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mean (obj) EXPRESSmi:nv [not be meaning]past meant mentto express or represent (an idea, thought, fact, etc.)意指，意味着"What does 'rough'mean?" "It means 'not smooth or uneven'" [T]“‘粗糙’是什么意思？”“意为‘不平滑’。”As the well-known line from the film put it, "Love means never having to say you're sorry". [+ v-ing]就如一部著名影片中所说，“爱意味着永远不必说抱歉。”These figures mean that almost 7% of the working population is unemployed. [+ that clause]这些数据显示7%的工人处于失业状态。What do you mean (= are you referring to) by that remark?你那话是什么意思？"Did you have a good holiday?" "It depends what you mean by (= what you are referring to when you say) holiday--I was painting the house!"“假期过得好吗？”“看你指的是什么了----我一直在刷房子。”You have to hold the bar down while you lock it--(do you/you) see what I mean (= do you understand what I am trying to say)?“上锁时要把闩放下来----你懂我的意思吗？”She's an odd sort of person--(do you/you) know what I mean (= do you understand what I am trying to say)?她是个怪人----你知道我指什么吗？Mean can also be used to add emphasis to what you are saying.（表强调）是…的意思，意指No means no. [T]不就是不。I want you home by midnight. And I mean midnight. [T]我要你在午夜前回家，记住是午夜。People sometimes say I mean when they are explaining something in a different way to make it more exact or easier to understand.（为把意思表达得更精确易懂而使用）我的意思是说She was very talented--as a performer, not as a musician, I mean.她很有才能----我是指作为表演者，而不是音乐家。These people live a very sheltered life--I mean completely cut off from the outside world.这些人深居简出----我的意思是说完全与外界隔绝。I mean (to say) is used to introduce something, or to answer something, in a disapproving way.（表不满）我是说I mean, I think he could have asked me before he borrowed my bike!我是说，他借车前应该先问问我！He said you were stupid? Well, I mean to say!他说你傻？啊，会是这样吗！What do you mean is used to show that you are annoyed or that you disagree.（表恼怒）你什么意思What do you mean, it was my fault?你说什么，这是我的错？What do you mean by arriving so late?你这么晚到是什么意思？When people say you mean before or after a question, they are asking for additional explanation of something.（用于问题前后，要求更多解释）你是说"Do you remember Jane Carter?" "The woman we met in Scotland, you mean?"“你还记得简·卡特吗？”“你是指我们在苏格兰遇到的那位女子？”"'When I use a word'Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean--neither more nor less'"Lewis Carroll in his book Through the Looking-Glass, 1872)“‘我用词时’汉普蒂·邓普蒂颇为轻蔑地说‘意思由我来定----就这回事’”（选自刘易斯·卡罗尔的《镜中世界》）
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