| 单词 | meant |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BEGINNING〕The onset of the Depression meant starvation and suffering for millions of people. 大萧条的开始意味着数百万人要挨饿受苦。朗文写作活用〔BELIEVE〕I don't believe you meant half the things you said. 我不相信你的话里有一半是实话。朗文写作活用〔CHARACTER〕She laughed as if she was joking but underneath it all, I knew she meant it. 她大笑起来，似乎是在开玩笑，但实质上我知道她是认真的。朗文写作活用〔COMPUTERS/INTERNET/EMAIL〕Some bug in the program meant when I typed in a letter I got a number instead. 这个程序有错误，也就是说，我输入字母却出现数字。朗文写作活用〔CONFIDENT/NOT CONFIDENT〕Visits by celebrities and politicians were meant to boost morale among the troops. 名人政要的来访是为了增强军队的士气。朗文写作活用〔DELIBERATELY〕He definitely meant to be rude -- it was quite deliberate. 他明确地要显示出无礼的样子—那肯定是故意的。朗文写作活用〔DETERMINED〕Her single-minded commitment to the job meant that she had little time left for her family. 她专心致志地投入到工作中，这意味着她留给家人的时间就所剩无几了。朗文写作活用〔Freudian slip〕He meant to say “I'm glad you're here,” but what came out was a Freudian slip: “I'm mad you're here.” 他想说“你们在这儿我很高兴。”但却说漏了嘴：“你们在这儿我很生气。”韦氏高阶〔HORRIBLE〕The strike has meant piles of rotting garbage in the streets. ‘It's enough to turn your stomach,’ said one resident. 罢工使街上堆满了腐烂的垃圾。“真叫人恶心。”一位居民说道。朗文写作活用〔IMPORTANT〕Karen trained day and night - winning the gold medal meant everything to her. 卡伦从早到晚地进行训练，赢得金牌对她来说意味着一切。朗文写作活用〔INTEND/NOT INTEND〕They hadn't meant to stay out so late. 他们不是故意这么晚才回家的。朗文写作活用〔JOB〕The company's bankruptcy meant that 5,000 people were thrown out of work. 公司破产意味着5,000人突然间失去了工作。朗文写作活用〔LAST〕When the houses were put up in 1946, they really weren't meant to last more than ten years. 1946年建造这些房子的时候，并没有打算要用十年以上。朗文写作活用〔ONLY〕I wondered if the girl had meant more to him than being merely a casual friend. 我不知道这女孩是不是和他有进一步的关系，还是只是他的一位普通朋友。朗文写作活用〔SERIOUS〕I meant what I said, I never want to see you again. 我说话是当真的，我再也不想见到你了。朗文写作活用〔SHOW〕The look in her eyes made it clear what she meant. 她的眼神清楚地表明了她的意思。朗文写作活用〔TIME〕After a while, I realized what he meant. 过了一会我明白了他的意思。朗文写作活用〔acumen〕Her sharp business acumen meant she quickly rose to the top.她精明的商业头脑令其青云直上。外研社新世纪〔advertisement〕The trial was meant as an advertisement for British justice.这场审判意在为英国司法作宣传。英汉大词典〔affair〕The unexpectedness of my father's death meant that his affairs were not entirely in order.家父的猝然离世留下了尚未完全安排妥当的身后事。柯林斯高阶〔amuse〕Apparently these stories are meant to amuse.显然这些故事的目的就在于搞笑。剑桥高阶〔ancillary〕Scientific development meant the growth of numerous professions ancillary to medicine.科技发展意味着许多医学衍生职业的增长。柯林斯高阶〔apply〕If you apply pressure to a cut it's meant to stop the bleeding.如果你按压住伤口，就会止住流血。剑桥高阶〔as〕I meant it as a joke.这话我只是当玩笑讲的。剑桥高阶〔baseline〕The experiment is meant only to provide a baseline for other studies.这个实验只是为其他研究提供研究基准。韦氏高阶〔bonanza〕The rise in house prices meant that those who were selling enjoyed a bonanza.房价的上升意味着那些卖房者发了大财。剑桥高阶〔boom〕The boom in the sport's popularity has meant more calls for stricter safety regulations.该项体育运动的兴起意味着制定更加严格的安全规则的呼声更高了。柯林斯高阶〔brain〕If you had any brains, you'd know what I meant.如果你有点脑子，你就会知道我的意思。朗文当代〔by〕Stella knew what he meant by 'start again'.斯特拉知道他说“重来”是什么意思。