A：Forgive me, I didn’t mean to offend you.
      對(duì)不起。我不是有意要冒犯你的。

B：Never mind about that.
      沒(méi)關(guān)系。

B：I mean (give me a break/ let it be).
      我的意思是（算了吧/隨它去）。

A：Seriously.
      嚴(yán)肅點(diǎn)。

B：Does that mean you’re not (going to take/ taking/ going to ride/ riding) the train to work anymore?
      這是否意味著你不再（坐火車/搭火車/乘坐火車/乘火車）去上班？

A：Sometimes.
      有時(shí)候會(huì)這樣。

1. 意思是;表示…的意思;作…解釋
    If you want to know what a word, code, signal, or gesture means, you want to know what it refers to or what its message is.

    e.g. In modern Welsh, 'glas' means 'blue'...
           在現(xiàn)代威爾士語(yǔ)中，glas 意為“藍(lán)色”。
    e.g. What does 'evidence' mean?...
           evidence 是什么意思？

2. 意指;表示;意思是說(shuō)
    If you ask someone what they mean, you are asking them to explain exactly what or who they are referring to or what they are intending to say.

    e.g. Do you mean me?...
           你指的是我嗎？
    e.g. Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story...
           讓我用一個(gè)古老的故事來(lái)說(shuō)明我的意思吧。

3. (某事)對(duì)(某人)很重要，要緊,意義重大
    If something means something to you, it is important to you in some way.

    e.g. The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him...
           雖然她目睹了這可恥的一幕，但是這對(duì)他來(lái)說(shuō)無(wú)關(guān)緊要。
    e.g. It would mean a lot to them to win.
           獲勝對(duì)他們來(lái)說(shuō)非常重要。

4. 表明…存在;表示…屬實(shí)
    If one thing means another, it shows that the second thing exists or is true.

mean的反義詞

    e.g. An enlarged prostate does not necessarily mean cancer...
           前列腺腫大不一定就是癌癥。
    e.g. Just because he has a beard doesn't necessarily mean he's a hippy.
           不能因?yàn)樗铐毦驼f(shuō)他是嬉皮士。

5. 導(dǎo)致;產(chǎn)生…的結(jié)果
    If one thing means another, the first thing leads to the second thing happening.

    e.g. It would almost certainly mean the end of NATO...
           這幾乎肯定會(huì)導(dǎo)致北大西洋公約組織的終結(jié)。
    e.g. Trade and product discounts can also mean big savings...
           商品促銷與產(chǎn)品折扣同樣意味著可能會(huì)省下一大筆錢。

6. 涉及；包含
    If doing one thing means doing another, it involves doing the second thing.

    e.g. Children universally prefer to live in peace and security, even if that means living with only one parent...
           孩子們普遍愿意過(guò)平靜安寧的生活，即便這意味著只能與單親生活在一起。
    e.g. Managing well means communicating well.
           良好的管理需要有效的溝通。

7. 對(duì)…當(dāng)真;對(duì)…嚴(yán)肅認(rèn)真
    If you say that you mean what you are saying, you are telling someone that you are serious about it and are not joking, exaggerating, or just being polite.

    e.g. He says you're fired if you're not back at work on Friday. And I think he meant it...
           他說(shuō)，如果你星期五還不回去上班的話就解雇你。我想他是當(dāng)真的。
    e.g. He could see I meant what I said. So he took his fur coat and left.
           他看得出我并非只是說(shuō)說(shuō)而已，于是拿起他的皮衣走了。

8. 有意;故意
    If you say that someone meant to do something, you are saying that they did it deliberately.

mean的意思

    e.g. I didn't mean to hurt you...
           我無(wú)意傷害你。
    e.g. If that sounds harsh, it is meant to...
           如果這么說(shuō)聽(tīng)起來(lái)刺耳的話，那目的就達(dá)到了。

9. 本意并非;并未打算
    If you say that someone did not mean any harm, offence, or disrespect, you are saying that they did not intend to upset or offend people or to cause problems, even though they may in fact have done so.

    e.g. I'm sure he didn't mean any harm...
           我相信他并無(wú)惡意。
    e.g. I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.
           我本無(wú)意冒犯，那不過(guò)是句脫口而出的冒失話。

