1.动词
表示…的意思;作…解释
What does 'evidence' mean? evidence 是什么意思？
The red signal means you can shoot. 红色信号表示可以射击。
意指;表示;意思是说
Do you mean me? 你指的是我吗？
Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story. 让我用一个古老的故事来说明我的意思吧。
(某事)对(某人)很重要，要紧
The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meantnothing to him. 虽然她目睹了这可耻的一幕，但是这对他来说无关紧要。
It would mean a lot to them to win. 获胜对他们来说非常重要。
表明…存在;表示…属实
Just because he has a beard doesn't necessarily mean he's ahippy. 不能因为他蓄须就说他是嬉皮士。
导致;产生…的结果
Trade and product discounts can also mean big savings.商品促销与产品折扣同样意味着可能会省下一大笔钱。
The change will mean that the country no longer has fulldiplomatic relations with other states. 这个变化将意味着该国断绝与其他国家的正式外交关系。
涉及;包含
Managing well means communicating well. 良好的管理需要有效的沟通。
对…当真;对…严肃认真
He says you're fired if you're not back at work on Friday.And I think he meant it. 他说，如果你星期五还不回去上班的话就解雇你。我想他是当真的。
He could see I meant what I said. 他看得出我并非只是说说而已。
有意;故意
I didn't mean to hurt you. 我无意伤害你。
Did you mean to leave your dog here? 你是不是故意把你的狗丢在这里呢？
计划;打算;准备
You know very well what I meant to say. 你非常清楚我想说什么。
I mean to look after my body. 我得多注意身体。
注定（或肯定）要…
John was constantly reassuring me that we were meant to betogether. 约翰不断安慰我说，我们注定要在一起。
理解…的滋味;了解…的影响
I know what it means to lose a child under such tragic circumstances.我明白在这种悲惨的情况下失去孩子的滋味。
2.形容词
吝啬的;小气的
Don't be mean with fabric, otherwise curtains will end uplooking skimpy. 别这么吝啬布料，不然做出来的窗帘会显得特寒酸。
不友好的;刻薄的
The little girls had locked themselves in upstairs becauseMack had been mean to them. 小姑娘们把自己锁在楼上，因为麦克对她们很刻薄。
I'd feel mean saying no. 拒绝的话我说不出口。
简陋的，破旧的
He was raised on the mean streets of the central marketdistrict of Panama City. 他从小在巴拿马城中心闹市区的穷街陋巷里长大。
在行的;熟练的;拿手的
He cooks a mean salmon. 他烧鲑鱼的水平一流。
Marge played a mean game of tennis. 玛吉打得一手好网球。
