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means的用法和意思1.mean作为动词的用法：1）mean to do sth打算去做某事2）mean doing sth意思是做某事、意谓着做某事（一般主语是事件）例如：I mean to go abroad this year.我打算今年出国。 His leaving without a word meant giving up the plan.他一句话不说就走了意味着放弃了这个计划。 3）意味着，意思是例如：What did you mean by saying that?你那样说什么意思？ This word means nothing.这个单词没有意思。 4）mean sb to do sth打算让某人去做某事：mean sth for sb打算把某物送给某人例如：I mean you to help sweep the house.我想让你帮忙打扫房间。 Who do youmean this new bike for?你想把这辆自行车送给谁?2.mean作为形容词;吝啬的、自私的、卑鄙的例如：He is a mean man.他是一个自私的人。 It is mean of you to cheat all of us.你真卑鄙，竟然欺骗了我们所有人。3.means是名词:手段 、方法。这是这个单词的单复数相同。a means一种方法 two means两种方法常构成By means of 使用、由于、通过什么方法；by all means =certainly当然可以；by no means绝不，绝没有；by any means 无论如何例如：He made lots of money by means of working hard.他通过辛勤劳动挣了许多钱。- Could you help me？-By all means .你能帮助我吗？当然可以。 We will lose heart by no means.我们绝不会灰心。 You must finish the work in time by any means.你无论如何都要及时完成这项工作。means(方式，方法，手段)的用法与搭配：1. 单复数同形(永远有词尾-s)。若用作主语，其谓语的数需根据句意来确定。比较：All possible means have been tried. 所有可能的办法都已经试过了。Every possible means has been tried. 每种可能的办法都已经试过了。若句意不能明确地表明主语的单复数，其谓语则用单数或复数均可：Is Are there any other means of doing it? 做这事还有其他的什么办法吗?2. 表示以某种方式、方法或手段，用介词by：Only by this means can you do it well. 只有通过这种办法你才能做好此事。有时用 by means of，意为：用，依靠：Thoughts are expressed by means of words. 思想靠语言来表达。3. 表示做某事的方法或手段，多接“of(动)名词”：But they had no means of cooking them. 但是他们没有办法来把它