柯林斯高阶〔care〕He neither knew nor cared what she meant by that remark.他不知道也不在乎她说那句话是什么意思。麦克米伦高阶〔casualization〕Casualization has meant an erosion of job security.转为雇用临时工制意味着职业保障的削弱。外研社新世纪〔character〕Adventure camps are considered to be character-building(= meant to improve sb's strong qualities).冒险野营生活被认为能磨练意志。牛津高阶〔charitable〕To be charitable, I suppose they meant well.为了表示宽容, 我假定他们是好意。外研社新世纪〔closure〕I asked McKeown if the reunion was meant to achieve closure.我问麦基翁重聚是不是为了寻求解脱。外研社新世纪〔colorable〕Meant to deceive; not genuine.欺骗的：欺骗的；不真实的美国传统〔comparable〕Farmers were meant to get an income comparable to that of townspeople.农民的收入本应该与城里人的收入相当。柯林斯高阶〔compliment〕Please don't misunderstand me－I meant it as a compliment.请别误解我的意思 － 我这是赞美之言。牛津搭配〔cross purposes〕I think we've been talking at cross purposes - I meant next year, not this year.我想我们谈论的是两码事——我指的是明年，不是今年。剑桥高阶〔dark〕The dark clouds in the sky meant that a storm was coming.天空中的乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。牛津高阶〔dead〕She had meant to make a discreet entrance, but conversation stopped dead.她本打算悄悄进去，但谈话却突然中断了。柯林斯高阶〔dead〕She had meant to make a discreet entrance, but conversation stopped dead.她本打算悄悄进门, 可是谈话却戛然而止。外研社新世纪〔delimit〕This is not meant to delimit what approaches social researchers can adopt.这并不是为了限制社会研究人员所能采用的方法。柯林斯高阶〔descriptive〕The term I used was meant to be purely descriptive(= not judging).我所用的措辞是纯敍述性的（并非作出判断）。牛津高阶〔dirty〕The divorce has meant airing their dirty laundry in court.离婚意味着要在法庭上公开他们的家丑。朗文当代〔disciplined〕For me it meant being very disciplined about how I run my life.对我来说这意味着在生活上要作息有常。外研社新世纪〔disrespect〕I'm sorry. I meant no disrespect.对不起，我没有不敬之意。韦氏高阶〔disrespect〕It was said on the spur of the moment and I meant no disrespect to anybody.我一时冲口而出，无意冒犯任何人。朗文当代〔drive〕I'm meant to be on an economy drive at the moment, so I'm trying not to spend too much.现在我打算勤俭节约，所以正在尽量控制花销。剑桥高阶〔drop back〕They were meant to drop back and help the midfield, but neither man is cut out for defending.他俩该回撤协助中场, 但没一个是防守的料。外研社新世纪〔effect〕The border closure meant, in effect, that no trade took place between the countries.边境关闭实际上意味着两国间不再有贸易往来。牛津搭配〔everything〕Sarah and Robert meant everything to each other.萨拉与罗伯特在彼此眼里都是最重要的。麦克米伦高阶〔faith〕The woman who sold me the car claimed she had acted in good faith (=had not meant to deceive me) .那个卖车给我的女人声称她是诚心诚意的。朗文当代〔fall〕Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat.利兹本想当个笑话讲, 但没讲好。外研社新世纪〔fathom〕I still can't fathom out what she meant.我还是弄不清她的意思。朗文当代〔ferret〕The new program is meant to ferret out problem cops.这个新的计划旨在拔除问题警察。朗文当代〔finish〕They meant to finish her off, swiftly and without mercy.他们打算毫不留情地迅速结果了她。柯林斯高阶〔five〕I can't read your writing—is this meant to be a five? 我看不懂你的笔迹 — 这个是不是五字？牛津高阶〔flatly〕Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat.利兹本想开个玩笑，结果却没有达到效果。柯林斯高阶〔foot〕The name at the foot of that list always meant a lot to Shanks.那个名单的最后一个名字对尚克斯来说总是意味深重。外研社新世纪〔for what it's worth〕For what it's worth, I don't think your dad meant to insult you.我说的未必对，但我认为你爸爸不是有意要辱骂你。韦氏高阶〔frailty〕Increasing frailty meant that she was more and more confined to bed.日益衰弱意味着她愈来愈需要卧床。牛津高阶〔friendship〕Their quarrel meant the end of a beautiful friendship.