means
noun
miːnz
noun
1
METHOD
方法
a
way
of
doing
or
achieving
something
手段; 方法; 工具
C
2
MONEY
钱
the
money
or
income
that
you
have
钱; 收入
plural 复数
have
the
means
to
do
sth
I
don’t
have
the
means
to
support
a
family.
我没有钱养家。
Paying
for
your
children
to
go
to
a
private
school
is
beyond
the
means
of
most
people
(=too
expensive
for
most
people)
.
出钱送孩子上私立学校是大多数人无力承担的。
Try
to
live
within
your
means
(=only
spending
what
you
can
afford)
.
过日子要尽可能量入为出。
His
father
was
a
man
of
means
(=a
rich
man)
.
他的父亲很有钱。
3
by all means!
used
to
mean
‘of
course’
when
politely
allowing
someone
to
do
something
or
agreeing
with
a
suggestion
[口] 当然可以！
spoken
‘Can
I
bring
Alan?’
‘By
all
means!’
“我能带艾伦来吗？”“当然可以！”
4
by no means/not by any means
not
at
all
决不，一点都不
It
is
by
no
means
certain
that
the
game
will
take
place.
比赛是否会举行完全不能肯定。
She’s
not
a
bad
kid,
by
any
means.
她不是个坏孩子，绝对不是。
5
by means of sth
using
a
particular
method
or
system
[正式] 借助某事物，以…方法
formal
The
blocks
are
raised
by
means
of
pulleys.
那些大块物件是借助滑轮吊起来的。
6
a means to an end
something
that
you
do
only
to
achieve
a
result,
not
because
you
want
to
do
it
or
because
it
is
important
达到目的的手段
For
Geoff,
the
job
was
simply
a
means
to
an
end.
对杰夫来说，那份工作仅仅是达到目的的手段而已。
7
the means of production
the
material,
tools,
and
equipment
that
are
used
in
the
production
of
goods
生产资料