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🔑meansmeans /minz / noun (plural means)- [countable] a method of doing something方式；方法；途径◆buses, cars, and other means of transportation公共汽车、轿车以及其他交通工具◆Is there any means of contacting your husband?有什么办法联系你的丈夫吗？
- [plural] (formal) (
business商业) money or wealth财富；金钱◆a family of modest means中等收入的家庭
 ●a means to an endan action or thing that is not important in itself but is a way of achieving something else达到目的的手段（行为或事物本身不重要）◆I don't like my job very much, but it's a means to an end.我不大喜欢我的工作，但它是达到目的的一种手段。●by all meansused to say that you are happy for someone to have or do something（表示欣然同意）当然可以，没问题◆“Can I borrow your newspaper?” “By all means.”“我能借阅你的报纸吗？”“当然可以。”●by means ofby using通过；凭借◆We got out of the hotel by means of the fire escape.我们经太平梯从旅馆逃了出来。●by no means; not by any means (formal) (used for emphasis) not at all（表示强调）一点不，决不◆I'm by no means sure that this is the right thing to do.我一点儿都不肯定这样做是对的。 |