他们的争吵意味着一段美好友情的结束。牛津搭配〔get〕I meant to call you, but somehow I never got around to it.我本想给你打电话，但不知为什么就没打成。麦克米伦高阶〔get〕I meant to do the ironing but I didn't get round to it.我本想熨衣服的，可就是抽不出时间。牛津高阶〔get〕You've got me all wrong, I never meant to hurt you.你误会了，我并非有意要伤害你。麦克米伦高阶〔give sth away〕The party was meant to be a surprise, but Sharon gave it away.办这个聚会本来是要给大家一个惊喜，可是沙伦泄漏了秘密。剑桥高阶〔graft〕The coming of the Norman meant a new graft upon the old English stock.诺曼人的到来意味着给英国本地种族加进了新血液。英汉大词典〔ground〕Jason vowed to stand his ground, even if it meant losing his job.贾森发誓哪怕是丢了工作也要坚守立场。朗文当代〔harm〕He wanted to apologise for the embarrassment he caused and said he meant no harm.他想为自己造成的尴尬道歉, 还说他没有恶意。外研社新世纪〔illusion〕I was under the illusion that she was meant to help me.我误以为她是来帮我的。外研社新世纪〔image〕The natural images in the poem are meant to be suggestive of realities beyond themselves.诗中描绘的自然景象意在让人联想到景象以外的现实。柯林斯高阶〔imagination〕It doesn't take much imagination to guess what she meant.不难猜出她的意思。牛津高阶〔in-your-face〕It's in-your-face feminism, and it's meant to shock.这是咄咄逼人的女权主义, 为的就是惊世骇俗。外研社新世纪〔induce〕The advertisement is meant to induce people to eat more fruit.这则广告意在劝诱人们多吃水果。韦氏高阶〔inheritance〕The large inheritance from his aunt meant that he could buy his own boat.从姑母那里继承的大笔遗产意味着他可以给自己买艘船了。剑桥高阶〔interpret〕Her comment was meant to be interpreted as sarcasm.她的评论注定会被理解为挖苦。韦氏高阶〔invisible〕The plane is meant to be invisible to radar.都说这飞机在雷达上监测不到。朗文当代〔ironic〕It's ironic that computers break down so often, since they're meant to save people time.电脑本是为人们节省时间的，但却屡出故障，真令人啼笑皆非。韦氏高阶〔joke〕She meant it as a joke, but many people took her seriously.她本想开个玩笑，很多人却当真了。韦氏高阶〔later〕Much later on, she realized what he had meant.过了好长时间，她才明白他的意思。牛津高阶〔look〕I didn't know what ‘loquacious' meant and had to look it up in a dictionary.我不知道loquacious 一词的意思，所以只好查一下词典。麦克米伦高阶〔lowbrow〕The movie's humor is clearly meant for a lowbrow audience.这部电影的幽默显然是为了迎合文化修养浅薄的观众。韦氏高阶〔luck〕The luck of the draw meant the young lad had to face one of America's best players.完全是运气使然，这位小伙子必须面对一位美国一流选手。柯林斯高阶〔meant for (someone)〕You were meant for me and I was meant for you.我们是天生的一对。韦氏高阶〔meant〕Barcelona are meant to be one of the top teams in the world.巴塞罗那注定是世界顶级球队之一。外研社新世纪〔meant〕He's meant to be an expert.他必定是个专家。外研社新世纪〔meant〕I can't say any more, it's meant to be a big secret.我不能再多说了, 这本是一个大秘密。外研社新世纪〔meant〕I'm meant to be on holiday.我原本打算去度假的。柯林斯高阶〔meant〕The peculiar thing about getting engaged is that you're meant to announce it to everyone.订婚的特别之处在于，你就应该让人人知道你订婚了。柯林斯高阶〔meant〕The seeds were not meant for human consumption.这些种子不适合人类食用。外研社新世纪〔meant〕The seeds were not meant for human consumption.这些种子并不是给人吃的。柯林斯高阶〔mean〕Don't be offended, she meant it as a compliment.不要生气，她说这话是在夸奖你。麦克米伦高阶〔mean〕Duncan and Makiko were meant for each other(= are very suitable as partners).邓肯和真纪子真是天生的一对。牛津高阶〔mean〕He meant this box for keeping nails in.他把这只盒子用来放钉子。英汉大词典〔mean〕His criticism is meant for all of us.他的批评是针对我们大家。韦氏高阶〔mean〕His father meant him to be an engineer.他父亲想让他当工程师。牛津高阶〔mean〕I meant to go running this morning, but I overslept.