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means
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1 N-COUNT [oft NOUN to-infinitive] 方法;手段;工具(means 用于此意时单复数同形) A means of doing something is a method, instrument, or process which can be used to do it. Means is both the singular and the plural form for this use. 方法;手段;工具(means 用于此意时单复数同形)

  • The move is a means to fight crime.

    采取这项举措是为了打击犯罪。

  • The army had perfected the use of terror as a means of controlling the population. [+ of]

    军队已经深谙利用恐怖手段控制民众之道。

  • Business managers are focused on increasing their personal wealth by any available means.

    企业经理一心只想用尽办法增加个人财富。

2 N-PLURAL [oft NOUN to-infinitive] 收入;财富;金钱 You can refer to the money that someone has as their means . 收入;财富;金钱 [formal]

  • ...a person of means.

    富人

  • He did not have the means to compensate her.

    他没有钱来补偿她。

3 PHRASE 超出财力；入不敷出/在财力之内；量入为出 If someone is living beyond their means, they are spending more money than they can afford. If someone is living within their means, they are not spending more money than they can afford. 超出财力；入不敷出/在财力之内；量入为出

  • The more gifts she received, the more she craved, until he was living beyond his means.

    得到的礼物越多，她的胃口就越大，直到他捉襟见肘为止。

  • It is far better to pay off old debts steadily by living within your means.

    量入为出地一步步偿还旧债，这个方法要好得多。

4 PREP-PHRASE 用;以;通过 If you do something by means of a particular method, instrument, or process, you do it using that method, instrument, or process. 用;以;通过

  • This is a two year course taught by means of lectures and seminars.

    本课程为期两年，授课形式为讲座与研讨。

  • The trailer was connected to the car by means of a complicated system of hoses, pipes and rods.

    活动房屋通过一系列复杂的软管、管道和连杆与汽车相连。

SYN by way of, using, through, via
5 CONVENTION 当然可以;完全可以 You can say 'by all means' to tell someone that you are very willing to allow them to do something. 当然可以;完全可以 [formulae]

  • 'Can I come and have a look at your house?' — 'Yes by all means'.

    “我可以过来看看你的房子吗？”“当然可以。”

SYN certainly, surely, of course, definitely
6 PHRASE 决不;丝毫不;一点儿也不 You use expressions such as 'by no means', 'not by any means', and 'by no manner of means' to emphasize that something is not true. 决不;丝毫不;一点儿也不 [emphasis]

  • This is by no means out of the ordinary.

    这丝毫不足为奇。

  • They were not finished, however, not by any means.

    不过，他们并没有结束,绝对没有。

7 PHRASE 达到目的的手段 If you say that something is a means to an end, you mean that it helps you to achieve what you want, although it may not be enjoyable or important itself. 达到目的的手段

  • We seem to have lost sight of the fact that marketing is only a means to an end.

    我们似乎忽略了这样一个事实：营销只是达到目的的手段。

Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse means with:
ADJ.

available means, different means, diplomatic means, legal means, military means, necessary means, other means 1

N.

means of communication, means of transportation 1

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