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动词mean的用法小归纳

2016-08-27来源:和谐英语

动词mean用法小归纳

 

一是表示“意思是,有……的意思”。例如:

What does this word mean?  这个字是什么意思?

This is what is meant by “failure is the mother of success”. “失败是成功之母”就是这个意思。

You mean it can be cured? 你的意思是能治好?

二是表示“指”,例如:

Whom do you mean by “they”? 你说“他们”,指的是谁?

I mean the red one, not the green one. 我说的是那个红的,不是那个绿的。

三是表示“意味着”,后面可以接名词、动名词、从句。例如:

Silence means consent. 沉默就是同意。

To persevere means victory!坚持就是胜利。

To take it apart now would mean wasting a lot of labour. (接动名词)现在把它拆卸开,就意味着浪费大量的劳动力。

Revolution means liberating the productive forces. 革命意味着解放生产力。

This mean we have to wait another week or so.(接从句)这就意味着我们还得等一个星期左右。

注意下列情况:作为“意味着”含义,可以跟复合结构。 例如:

This also meant many smaller ditches to be dug and more fields to be leveled. 这意味着要挖许多小水渠和平整更多土地。

四是表示“打算;有……意图”,后面接名词、代词、不跟宾语、动词不定式,不定式的复合结构。例如:

Anybody could see that he meant no harm. 谁都看得出他没有恶意。

They probably meant well. 他们或许用心是好的。

What do you mean to do with it? 你打算把它怎样处理?

I don’t mean to say we are perfect. 我不是说我们已经十全十美了。

We had meant to leave on Monday, but have stayed on. (与完成时连用,表“本打算”)我们本来是想早来的。

He has always meant to get it repaired.  他一直是想请人修一修的。

I thought you meant me to come with you.(接不定式的复合结构)我还意为你打算让我跟你一道去呢。