meanings

英 [ˈmiːnɪŋz]

美 [ˈminɪŋz]

n.  (声音、文字、信号等传递的)意义，意思; (想要表达的)意义; 真正重要性; 价值
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柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 意思;意义;含义
  Themeaningof a word, expression, or gesture is the thing or idea that it refers to or represents and which can be explained using other words.
  1. I hadn't a clue to the meaning of 'activism'...
     我根本不明白 activism 的意思。
  2. I became more aware of the symbols and their meanings.
     我进一步理解了这些符号及其意义。
• N-VAR (言语、书、电影等的)含义，主旨，意图
  Themeaningof what someone says or of something such as a book or film is the thoughts or ideas that are intended to be expressed by it.
  1. Unsure of the meaning of this remark, Ryle chose to remain silent...
     由于不确定这句话究竟是什么意思，赖尔选择了保持沉默。
  2. Her book is not without autobiographical meaning.
     她的书不无为自己作传的意图。
• N-UNCOUNT (活动、行为等的)意义，价值
  If an activity or action hasmeaning, it has a purpose and is worthwhile.
  1. Art has real meaning when it helps people to understand themselves.
     当艺术有助于人们了解自身的时候才有真正的意义。
  2. ...a challenge that gives meaning to life.
     使生活变得有意义的挑战
• PHRASE (由于缺乏经历、资质等)不理解这个词的含义，不知道什么叫…
  If you mention something and say that someonedoesn't know the meaning of the word, you are emphasizing that they have never experienced the thing mentioned or do not have the quality mentioned.
  1. Don't mention failure when Kevin is around. He doesn't know the meaning of the word.
     凯文在的时候不要提“失败”这个词。他不知道什么叫“失败”。

双语例句

• Specific geographical culture endows the word with specific meanings.
  特定的地理文化赋予了语词特定的意义。
• This dictionary gives the meanings of words and also illustrates the constructions they can be used in.
  这本词典提供词义解释，并举例说明遣词造句的方法。
• The word account appears four times, and has three different meanings.
  在这句话中，account这个词出现了四次，包含了三种不同的含义。
• Just as one gesture can have many different meanings, so many different gestures can have the same meaning.
  正如一个手势可能有许多不同的意义，许多不同的手势也可能有相同的意义。
• The two meanings conflated.
  这两个意思混在一起了。
• The English Loanwords borrowed through Cantonese exert significant influence on the meanings and forms of mandarin.
  粤语源英语外来词的特点对普通话中的新词语在内容和形式上都产生了重要的影响。
• The meanings expressed by literary language can be divided into the surface meaning and the deep meaning.
  文学语言所表达的意义可以分为表层意义和深层意义。
• You may think it is simply enough to know some grammar or the meanings of words.
  你有可能认为知道一些语法和词汇的意思就足够了。
• Pictures of road signs are matched with their Highway Code meanings.
  道路标志图是同公用通道法规一致的。
• Can you match the words with their meanings?
  你能把这些单词和它们的意思配对吗？