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means

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英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

n. 手段；方法；财产
v. 意思是；打算（mean的第三人称单数） [ 复数means ]

实用场景例句

Television is an effective means of communication.: 电视是一种有效的通信手段。

Is there any means of contacting him?: 有没有什么办法和他取得联系？

Have you any means of identification ?: 你有没有任何身份证件？

We needed to get to London but we had no means of transport .: 我们需要赶往伦敦，但却没有任何交通工具。

People should pay according to their means .: 人们应该按照各自的负担能力来消费。

He doesn't have the means to support a wife and child.: 他无钱养活妻小。

Private school fees are beyond the means of most people (= more than they can afford).: 私立学校的费用是大多数人无力支付的。

Are the monthly repayments within your means (= can you afford them) ?: 这样按月还钱，你能承受得了吗？

Try to live within your means (= not spend more money than you have).: 要尽可能量入为出。

a man of means (= a rich man): 有钱人

‘Do you mind if I have a look? ’ ‘By all means. ’: “我看一眼行吗？”“当然可以。”

The load was lifted by means of a crane.: 重物是用起重机吊起来的。

She is by no means an inexperienced teacher.: 她绝不是个毫无经验的教师。

We haven't won yet, not by any means.: 我们离成功还远着呢。

He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.: 他不怎么喜欢这项工作，只是把它看作达到目的的手段而已。

The move is a means to fight crime...: 采取这项举措是为了打击犯罪。

The army had perfected the use of terror as a means of controlling the population...: 军队已经深谙利用恐怖手段控制民众之道。

...a person of means...: 富人

He did not have the means to compensate her.: 他没有钱来补偿她。

The more gifts she received, the more she craved, until he was living beyond his means...: 得到的礼物越多，她的胃口就越大，直到他捉襟见肘为止。

It is far better to pay off old debts steadily by living within your means.: 量入为出地一步步偿还旧债，这个方法要好得多。

This is a two year course taught by means of lectures and seminars...: 本课程为期两年，授课形式为讲座与研讨。

The trailer was connected to the car by means of a complicated system of hoses, pipes and rods.: 活动房屋通过一系列复杂的软管、管道和连杆与汽车相连。

'Can I come and have a look at your house?' — 'Yes by all means'.: “我可以过来看看你的房子吗？”“当然可以。”

This is by no means out of the ordinary...: 这丝毫不足为奇。

They were not finished, however, not by any means.: 不过，他们并没有结束,绝对没有。

We seem to have lost sight of the fact that marketing is only a means to an end.: 我们似乎忽略了这样一个事实：营销只是达到目的的手段。