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| /ˈmiːnɪŋ/ |
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| 1 | C/U the thing , action , feeling , idea etc that a word or words represent 意义；意思 |
| Move this word and you change the meaning of the sentence. 移动这个词的话，句子的意思就变了。 |
| get/catch sb’ s meaning (=understand what they are saying) I’ m not sure I get your meaning. 理解某人的意思 |
| layers/shades of meaning (=different meanings that are not obvious) Examine the writing closely, and you discover multiple layers of meaning. 多层意思 |
| | 1a | the ideas that signs, symbols, or ways of behaving represent （标记、符号或行为方式所代表的）含义，意思 | | It seems that the clothes have a deep religious meaning. 看来这衣服有很深的宗教含义。 | |
| | 1b | the ideas that writers, artists, musicians etc try to express in their work 观点；思想 | | This poem’ s real meaning has always been a puzzle. 这首诗表达的真正思想一直是个谜。 | |
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| 2 | singular/U the special importance or purpose of something （某物特殊的）重要性，意义，目的 |
| +of The book tackles important questions, such as the meaning of life. 这本书讲述重要的问题，譬如生命的意义。 |
| +to There didn’ t seem to be any meaning to her work. 对她的工作来说似乎没有任何意义。 |
| +for Religion has little meaning for many people today. 如今宗教对许多人来说没什么意义。 |
| sth loses its meaning Times change and ancient customs lose their meaning. 时代变迁，古代的习俗失去了它们本来的意义。 |
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| - | know/not know the meaning of sth informal
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| used for emphasizing how much or little you understand something |
| 知道/不知道某物的意思（用于强调对某事物了解的多寡） |
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| Hungry? You don’ t know the meaning of hunger. 饿？你不知道饥饿的真正滋味。 |
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| - | what’ s the meaning of this?
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| used for angrily asking why someone has done something that you do not approve of |
| 这是什么意思？（用于生气地质问某人为何做了自己不赞同的事） |
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| Words frequently used with meaning | | meaning 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | actual, deep, hidden, intended, literal, real, symbolic, true, | 1 | | verbs | catch, decipher, determine, discover, get, grasp, understand, | 1 | | | |
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