1. 方法，工具，手段，途径，措施
2. 收入，财产，资力，财富，钱财
3. 方式
4. 交通工具

1. [S]方法,手段 a method or way (of doing sth)
2. [P]收入,财富 money, income

1. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved;

   "a means of control"
   "an example is the best agency of instruction"
   "the true way to success"
   

2. an instrumentality for accomplishing some end

3. considerable capital (wealth or income);

   "he is a man of means"
   

1.方法;手段;工具(means 用于此意时单复数同形)
Ameans of doing something is a method, instrument, or process which can be used to do it.means is both the singular and the plural form for this use.

e.g. The move is ameans to fight crime...
采取这项举措是为了打击犯罪。
e.g. The army had perfected the use of terror as ameans of controlling the population...
军队已经深谙利用恐怖手段控制民众之道。

2.收入;财富;金钱
You can refer to the money that someone has as theirmeans .

e.g. ...a person ofmeans...
富人
e.g. He did not have themeans to compensate her.
他没有钱来补偿她。

3.超出财力；入不敷出/在财力之内；量入为出
If someone is livingbeyond theirmeans, they are spending more money than they can afford. If someone is livingwithin theirmeans, they are not spending more money than they can afford.

e.g. The more gifts she received, the more she craved, until he was living beyond hismeans...
得到的礼物越多，她的胃口就越大，直到他捉襟见肘为止。
e.g. It is far better to pay off old debts steadily by living within yourmeans.
量入为出地一步步偿还旧债，这个方法要好得多。

4.用;以;通过
If you do somethingby means of a particular method, instrument, or process, you do it using that method, instrument, or process.

e.g. This is a two year course taught bymeans of lectures and seminars...
本课程为期两年，授课形式为讲座与研讨。
e.g. The trailer was connected to the car bymeans of a complicated system of hoses, pipes and rods.
活动房屋通过一系列复杂的软管、管道和连杆与汽车相连。

5.当然可以;完全可以
You can say 'by all means' to tell someone that you are very willing to allow them to do something.

means的近义词

e.g. 'Can I come and have a look at your house?' — 'Yes by allmeans'.
“我可以过来看看你的房子吗？”“当然可以。”

6.决不;丝毫不;一点儿也不
You use expressions such as 'by no means', 'not by any means', and 'by no manner of means' to emphasize that something is not true.

e.g. This is by nomeans out of the ordinary...
这丝毫不足为奇。
e.g. They were not finished, however, not by anymeans.
不过，他们并没有结束,绝对没有。

7.达到目的的手段
If you say that something isa means to an end, you mean that it helps you to achieve what you want, although it may not be enjoyable or important itself.

e.g. We seem to have lost sight of the fact that marketing is only ameans to an end.
我们似乎忽略了这样一个事实：营销只是达到目的的手段。

1. means是什么意思

1. 工具：这个尊严不允许其它人奴役我们或迫使我们做出非自由意愿的行为**康德用一项道德原则来阐述这个观念:人必须永远被视为一种目的(end),而不只是一个工具(means)**将一个人仅只视为工具,

1. Scientists are working to devise a means of storing this type of power.
   科学家们正在为发明一种能储存这种动力的方法而工作。
2. The quickest means of travel is by plane.
   最快的交通工具是飞机。
3. All possible means have been tried.
   一切办法都试过了。
4. Does the end always justify the means?
   只要目的正确,是否就可以不择手段?
5. His means permit him to live comfortably.
   他的财富使他能过上舒适的生活。
6. He lives above his means.
   他过着超过自己收入的阔气生活。

a means to an end

用以达到目的的方法thing or action not important in itself but as a way of achieving sth

by all means

一定,务必must

by means of

用,依靠using sth; with the help of sth

by no means

绝不,一点也不not at all

by some means or other

用某种方法by a certain way

生活费用

A：Thatmeans (we don’t have any/ there aren’t any/ we need) any receipts for $225.
这就是说（我们没有/这儿没有/我们需要）225美元的收据。

means的意思

B：Right.
对。

Bikes-(自行车)

means在线翻译

B：Hey, Jim. I didn’t know you biked to work.
嘿，吉姆。我可不知道你骑自行车上班。

means什么意思

A：Yeah, it helps keep me fit and helps the environment, too.
是这样。他可以帮助我保持体形，同时也有利于环境。

means在线翻译

B：One less car on the roadmeans less pollution.
马路上车少也意味着污染更少。

A：Right. Since my work is near a park, it’s a really nice ride, too.
是呀。我上班的地方挨着公园，骑车是件很惬意的事情。

means的反义词

B：How far is it?
有多远。

A：Oh, about 10 miles. It takes me about an hour.
哦，大概10英里。花大概1个小时。

B：That doesn’t sound too bad. I wish I could do it, but I work in the city. So I take the train.
那还不至于太糟糕。我希望我也可以这样，可是我在市区上班，所以坐火车去。

means什么意思

A：You’re doing your part for the environment by using public transportation, too.
使用公交车也算是为环境尽了一点你自己的力量。

B：True. Well, see you tomorrow.
这倒是。好了，明天见。

A：See you.
再见。

在银行

means的翻译

A：I would like to open an account.
我要开立一个账户。

B：A deposit account or a current account?
没有支票的存款帐户还是有支票的活期存款帐户？

A：Er, I am not sure. You see, I have monthly remittances sent to me from China and I would like to have the money paid into an account.
哦，我也拿不定主意。你知道，中国每个月有汇款寄给我，我要把它存入帐户。

B：Then you’d better open a current account. The bank will give you a cheque book and you can take money out when you like.
那么你还是开立一个有支票的活期存款账户为好。银行将给你一本支票薄，你随时可以取出存款。

A：Fine. What do I have to do?
好的，我该办些什么手续呢？

means

B：Just fill in this form. Do you have anymeans of identification on you?
只要填一下这张表格。你是否带有身份证明文件？

A：Will my passport do?
我的护照可以吗？

B：Sure.
当然可以。

1. means在作“方法,手段”解时是单数名词,可用不定冠词a修饰,当其用作主语时,谓语动词可用单数形式,也可用复数形式,而在表示“钱财”时,其谓语动词则要用复数形式。

means, resources, riches, wealth

resources既可指自然资源方面的富有,也可指在精神财富方面的富有; means和riches多指物质方面的富有,前者尤指货币和不动产,后者尤指财富; 不管是物质的或非物质的东西,只要是有价值的、可以累积的都可用wealth表示。

manner，method，way，mode，fashion，means，approach

这些名词均含“方法、方式”之意。

manner多指行动的特殊方式或独特的方法。

method指有系统、有条理地办事或解决问题的方法。

way普通用词，可指一般的方法，有时也指个人的方法或方式，也可指特殊的方式或方法。

mode书面用词，常指因个人爱好或传统习俗等因素而遵循的方法。

fashion着重独特的程序或方式，尤指个人的偏爱或习惯。

means指为达到某种目的或目标而采用的方法、手段或途径。

approach指从事某事的特别方法、途径。

• ☆ 14世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的medianus，意为方法，手段。