1N-VAR 意思;意义;含义 The meaning of a word, expression, or gesture is the thing or idea that it refers to or represents and which can be explained using other words. 意思;意义;含义
I hadn't a clue to the meaning of 'activism'. [+ of]
我根本不明白 activism 的意思。
I became more aware of the symbols and their meanings.
2N-VAR (言语、书、电影等的)含义,主旨,意图 The meaning of what someone says or of something such as a book or film is the thoughts or ideas that are intended to be expressed by it. (言语、书、电影等的)含义,主旨,意图
Unsure of the meaning of this remark, Ryle chose to remain silent. [+ of]
4PHRASE (由于缺乏经历、资质等)不理解这个词的含义,不知道什么叫… If you mention something and say that someone doesn't know the meaning of the word, you are emphasizing that they have never experienced the thing mentioned or do not have the quality mentioned. (由于缺乏经历、资质等)不理解这个词的含义,不知道什么叫… [emphasis]
Don't mention failure when Kevin is around. He doesn't know the meaning of the word.
1what sth means意思ADJECTIVE | VERB + MEANING | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤clear, exact, precise清楚的/準確的/精確的意思◇The context makes the meaning clear.有了上下文,意思就很清楚了。◇What is the exact meaning of this phrase?這個短語的準確含義是什麼?➤intended, true, underlying本意;真正意義;深層含義➤correct正確的意思▸➤original原意▸➤double, hidden雙重意義;言外之意◇There's often a double meaning in jokes and riddles.笑話和謎語經常一語雙關。◇I'm sure there's no hidden meaning in what he says.我肯定他的話沒有言外之意。➤figurative, metaphorical, symbolic比喻/隱喻/象徵意義➤cultural文化意義◇He explores the deeper cultural meaning of 'home'.他在研究“家”的深層文化含義。➤literal字面意義VERB + MEANING➤comprehend, get, grasp, understand理解含義;明白意思;領會含義◇I can't grasp the meaning of this quotation.我不明白這句引語的意思。➤decipher, interpret, work out破解/解釋/弄清含義◇Historians are trying to decipher the meaning of the documents.歷史學家正試圖破解這些文獻的含義。➤explore, ponder探究/思考意義◇The movie ends with scenes that are supposed to leave us pondering its meaning.這部電影結尾的場景意在讓我們自己去思索其含義所在。➤assign, attach, attribute, discern賦予意思;認識意義◇She assigns a meaning to his words they just didn't have.她給他的話賦予了本來沒有的含義。➤clarify, explain闡明/解釋意思◇The copy editor uses her skill to clarify the meaning.文字編輯利用她的技能來闡明含義。➤redefine重新定義意思◇That night redefined the meaning of the word 'love' to him.那天夜裏,“愛”這個字眼對他來說有了新的定義。➤alter, change, distort改變含義;扭曲意思◇These translation errors alter the meaning of the sentence.這些翻譯錯誤改變了句子的意思。➤misinterpret, misunderstand曲解/誤解意思◇I think you misunderstood my meaning.我想你誤解我的意思了。➤determine決定意思◇The context largely determines the meaning.語境在很大程度上決定了意義。➤bear, carry, have具有意義◇Some of the symbols carry meaning and some just represent sounds.有些符號具有含義,而有些只代表聲音。◇a word that has more than one meaning多義詞➤acquire, take on獲得/開始帶有含義◇The word 'gay' took on its modern meaning in the 1960s.gay 這個詞在 20 世紀 60 年代有了它現在的這個含義。➤communicate, convey, express傳達意義;表達意思PREPOSITION➤in a/the meaning在意義中◇ambiguity in the meaning of a phrase短語的歧義➤with a/the meaning帶有意義◇I am using the word with its original meaning.我用的是這個詞的本義。➤meaning behind背後的意義◇the meaning behind an event事件背後的意義PHRASES➤a nuance of meaning, a shade of meaning意義的細微差別◇It is difficult for a non-Italian to grasp all the nuances of meaning.一個不是以意大利語為母語的人很難把握所有這些意義上的細微差別。meaning