我今天早晨本打算去跑步，但是我睡过头了美国传统〔mean〕I don't think she's meant to be a teacher.我认为她不适合当老师。麦克米伦高阶〔mean〕I never meant you to find out.我根本没有打算要让你去搞清楚。朗文当代〔mean〕I wasn't criticizing you, I really meant it for the best (=wanted to be helpful, although my actions had the wrong effect) .我不是在批评你，我真的是出于好意。朗文当代〔mean〕It is meant for a joke.这是说着玩的。英汉大词典〔mean〕Of course the relationship meant something to me.当然这种关系对我还是挺重要的。朗文当代〔mean〕She meant her remarks to be funny.她想让自己的评论有点趣味。韦氏高阶〔mean〕She meant it for [as] a joke.她只是开了一个玩笑。文馨英汉〔mean〕She never meant anything of the sort.她决没有那种意思。21世纪英汉〔mean〕The chair was clearly meant for a child.这椅子显然是专为儿童设计的。牛津高阶〔mean〕The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him.对于他来说, 让她目睹了这件不体面的事件完全没关系。外研社新世纪〔mean〕The medal meant a lot to him.那枚奖章对他意义重大。朗文当代〔mean〕The opinions of the critics meant nothing to him. She meant so much to me.对他来说，批评家们的意见没有任何意义。她对我来说那么重要美国传统〔mean〕The play is meant to be really good.这部戏听说很好。朗文当代〔mean〕These books are not meant for primary school students.这些书不是为小学生编写的。麦克米伦高阶〔mean〕This restaurant is meant to be excellent.都说这家饭店很棒。牛津高阶〔mean〕We meant for her to come with us.我们想要她和我们一起来。韦氏高阶〔mean〕We meant her to come with us.我们想要她和我们一起来。韦氏高阶〔mean〕What is meant by ‘batch processing’? *batch processing 是什么意思？牛津高阶〔mean〕You are meant to rub the medicine on the affected area, not swallow it.你应该把药抹在受感染部位，而不是吞服。剑桥高阶〔mean〕You were meant to ask why I was disappointed with the idea.你该问问我对这种想法为什么感到失望。英汉大词典〔mean〕You're meant to(= you are supposed to)pay before you go in.你要先交钱才能进去。牛津高阶〔mind〕I meant to invite him, but it completely slipped my mind.我本打算邀请他，但把这事忘得干干净净。麦克米伦高阶〔move〕A drop in wages has meant that these families have moved down the economic scale.工资降低意味着这些家庭的经济水平下降了。朗文当代〔none〕She told me what it meant at great length but I'm afraid I'm none the wiser.她费尽口舌给我解释它的意思，可我恐怕还是不明白。牛津高阶〔not for one minute〕I'm not suggesting for one minute that she meant to cause any trouble.我绝非在暗示她是有意找麻烦。剑桥高阶〔nothing〕Because he had always had money it meant nothing to him.因为他一直不缺钱, 所以这对他来说不算什么。外研社新世纪〔notionally〕That meant that he, notionally at least, outranked them all.那意味着至少理论上他比他们级别都高。外研社新世纪〔notion〕She had no notion what he meant.她根本不明白他是什么意思。朗文当代〔now〕I see now what you meant.这下我明白你的意思了。英汉大词典〔obligate〕Ava felt obligated to help her mother, even if it meant leaving college.阿娃感到有义务帮助母亲，即使这样做意味着要离开大学也在所不惜。朗文当代〔occur〕It never occurred to me for a moment that you meant that.我一刻也没想到你会是这个意思。英汉大词典〔offence〕I'm sure he meant no offence when he said that.我相信他那么说并无冒犯的意思。牛津高阶〔once〕I couldn't once understand what he meant.我完全不能理解他的意思。英汉大词典〔palpable〕It was palpably clear what she really meant.她的本意是什么，那是一清二楚的。牛津高阶〔paradox〕It is a paradox that computers need maintenance so often, since they are meant to save people time.电脑是用来节省人们的时间的，但它们需要经常维护，这真是自相矛盾的事。韦氏高阶〔pianissimo〕The first section is meant to be sung pianissimo.第一节应该轻唱。韦氏高阶〔play at〕When Jack made that remark, he meant merely to play at her.杰克讲那句话，只是想嘲弄她。21世纪英汉〔practicality〕The practicalities of having two young children and working full time meant we had to employ a nanny.有两个年幼的孩子又要全职工作，这种实际情况意味着我们得雇个保姆。剑桥高阶〔precisely〕That's precisely what I meant.那恰恰是我的意思。