mean用法總結(jié)
1. mean doing sth.
mean doing sth. 的意思是“意味著(必須要做某事或?qū)е履撤N結(jié)果)”,其主語(yǔ)通常是指事物的詞。例如:
Being a student means studying hard. 作為一個(gè)學(xué)生,(意味著)你要努力學(xué)習(xí)。
Success means working hard. 成功意味著工作努力。
【誤】Success means to work hard.
2. mean to do sth.
mean to do sth. 的意思是“打算或企圖做某事”, 其主語(yǔ)通常是表示人的名詞或代詞,其過(guò)去完成式表示“本來(lái)打算做某事”。例如:
What do you mean to do with it? 你打算把它怎樣處理?
We mean to call on you tomorrow. 我們打算明天看望你。
He had meant to leave on Sunday, but has stayed on. 他本來(lái)想星期天走的,但又留了下來(lái)。
【誤】We mean calling on you tomorrow.
don't mean to do sth. 是其否定式,通常表示“無(wú)意做某事”。例如:
John really upset Granny,but I'm sure he did not mean to. 約翰真讓奶奶心煩,不過(guò)我相信他是無(wú)意的。
3. mean sb. to do sth.
mean sb. to do sth.的意思是“打算讓某人做某事”。例如:
I mean you to work as our spokesman. 我想請(qǐng)你當(dāng)我們的代言人。
Do you really mean him to believe that your plan was right? 你真打算讓他相信你的計(jì)劃是對(duì)的嗎?
4. mean后接名詞、副詞或從句
mean后接名詞或副詞,意為“表示;打算;存心”等意思;后接 that 從句,意為“表示……”。例如:
“I meant well,”he said. 他說(shuō),“我是好意!
The sign means that the road is blocked. 這個(gè)標(biāo)志表示此路不通。
5. mean用來(lái)解釋某個(gè)詞語(yǔ)的含義
mean 可用來(lái)解釋某個(gè)詞語(yǔ)的含義,表示“意思是……”,其后面的單詞形式常與被解釋的單詞形式保持一致。如解釋一個(gè)動(dòng)詞時(shí),后接動(dòng)詞不定式;解釋一個(gè)動(dòng)名詞,后接動(dòng)名詞形式。例如:
“Quake” means “to shake”. “Quake”的意思是“震動(dòng)”。
Having good table manners means knowing, for example, how to use knives and forks, when to drink a toast and how to behave at the table.(Unit 6)餐桌上,懂禮貌意味著了解諸如如何使用刀叉,該何時(shí)祝酒,如何體面用餐等。
6. What do / did you mean by...?
該句型的意思是“你……是什么意思?” 例如:
What do you mean by acting like this? 你這樣做是什么意思?
7. be meant for
該短語(yǔ)的意思是“打算給予;打算作……用”。例如:
What is this meant for? 這準(zhǔn)備作什么用?
These rooms are meant for the children's centre. 這些房間是打算用作少年活動(dòng)中心的。
8. I mean
I mean 的意思是“就是說(shuō);我是說(shuō)”的意思,常用來(lái)更正或補(bǔ)充前面所說(shuō)的話。例如:
She is smart—I mean, she knows exactly what I think. 她很聰明——我的意思是說(shuō),她完全知道我的想法。
Well, eh yes, I mean no. I mean, I found the bathroom, but I didn't find what I was looking for! 嗯,呃,是呀,我的意思是沒(méi)有。我是說(shuō)我找到了浴室,但我沒(méi)找到我在找的東西!
動(dòng)詞mean的用法及短語(yǔ)有哪些
1. 表示“打算”,主語(yǔ)只能是人,其后可接不定式,但不接動(dòng)名詞。如:
I mean to get to the top by sunrise. 我打算在日出時(shí)到達(dá)山頂。
Do forgive me—I didn’t mean to interrupt. 真對(duì)不起——我不是有意打擾你。
若表示過(guò)去未曾實(shí)現(xiàn)的打算,即表示本來(lái)打算做但并未做成的事,通常用過(guò)去完成時(shí),有時(shí)在不引起誤解的情況下也可用一般過(guò)去時(shí)。如:
We had meant to be early, but we got up too late. 我們本來(lái)想早點(diǎn)來(lái)的,但起床起遲了。
I (had) meant to come, but something happened. 我本想來(lái),但有事就沒(méi)有來(lái)。
以上意思有時(shí)也用“meant to have+過(guò)去分詞”來(lái)表示。如:
I meant to have told you about it yesterday.=I had meant to tell you about it yesterday. 我本來(lái)打算昨天把這事告訴你的。
2. 表示“意味著”“需要”等,句子主語(yǔ)一般是事物(有時(shí)也可用 it, this, that 等),其后可接動(dòng)名詞,但不接不定式。如:
This illness will mean going to hospital. 得了這種病就意味著要住院。
He is determined to get a seat even if it means standing in a queue all night. 即使要整夜排隊(duì),他也決心要買(mǎi)到票。
比較并體會(huì)以下句子:
If we mean to catch the early bus, that means getting up before five. 要想趕早班車(chē),我們就得在5點(diǎn)鐘以前起床。
這樣用時(shí)也可接后that從句作賓語(yǔ)。如:
This discovery means that we will spend less on food. 這一發(fā)現(xiàn)意味著我們將減少在食品上的花費(fèi)。
注:當(dāng)要解釋詞義時(shí),其后可接不定式。如:
“Gaze” means to keep one’s eyes turned in a particular direction for a long time. gaze的意思是使視線長(zhǎng)時(shí)間對(duì)著某方向。
3. 表示“有意義”“有價(jià)值”,通常與 much, little, a lot, a great deal, nothing, everything, anything 等詞連用。如:
Money means nothing to me. 錢(qián)對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是無(wú)所謂的。
You don’t know how much you mean to me. 你不知道我多么喜歡你。