ft’s worth trying我知道你是什么意思，但我仍然认为它
.值得一试。◊ See w/iat i
mean (= I was right and this proves it, doesn^ it)? She never agrees to
anything I suggest.这下可证明我说的对了吧？我说什么她都不听。◊ 'But Pete doesn't know wefre
here!9 "Thafs what I mean! (=that’s what I have
been trying to tell you.)’ ■“可是皮
特不知道我们在这儿呀！ ”“我就是这个意思嘛！” ◊ Do you mean Ann Smith or Mary Smith?你是说安•史密 斯，还是说玛丽•史密斯？ ◊
[V
(that)]
Did
he me^i (that) he was dissatisfied with our service? 1
的服务不满意？ ◊ y〇u mean (= are you telling me) we have
to start aH over again?你是不是说我们必须从^再
来一遍？
►
HAVE AS PURPOSE 有目的 3 〜sth
(as sth) | 〜what
…|
~ sth
for sb to
have sth as a purpose or intention 算；意欲；有…的目的ma INTEND: [VN] What
did she mean by leaving so early (= why did she do it)?
她为什么这么早就走T? ◊ Don’t be u/wet—I’m sure she
meant it 〇5 a compHment.别烦恼 我肯定她的原意
是要称赞你的。.◊ He means what he says (= is not joking,
exaggerating，etc.).他说话是当真的。0 Don’t Zczugh/ J mean ft (= I am
serious).别笑！我是认真的。◊ Don’t be angry. Vm sure she meant it for the best (=intended to be
helpful)•别生气了。我相信她是真心
想要帮忙的。◊ He means
trouWe (= to cause trouble). 他存心捣乱。◊ rhe chair was dearZy meant/or a du'W. 这诗子显然是专为儿童预备的。◊ [V to inf] She
means to succeed.她一意求成。◊ J’m sorry J
hurt you. 了 didn’t mean to.对不起，弄疼你了。我不是故意的。◊[▽"〇_ 了 didn’t mean you to read the Zetter.我没打算让你看那封
信。o Tm feeling very guilty
— JVe
been meaning to call my parents for days, but still
haven't got around to it. ^
1249
mean
感到非常内疚^—几天来我一直打算给父母打电话，但
还是没抽出时间打。◊ you’re meant to (= you are supposed to) pay bejfore you go
in•你要先交钱才命进去。
〇 [V (that)] (formal) I never meant (that) you should
come done.我苁籴没打耸让你一个人来。
►
INTEND SB TO BE/DO STH U:某人成为 / 做 4 [often passive] ~ sb for
sth |
〜sb to
be
sth
to
intend sb to be or do sth 想要某人成A;想要某人去做：[VN] J was never meant for the army (— did not have the
qualities needed to become a soldier).我根本就不是块当兵的料。◊ Philip and Kim
were meant for each other (= are very suit- able as partners).菲利普和金真是天生的一对。o[VN to
inf]
His/ather meant him to be an engineer.他父秦想让 他当工舍师。◊ She did
eve/ything to get the two them together, but J guess ft just wasn’t meant to be•她极力撮 合他们俩，但我觉得那根本不可能。
►
HAVE AS RESULT 有_.果 5 to
have sth as a result or a likely result 产生"、结果；意味着 HTJl entail ： [VN] Spending too much now will mean a
shortage of cash next year.现在花销太多就意味着明年现金短缺。◊ [VN to inf] Do you have any idea
what it means to be poor? ^ 知不知道贫穷意味着什么？ ◊
[V (that)] We7Z have to be careful with money but that doesn't mean (that)
we can}t enjoyourse!ves.我们必须精打细算，可也并不是说我们就
不 ti 过得快乐。◊ [V -丨 ng] rhis new order vviH
mean working overtime.这森订单一来，我们就得加班加点。◊ [VN -ing] The injury could mean him
missing next week's game.这次受伤可能使他无法参加下周的比赛。
►
BE IMPORTANT f ^ 6{VN] [no passive] ~ sth to sb to be of value or
importance to sb对某人羞要（或有价值）： Ybur_/iriendship means a great deaZ to me•你的友谊对我
来说；很珍贵的。.◊抑〇 means a 〖ot (= represents a lot
of money) when you Hve on 幻 00 a weefc.当你每周就靠
100元维_生活时，20元可是个大数目。◊ Money means
not/iing to him•金钱对于他来说毫无价值。◊ Her chfWren mean the wor/d to her.她的孩.子或是她的
一切。
ITST7B be meant to be sth to be generally
considered to be sth 被普遍认为是：77iis restaurant is meant to be exceHent.都说这家饭店很棒。I mean (//i/ormfl/) used to
explain or correct what you have just said (搞释或更 正刚说过的话 > 我是说，意思是说：介so boring— I mean, nothing happened for the first hour! M ^
聊——我是说，一个小时都过去了,，什么事儿都没发生。
〇 She's English_Scottish, J mean•她是英国人 更确
切地说，她是苏格兰人。mean 'business (/n/omifl/) to be
serious in your intentions 是认真的；说话算数：He has the Zoofc 〇/ a mcm who means business.他看上去像 是个说话算数的人。mean (sb) no _harm |
not
mean (sb) any 'harm to not have any intention of hurting sb 没看恶意;并非出于恶意mean to Say used to emphasize
what you are saying or to ask sb if they really mean what they say (强调要说的话，或问对方是否貪
是这个意思）意思是说：J mean to say, you
shouW have fcnown how he vvouid react/我的意思差说，你本应料到
他会作何反应！ ◊ Do you mean to say you’ve 〖ost ft?你 是说命把那东西给弄*T?’meanweH(usuallyd/’5flp-
proving) to have good
intentions, although their effect may not be good本意是好的；出争好心
a adj.
(mean-er, mean-est)
►
NOT GENEROUS.^#
1
(6r£) {NAmE cheap) not willing to give or
share things, especially money 吝啬的；小:气 的：She’s aiways been mean
with money.她在花钱方面 总是非常吝啬。PTin GENEROUS _ see also STINGY
►
UNKIND 卑鄙■ 2 ~ (to sb) (of people or their
behaviour 人 或其行为）unkind, for example by
not letting sb have or do stli 禾善良；刻薄：Don’t be so mean to
your Zftrie brother/别对你弟弟$么刻薄！
►
ANGRY/VI0LENT 愤怒：凶暴 3 (espec/fl//y likely to
become angry or violent *发淦仓；要发狂的：TTiat’s a mean-Zoofcfngdog.那狗看上去很凶啊。
►
SKILFUL 熟练 4 (/n/o/wa/，es/?ec/_ff//y
A/>4m£) very good and skilful 熟练的；出色的：He’s a mean tennis pZayer.他是 一名出 fe蘇网&选手。◊ She plays 'a mecm game 〇/ chess. 她的国际象棋下得很棒。
AVERAGE■乎■均 5 [only before noun]
(torh/i/co/ 术■语）
average;
between the highest and the lowest, etc•平均 的；介于中间的：the mean temperature平均气温