牛津高阶〔prohibition〕The prohibition order meant that the book could not be sold in this country.这道禁令意味着该书不能在这个国家出售。牛津搭配〔proportionately〕The extra field cultivated meant a proportionate increase in work.额外开发土地意味着工作量相应增加。柯林斯高阶〔purposeful〕Her purposeful stare showed she meant business.从她坚定的眼神可知她是认真的。牛津同义词〔quite〕That wasn't quite what I meant.我其实不是这个意思。柯林斯高阶〔radiate〕Stoves are meant to radiate heat.炉子就是要发热的。外研社新世纪〔rap to〕They rapped to what I meant immediately.他们立即明白了我的意图。21世纪英汉〔rate〕The cold weather meant a slower growing rate for many crops.寒冷的天气意味着许多农作物的生长速度会降低。韦氏高阶〔reason〕I will not reason what is meant by it.我不想讨论这是什么意思。英汉大词典〔redress〕Affirmative action was meant to redress the balance (=make the situation fair) for minorities.反歧视行动是为了让少数族群得到公平的待遇。朗文当代〔reflexive〕I hadn't meant to answer her, it was simply reflexive.我本来不想回答她，但却本能地答了。剑桥高阶〔repair〕The damage meant a nine-month repair job.这一损坏意味着需要进行 9 个月的整修。牛津搭配〔reverse〕I didn't mean to insult her – quite the reverse (=in fact, I meant to praise her).我没有想侮辱她 — 事实上我是想称赞她。朗文当代〔rightly〕I didn't rightly know what he meant.我不确定他是什么意思。外研社新世纪〔rise〕Her rapid rise to fame/power/popularity, etc. meant that she made many enemies.她一夜之间成名／大权在握／走红意味着她树了很多敌人。剑桥高阶〔separation〕Moving away meant separation from his family.搬走就意味着与他的家人分离。韦氏高阶〔seriously〕The phrase was not meant to be taken seriously.此话不必当真。柯林斯高阶〔showpiece〕The project was meant to be a showpiece of European cooperation.这个项目应该成为欧洲合作的典范。外研社新世纪〔slip〕I meant to buy some milk, but it completely slipped my mind.我原本想买些牛奶，可是忘得一干二净。朗文当代〔slot〕The legs of the chair are meant to slot into the holes at the back.椅子腿应该要插到后面的孔里。剑桥高阶〔snuff out〕A bullet meant for Riley snuffs out a passing gangster.一枚原本射向赖利的子弹意外击毙了一个路过的暴徒。柯林斯高阶〔stem〕The measures are meant to stem the tide of illegal immigration.这些措施旨在遏制非法移民潮。朗文当代〔strength〕Staff cuts have meant that we haven't been working at full strength for a year.裁员意味着我们已经在人手不足的情况下工作了一年了。剑桥高阶〔those〕Oh, those books! I meant to put them away before this afternoon.哦，那些书！我本来要在下午之前收起来的。柯林斯高阶〔time〕The snow meant people had a hard time getting to work.这场雪意味着人们上班的路很难走。外研社新世纪〔titillate〕The pictures were not meant to titillate audiences.图片本意不是为了挑逗观众。柯林斯高阶〔tumble〕All at once I tumbled to what he meant.我突然明白了他的意思。21世纪英汉〔twist〕You're twisting my words. You know that's not what I meant.你在歪曲我说的话，你知道我不是那个意思。麦克米伦高阶〔unluckily〕Some people unluckily achieve suicide when they only meant to attempt it.有些人本来只想尝试一下自杀, 结果弄巧成拙不幸身亡。外研社新世纪〔virulence〕The virulence of the plague had meant that it was not possible for him to travel home immediately.这场瘟疫的致命性意味着他不可能立即回家。外研社新世纪〔way〕I said that she was quirky, but I meant it in a good/positive way.我说她有点怪，但我并无恶意。韦氏高阶〔way〕The talks are meant to clear the way for formal negotiations on a new constitution.会谈旨在为新宪法的正式商讨扫清道路。柯林斯高阶〔way〕The talks are meant to clear the way for formal negotiations on a new constitution.这些会谈旨在为新宪法的正式商定扫清障碍。外研社新世纪〔weak〕The weak dollar meant American goods were cheap for foreigners.美元疲软意味着美国产品对外国人来说相对便宜。外研社新世纪〔wrap〕The bids were submitted in May and were meant to have been kept under wraps until October.标书5月份递交，本欲10月份才予以公布。