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2purpose/importance目的;重要性ADJECTIVE | VERB + MEANING | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤deep, real, true深層的意義;真正的意義◇She's searching for the deeper meaning of life.她在尋找人生更深層的意義。➤spiritual精神意義◇He found spiritual meaning through religion.他通過宗教找到了精神的價值。➤intrinsic內在的價值◇For him, art held little intrinsic meaning.對他來說,藝術沒有多少內在價值。VERB + MEANING➤have有意義◇Her work no longer had any meaning for her.她的工作對她來說不再有任何意義。➤acquire獲得意義◇As parents, our lives acquired new meaning.作為父母,我們的生命獲得了新的意義。➤find發現意義▸➤lose失去意義◇After his death, she felt life had lost all meaning.他死後,她感到生活已沒有任何意義。➤give使有意義◇Falling in love gave meaning to his life.墜入愛河讓他的生命有了意義。➤contemplate, explore, ponder思索意義;探究意義◇You can't sit around contemplating the meaning of life all day.你不能整天坐在那裏思索生命的意義。PREPOSITION➤without meaning沒有意義◇Young people can feel that life is without meaning.年輕人可能會覺得生活沒有什麼意義。
meaning noun ⇨meaning (the meaning of a word/text)⇨value1 (the meaning of life)meaning
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meaning ♦︎ sense ♦︎ significanceThese are all words for the thing or idea that a word, phrase or sign represents.这些词均表示词语或信号传递的意义、意思。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the original / exact / precise / general / true meaning / sense / significance◆a special / symbolic meaning / sense / significance◆the accepted / wide / narrow / literal / figurative / metaphorical / legal / technical meaning / sense of sth◆the real / hidden meaning / significance◆to have a meaning / sense / significance◆to grasp / understand the meaning / significance of sth◆to acquire / take on / gain meaning / significance■meaning [countable, uncountable] the thing or idea that a word, phrase, sign, etc. represents; the things or ideas that sb wishes to communicate to you by what they say or do; the ideas that a writer, artist, etc. wishes to communicate through a book, painting, etc.意义;意思;思想◆Words often have several meanings.一词往往多义。◆I don't quite get your meaning(= understand what you mean to say).我不太明白你要说的意思。◆What's the meaning of this? I explicitly told you not to leave the room.这是什么意思?我明确告诉过你不要离开这个房间。◆The text manages to convey multiple layers of meaning.这段文字成功地传达了多层意义。■sense [countable] the meaning that a word or phrase has; a way of understanding sth(词语的)意义,含义;(理解⋯的)方式;(看待⋯的)角度◆The word 'love' is used in different senses by different people.“爱”这个词不同的人用来表示不同的意思。◆He was a true friend, in every sense of the word(= in every possible way).无论从哪个角度讲,他都是真正的朋友。◆The medical care was excellent, in a technical sense.从技术角度讲,医疗护理是一流的。◆In a sense(= in one way) it doesn't matter any more.从某种意义上说,这事已无关紧要了。NOTE辨析 Meaning or sense?You can say that a word has different meanings or different senses. Sense, however, is usually used in more technical or more formal contexts than meaning. * meaning和sense均可指词语的不同意义。不过,与meaning相比,sense通常用于较专业或较正式的语境。■significance sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns [uncountable, countable] (ratherformal) the meaning and importance of sb's words or actions; the meaning of a sign or symbol(某人的话或行为的)意义,重要性;(信号或符号的)含义◆She couldn't grasp the full significance of what he had said.她未能充分领会他那番话的意思。◆Do these symbols have any particular significance?这些符号有什么特别的含义吗?ⓘ Significance is often used to talk about a special meaning that is not obvious. * significance常指不明显的特别含义。