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| 1 | informal cruel 残忍的；残酷的 |
| Our teachers were just mean. 我们的老师们真残忍。 |
| be mean to sb Don’ t be so mean to your sister. 不要对你姐姐那么残忍。 |
| | 1a | angry and violent 凶恶的 | | a mean look in his eye 他凶恶的眼神 | | a mean horse 一匹烈马 | |
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| 2 | BRITISH not willing to spend money . AMERICAN usuallycheap 吝啬的；小气的；抠门儿的 |
| She was too mean to put the heating on. 她很吝啬，不肯打开暖气。 |
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| 3 | mainly literary typical of the living conditions and environment of poor people 破旧的；简陋的 |
| a mean little house 简陋的小房子 |
| mean streets 破旧的街道 |
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| 4 | technical average 平均的 |
| Calculate the mean distance travelled. 计算走过的平均距离。 |
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| 5 | only before noun MAINLY AMERICAN informal excellent or skilful 优秀的；技术熟练的 |
| She plays a mean game of tennis. 她网球打得非常好。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| meanly adv |
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| meanness noun U |
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