12. mean 想要,意思是;
What did she mean by leaving so early
(= why did she do it)?
Don’t laugh! I mean it (= I am serious).
I’m sorry I hurt you. I didn’t mean to.
You’re meant to (= you are
supposed to) pay before you go in.
[常用被动] ~ sb for sth| ~ sb to
be sth (想要某人成为,想要某人去做)
I
was never meant for the army (= did not have the qualities needed to
become a soldier). 我根本就不是块当兵的料。
Philip and Kim were meant for each other (=
are very suitable as partners). Philip 和Kim真是天生的一对。
[vn
to inf] His father meant
him to be an engineer. 他父亲想让他当工程师。
She did everything to get the two of them together,
but I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.她极力撮合他两个,但我觉得那根本不可能。
By all
means可以,当然行,没问题
‘Do
you mind if I have a look?’ ‘By all means.’借我看一眼行吗?当然可以。
by means of sth (formal) 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 no means 绝不,一点也不
She
is by no means an inexperienced
teacher. 她绝不是一个毫无经验的老师。
We
haven’t won yet, not by any means. 我们离成功还远着呢。
By no means are
these cases exceptional. 这些例子绝不是例外。