mean和means有什么区别

一、means：1. 手段,方法;工具[M][G]
It is all a means to an end.
这只是达到目的的一种手段。
2. 财产;财力;收入[K]
He is living beyond his means.
他入不敷出。

二、mean：

a.
1. 吝啬的,小气的[(+about/over/with)]
Her husband is very mean about money.
她的丈夫在金钱上很吝啬。
2. 卑鄙的,心地不好的[(+to)]
That was a mean trick!
那是一个卑劣的诡计!
3. 【美】【口】脾气暴躁的,难驾驭的
4. 卑贱的;鄙陋的
The young couple made their home in a mean dwelling.
这对年轻夫妇在一个简陋的住处安了家。
5. 不舒服的
6. 低劣的,平庸的
It was no mean feat to get him to agree.
要他同意绝非易事。
7. 【美】【俚】出色的,很棒的
He played a mean game of chess yesterday.
昨天他下了一盘十分出色的棋。
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vt.[W]
1. (言词等)表示...的意思[+(that)]
What does the phrase mean?
这短语是什么意思?
2. 意指,意谓[+(that)][+wh-]
I realized what he meant.
我明白他的意思了。
By "the cities" I mean the big cities in particular.
我所说的"城市"主要是指大城市。
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