- n. 手段；方法；財(cái)產(chǎn)
- v. 意思是；打算（mean的第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù)） [ 復(fù)數(shù)means ]
詞組搭配
beyond (或 within) one's means
beyond (or within) one's budget or income
入不敷出（或力所能及）
by all means
of course; certainly (granting a permission)
當(dāng)然；好的
“我可以提個(gè)建議嗎？”“當(dāng)然可以。”.
‘May I make a suggestion?’ ‘By all means.’。
by any means
(following a negative) in any way; at all
根本，一點(diǎn)也 ［用于否定句］
我一點(diǎn)也不窮.
I'm not poor by any means。
by means of
with the help or agency of
通過(guò)，依靠
通過(guò)水渠將水輸送到城市.
supplying water to cities by means of aqueducts。
by no means
(或 by no manner of means)not at all; certainly not
根本不，一點(diǎn)也不
結(jié)果怎樣根本沒(méi)有保證.
the outcome is by no means guaranteed。
means of grace
(Christian Theology)the sacraments and other religious agencies viewed as the means by which divine grace is imparted to the soul, or by which growth in grace is promoted
(基督教神學(xué))蒙恩之道
means of production
(especially in a political context) the facilities and resources for producing goods
生產(chǎn)資料
a means to an end
a thing that is not valued or important in itself but is useful in achieving an aim
達(dá)到目標(biāo)的途徑
higher education was seen primarily as a means to an end.
高等教育主要被看作實(shí)現(xiàn)理想的途徑。