plural means
plural means
Learner's definition of MEANS
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[count] : a way of doing something or of achieving a desired result方法;手段;方式 -
trains, buses, and other means of transportation火車、公共汽車以及其他交通方式
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a means of communication/expression交流/表達方式
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using fingerprints as a means of identification用指紋作爲一種識别方式
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“What's the best means of getting there?” “Public transportation.”“去那兒的最好方式是什麽?”“共交通。”
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The property was obtained by illegal means.這份地産是通過非法手段獲得的。
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He vowed that he would succeed by any means necessary. [=by doing whatever was needed]他發誓他要不擇手段取得成功。
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He would use all/any manner of means to succeed.他會不擇手段取得成功。
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For her, marrying a rich man was just a means to an end. [=something done only to produce a desired result] All she really cared about was money.對她來說,嫁給富人只是達到目的的手段。她真正想要的是金錢。
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How can she survive when she has no visible means of support? [=she has no apparent way to pay for the things that she needs to live]如果沒有維持生計的手段,她怎麽能生存呢?
— see also ways and means, the end justifies the means at 1end 2
[plural] : the money that someone has : wealth財力;財富 -
He has the means to give you everything you want.他擁有能滿足你的一切需求的財力。
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His means are enough to pay for college.他的財力足夠支付大學費用。
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a man/woman of means [=a wealthy man/woman]有錢的男人/女人
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She is a woman of independent means. [=she has enough money to support herself without help from others]她是個能獨立養活自己的女人。
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He enjoys a style of living that is beyond the means of all but the wealthiest people. [=that only the wealthiest people can afford]他享受的生活方式只有最富有的人才承擔得起。
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She was living beyond her means. [=she was spending more money than she could afford to spend]她的生活入不敷出。
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He began to save money when he finally learned to live within his means. [=to spend money only on what he could afford]當他最終懂得量入而出後,他開始省錢了。
by means of
: through the use of (something)通過;借用
by no means
or not by any means also not by any manner of means
: in no way : not at all絕不;一點也不 -
It's by no means certain that he'll come. = It's not by any means certain that he'll come.絕不肯定他會來。
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This is by no means the first time we have had this problem.這絕不是我們第一次遇到這種問題。
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I was not happy about the arrangements by any means, but I agreed to do it.我對這些安排一點也不滿意,但我還是同意這麽做。
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This issue has not been resolved yet by any manner of means.這個問題目前一點也沒得到解決。