10. 計(jì)劃;打算;準(zhǔn)備
    If you mean to do something, you intend or plan to do it.

mean的解釋

    e.g. Summer is the perfect time to catch up on the new books you meant to read...
           夏天是把想讀卻沒(méi)讀的新書(shū)惡補(bǔ)一下的最佳時(shí)機(jī)。
    e.g. You know very well what I meant to say...
           你非常清楚我想說(shuō)什么。

11. 注定（或肯定）要…
      If you say that something was meant to happen, you believe that it was made to happen by God or fate, and did not just happen by chance.

      e.g. John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to be together.
             約翰不斷安慰我說(shuō)，我們注定要在一起。

12. 我的意思是，也就是說(shuō)（用于使表述更加清楚）
      You say 'I mean' when making clearer something that you have just said.

      e.g. It was his idea. Gordon's, I mean...
             這是他的主意，我是指戈登。
      e.g. Is something upsetting you—I mean, apart from this business?
             有什么煩心事嗎？我的意思是，除了這件事以外還有嗎？

13. (用于引出主張，尤指證明自己剛才所說(shuō)的話)
      You can use 'I mean' to introduce a statement, especially one that justifies something that you have just said.

      e.g. I'm sure he wouldn't mind. I mean, I was the one who asked him...
             我肯定他不會(huì)在意的，因?yàn)槭俏覇?wèn)他的。
      e.g. They were filled with racial stereotypes, I mean, it looked like something from the 1930s.
             他們滿腦子種族成見(jiàn)，似乎都是些20世紀(jì)30年代的老思想。

14. 我的意思是(用于糾正之前所說(shuō)的話)
      You say I mean when correcting something that you have just said.

      e.g. It was law or classics—I mean English or classics.
             是法律或者古典文學(xué)——我的意思是英語(yǔ)或古典文學(xué)。

15. 理解…的滋味;了解…的影響
      If you know what it means to do something, you know everything that is involved in a particular activity or experience, especially the effect that it has on you.

      e.g. I know what it means to lose a child under such tragic circumstances.
             我明白在這種悲慘的情況下失去孩子的滋味。

16. 聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò);了解
      If a name, word, or phrase means something to you, you have heard it before and you know what it refers to.

mean的近義詞

      e.g. 'Oh, Gairdner,' he said, as if that meant something to him...
             “哦，蓋爾德納，”他說(shuō)道，好像他聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)這個(gè)名字。
      e.g. Does the word 'Fareham' mean anything to anyone?
             有人對(duì) Fareham 這個(gè)詞有印象嗎？

17. 出于好意;懷有善意
      If you say that someone means well, you mean they are trying to be kind and helpful, even though they might be causing someone problems or upsetting them.

      e.g. I know you mean well, but I can manage by myself.
             我明白您的好意，不過(guò)我自己能行。

18. (疑問(wèn)句中用于詢問(wèn)對(duì)方自己的理解是否正確)你是說(shuō)
      You use 'you mean' in a question to check that you have understood what someone has said.

      e.g. What accident? You mean Christina's?...
             哪次事故？你是說(shuō)克里斯蒂娜的那次？
      e.g. 'What if I had said no?' 'About the apartment, you mean?'
             “我要是說(shuō)了不呢？”“你是說(shuō)公寓那件事嗎？”

19. see also: meaning;means;meant. to mean business
       -> see business
       -> see if you know what I mean
       -> see know

1. 吝嗇的;小氣的
    If you describe someone as mean, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to spend much money or to use very much of a particular thing.

    e.g. Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end up looking skimpy.
           別這么吝嗇布料，不然做出來(lái)的窗簾會(huì)顯得特寒酸。

2. （數(shù)目）微薄的，少得可憐的
    If you describe an amount as mean, you are saying that it is very small.

    e.g. ...the meanest grant possible from the local council.
           從地方委員會(huì)可能獲得的微乎其微的撥款

3. 不友好的;刻薄的
    If someone is being mean, they are being unkind to another person, for example by not allowing them to do something.

    e.g. The little girls had locked themselves in upstairs because Mack had been mean to them...
           小姑娘們把自己鎖在樓上，因?yàn)辂溈藢?duì)她們很刻薄。
    e.g. I'd feel mean saying no.
           拒絕的話我說(shuō)不出口。

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