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means

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means /miːnz/ ●●○ S3 W2 noun (plural means)  
1 method 方法 [countableC]WAY/METHOD a way of doing or achieving something 手段;方法;工具
means of
 For most people, the car is still their main means of transport.
对大多数人来说汽车仍是他们主要的交通工具。
 The only means of communication was sign language.
唯一的交流方法是手语。
 The window was our only means of escape.
跳窗是我们唯一的逃生方法。
 Do you have any means of identification?
你有什么身份证明文件吗?
 art as a means of expression
作为一种表达方式的艺术
 Homework should not be used as a means of controlling children.
家庭作业不应该作为约束儿童的手段。
 I had no means of telling him I would be late.
我没有办法告诉他我会迟到。
 Brian was prepared to use any means to get what he wanted.
布赖恩准备不择手段地得到他想要的。
 They had entered the country by unlawful means.
他们通过非法途径进入了这个国家。
 the means by which performance is assessed
评估表现的手段
see thesaurus at method
2 money [plural]BEWMONEY the money or income that you have 钱;收入
have the means to do something
 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).
他父亲很有钱。
3 by all means! spokenLET/ALLOW used to mean ‘of course’ when politely allowing someone to do something or agreeing with a suggestion 当然可以!
 ‘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 UNCERTAINnot 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确定。
 She’s not a bad kid, by any means.
她不是个坏孩子,绝对不是。
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5 by means of something WAY/METHOD formal using a particular method or system 借助某事物,以某种方法
 The blocks are raised by means of pulleys.
那些大块物件是用滑轮吊起来的。
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6 a means to an end RESULTsomething 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。
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7. the means of production TIPEthe material, tools, and equipment that are used in the production of goods 生产资料
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ways and means at way1(1)
nCOLLOCATIONS
adjectives
an effective/efficient means
Speed bumps are an effective means of stopping cars from going too fast.
a useful means
Local radio is a useful means of advertising.
the only means
Then, horses and carts were the only means of transport available.
the best means
Is this really the best means of achieving our goal?
an important means
Surveys are an important means of gathering information.
lawful/legal means
Their protests will continue, but only by legal means.
unlawful/illegal means
He was accused of attempting to overthrow the government using unlawful means.
unfair means
Anyone trying to use unfair means in an examination will be reported to the University.
phrases
a means of transport British EnglishBrE, a means of transportation American EnglishAmE (=a way of travelling, for example using a car, bus, bicycle etc)
The tram is an efficient means of transport.
a means of communication (=a way of talking to someone, for example by phone, writing etc)
Newspapers are still an important means of communication.
a means of expression (=a way of expressing your feelings or opinions)
Music and art are important means of expression.
a means of identification (=an official document that shows who you are)
Do you have any means of identification?
the means of production (=factories and equipment used for producing goods – used especially in Marxism)
the class of people which owns the means of production
the end justifies the means (=the result you achieve is more important than the way you do it)
It’s too bad if people get hurt - the end justifies the means.
a means to an end (=something you do only to achieve a result, not because you want to do it or because it is important)
Many of the students saw the course as a means to an end: a way of getting a good job.
(whether) by fair means or foul (=using unfair methods if necessary)
They were determined to achieve victory, by fair means or foul.
verbs
have no/any/some means of doing something
There was no path, and they had no means of knowing where they were.
use any/every means to do something (=use any method or many methods)
He will use any means to get what he wants.
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From Longman Business Dictionary
meansmeans /miːnz/ noun [plural]
the money and resources that a person or organization has available
means to do something
Large corporations have the means to pay large fines without suffering hardship.
The group has limited means.
young families and people of modest means
Improving the lot of the poor was beyond the city’s financial means.
independent means
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