柯林斯高阶A lack of incinerators has meant that many of the 22 000 cattle that have died from the disease have been buried.焚化炉的短缺意味着22 000头因这种疾病而死的牲畜中有许多是被掩埋掉的。剑桥国际An ankle injury meant she missed the opportunity to run in the qualifying heat.脚腕受伤意味着她失去了参加跑步预选赛的机会。剑桥国际At first I thought that his remark meant that he was angry, but now I don't think that it had any significance (= special meaning).最初我以为他的说法表明他生气了，但现在我不认为那有任何特殊意义。剑桥国际Automation using programmable machine tools meant the loss of many factory jobs.采用程控机床来进行自动化意味着许多工厂的工人失业。牛津商务Half the time when she's meant to be studying she's staring out of the window.她本该学习的时间多半是在向窗外凝视。剑桥国际His corporeal needs were few--food and physical comforts meant nothing to him.他的物质需求很低----食物和物质享受对他来说不算什么。剑桥国际His speech was full of inanities that were meant to be funny.他的讲话充满试图逗趣却毫无意义的东西。剑桥国际I meant to go away quietly, but your kindness made the parting doubly hard. 我本想悄悄离去，可你的善意却使分别更加难了。译典通I asked her what she meant and she told me that I would find out soon enough.我问她是什么意思，她说我很快就会明白的。剑桥国际I could see by the gun in his hand that the robber meant business. 从他手里的枪我知道这个抢劫者不是在开玩笑。译典通I realized what he meant. 我明白他的意思了。译典通It was a long time before she tumbled to what I meant. 她用了很长时间才明白了我的意思。译典通It wasn't a valuable picture but it meant a lot to me.那幅画价值不高，但对我却意义非凡。剑桥国际It's a bit of trick photography -- she's meant to look like she's walking on water.这摄影用了点特技----她是要被看上去好象正行走在水上。剑桥国际Our anticipation of our competitors meant greater sales for our book. 我们比竞争对手抢先一步，这意味著我们书的销售量会更多。译典通She hadn't really meant to lie, but their piercing questions had forced her to.她并不是故意撒谎，他们尖锐的问题逼迫她这样做。剑桥国际Suddenly twigging what I meant, he ran to the phone. 突然懂得我的意思, 他跑去打电话。剑桥国际The Nile's regular flooding meant that the surrounding land was very fertile.尼罗河的规律性泛滥使其周围地区土地变得肥沃。剑桥国际The colours used in the painting are meant to subconsciously remind you of the Miro painting nearby (= make you think of the painting without being aware that you are doing so).画中的色彩是为了使你下意识地想起旁边米罗的作品。剑桥国际The committee emphasised that its report was only meant as a starting point for discussion.委员会强调其报告只是讨论的开始。剑桥国际The degree of punishment is meant to be proportional to the seriousness of the crime.刑罚的程度应当是与犯罪的严重性成比例的。剑桥国际The gift was meant as an inducement to silence.这件礼物是为了诱使对方保持沉默。剑桥国际The pending releases of the prisoners are meant to create a climate for negotiation.即将释放罪犯的意图是要创造一个谈判的氛围。剑桥国际The rules were simple-speeds above 120mph meant jail, below 120 meant a large cash fine.规则很简单： 时速超过120英里就要进监狱，120以下则意味着一大笔现金罚款。剑桥国际The sexual act itself meant little to her.性行为本身对她来说没有什么。剑桥国际The snowstorm meant that all planes were grounded (= prevented from flying).这场暴风雪意味着所有的飞机被迫停飞。剑桥国际The urgent need for housing has meant that jerry-built apartments have sprung up all over the city.对住房的急需已经意味着偷工减料建成的公寓大楼已在全城雨后春笋般地出现。剑桥国际The white of the bride's dress is meant to symbolize virginity.新娘服装的白色象征着处女贞洁。剑桥国际We were meant to be following Anna's car, but she shot ahead at the traffic lights and we lost her.我们想跟着安娜的车，但她飞快地驶过交通灯，我们未能赶上她。剑桥国际What I said was meant as a joke.我刚才说的话只是作为开玩笑的。剑桥国际 |
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