means 英 [mi:nz] 　 美 [minz]

means

means　 英 [mi:nz] 美 [minz]

n. 手段，方法；财产　 v. 意思是（mean的第三人称单数）　

Is there any means of contacting him?　有没有什么办法和他取得联系？
Have you any means of identification?　你有没有任何身分证件？

  • Someone who has wealth beyond the average person is said to be a person of means. Means can also mean the way something happens. You should try to resolve your fight with your brother through peaceful means––noogies are so undignified.
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  • n. 手段，方法；财产
  • v. 意思是（mean的第三人称单数）

  • 1. Is there any means of contacting him?

    有没有什么办法和他取得联系？

  • 2. Have you any means of identification?

    你有没有任何身分证件？

  • 3. People should pay according to their means.

    人们应该按照各自的负担能力来消费。

  • 4. He doesn't have the means to support a wife and child.

    他无钱养活妻小。

  • 5. Try to live within your means .

    要尽可能量入为出。

  • 6. Are the monthly repayments within your means?

    这样按月还钱，你负担得了吗？

  • means (n.) "course of action," late 14c., from mean (n.); sense of "wealth" is first recorded c. 1600. Compare French moyens, German Mittel. Phrase by no means attested from late 15c.; means-test is from 1930.
means ★ / miːnz ; NAmE miːnz / noun ( plural means ) 1 ★ [countable ] means(of sth/of doing sth) an action, an object or a system by which a result is achieved; a way of achieving or doing sth 方式；方法；途径 ◆ Television is an effective means of communication. 电视是一种有效的传播途径。 ◆ Is there any means of contacting him? 有没有什么办法和他取得联系？ ◆ Have you any means of identification? 你有没有任何身分证件？ ◆ We needed to get to London but we had no means of transport. 我们需要去伦敦，但却没有任何交通工具。 2 [plural ] the money that a person has 财富；钱财 ◆ People should pay according to their means. 人们应该按照各自的负担能力来消费。 ◆ He doesn't have the means to support a wife and child. 他无钱养活妻小。 ◆ Private school fees are beyond the means of most people (= more than they can afford). 私立学校的费用是大多数人无力支付的。 ◆ Are the monthly repayments within your means (= can you afford them)? 这样按月还钱，你负担得了吗？ ◆ Try to live within your means (= not spend more money than you have). 要尽可能量入为出。 ◆ a man of means (= a rich man) 有钱人 IDIOMS by ˈall means used to say that you are very willing for sb to have sth or do sth 可以；当然行；没问题 ◆ ‘Do you mind if I have a look?’ ‘By all means.’ “我看一眼行吗？”“当然可以。” ★ by means of sth ( formal) with the help of sth 借助…手段；依靠…方法 ◆ The load was lifted by means of a crane. 重物是用起重机吊起来的。 by ˈno means | not by ˈany (manner of) means not at all 决不；一点也不 ◆ She is by no means an inexperienced teacher. 她绝不是个毫无经验的教师。 ◆ We haven't won yet, not by any means. 我们离成功还远着呢。 a ˌmeans to an ˈend a thing or action that is not interesting or important in itself but is a way of achieving sth else （本身并不重要或有趣的）达到目的的手段 ◆ He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end. 他不怎么喜欢这项工作，只是把它看作达到目的的手段而已。 ☞more at end   n. , fair   adj. , way   n. means / miːnz ; NAmE miːnz /
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