核心词义
v. 意思是；意指
adj. 吝啬的
速记技巧
词源记忆法
来自古英语maenan，意思是，打算，继而来自*men，思考，思想，词源同mind,mania.
采编自网络
vt.想要（等于“want”） ，意思是
adj.低劣的，吝啬的
I didn`t mean to be rude to you.我没想过对你无礼=I didn`t want to be rude to you
I mean it！我是认真的！
You are pretty mean!你真小气！（这个意思完型填空常考）
变形：过去式meant 过去分词meant
固定搭配：
①mean to do sth.=want to do sth.想要做某事
I mean to clean the class room.
②be meant to do sth.理应做某事
You are meant to do it!你理应做那件事！
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知识扩展
常用短语
in the mean当其时；同时；在此期间
mean time n.平均时间（平均太阳时）
mean square均方；均方差；均方值
in the mean time同时
词组搭配
I mean
used to clarify or correct a statement or to introduce a justification or explanation我想，我说，我的意思是（用于澄清或纠正，或用于提出理由、解释）I mean,it's not as if I owned property.我想说，我真的没有财产。mean business
be in earnest认真，热心mean to say[usu.in questions]really admit or intend to say意思是说；想说do you mean to say you've uncovered something new?.你是不是想说你有新的发现？。mean well
have good intentions,but not always the ability to carry them out用意是好的，初衷是好的mean streets
used in reference to a socially deprived area of a city,or one which is noted for violence and crime贫民街区；治安混乱的城区the mean streets of the South Bronx.南布朗克斯的贫民街区。no mean—denoting something very good of its kind很好的，很棒的it was no mean feat.这是一大成就。mean business【非正式用语】To be in earnest.急切，迫切by all means
Without fail；certainly.当然；当然可以by any means
In any way possible；in any case用尽各种可能的办法；无论如何not by any means an easy opponent.无论如何也不是一个容易的对手by means of
With the use of；owing to使用；由于They succeeded by means of patience and sacrifice.他们靠耐心和牺牲而取得了成功by no means
In no sense；certainly not并没有；绝不This remark by no means should be taken lightly.这次讲话绝不能等闲视之展开全部
词语辨析
以下这两个动词均有"想要，打算"的意思
intend：较正式用词，但常用，指对未来的行动做出打算，并力争实现。
mean：口语多用，指怀有作某事的想法或希望得到某物，特别用于效果不好而动机良好的场合。
精选例句
高考 四级 六级 考研
1、 A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train.
在我第一次参加马拉松的一个月前，我的一个脚踝受伤了，这意味着我要两周不能跑步，只剩下两周的训练时间。
来源:2024年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
2、 Also I'm not going to ask you what words mean.
我也不会问你单词是什么意思。
来源:2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
1、 9For organizations that have struggled to keep the lights on due to the pandemic,this might mean thinking of non-financial ways to reward employees,like unpaid time off or flexible work schedules.
对于那些因疫情而难以维持供电的企业来说，这可能意味着考虑非经济方式来奖励员工，比如无薪休假或灵活的工作时间安排。
来源:2022年9月四级第1套[阅读选择题]
1、 If children who play the piano are smarter, he says, it doesn’t necessarily mean they are smarter because they play the piano.
他说，如果弹钢琴的孩子更聪明，那并不一定意味着他们因为弹钢琴而更聪明。
来源:2024年12月六级第2套题句子搭配题
1、 Changes in the light, the limitations of your painting materials, and the lack of experience and technique mean that what you start out trying to achieve may not come to life the way that you expected.
光线的变化，绘画材料的限制，以及经验和技术的缺乏意味着你开始尝试实现的东西可能不会以你期望的方式实现。
来源:2022年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（二）试题翻译题