meant

mean[ ment ]

• n.an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

  同义词：mean value

• v.
  • mean or intend to express or convey

    "You never understand what I mean!"

    同义词：intend

  • have as a logical consequence

    "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

    同义词：entailimply

  • denote or connote

    "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

    同义词：intendsignifystand for

  • have in mind as a purpose

    "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"

    同义词：intendthink

  • have a specified degree of importance

    "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"

  • intend to refer to

    "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

    同义词：think ofhave in mind

  • destine or designate for a certain purpose

    "These flowers were meant for you"

• adj.
  • approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

    "the mean annual rainfall"

    同义词：average

  • characterized by malice

    "in a mean mood"

    同义词：hateful

  • having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

    "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"

    同义词：basemeanspirited

  • excellent

    "famous for a mean backhand"

  • marked by poverty befitting a beggar

    "a mean hut"

    同义词：beggarly

  • (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

    "a mean person"

    同义词：mingymiserlytight

  • (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

    同义词：beggarly

  • of no value or worth

    同义词：bastardly