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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ATTENTION〕I pointed out that changing the date would mean rescheduling the press conference. 我指出，改日期就意味着要重新安排新闻发布会。朗文写作活用〔DIFFICULT〕The new job means more hours at work, which makes it harder for me to see my kids. 这份新工作对我来讲意味着工作时间更长，使我更不容易看到自己的孩子了。朗文写作活用〔ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH〕These days more and more people can afford to fly, which means the airways become increasingly crowded. 如今付得起钱乘飞机的人越来越多，这就意味着空中航线越来越拥挤。朗文写作活用〔LISTEN〕Satellite technology means that enemy airwaves can be monitored more closely than ever before. 卫星技术意味着可以比任何时候都更严密地监听敌国的广播。朗文写作活用〔MAIN〕Teaching history means above all knowing how to tell a story. 教历史意味着首先得知道怎么讲故事。朗文写作活用〔MEANING〕Just the fact that he's written to you implies he likes you. 他给你写了信，这就意味着他喜欢你。朗文写作活用〔MEANING〕That's what it boils down to then: he's not prepared to help us. 那么这实质上就意味着：他不打算帮我们的忙。朗文写作活用〔NORMAL/ORDINARY〕Snow this early in the season could mean we'll have an abnormally cold winter. 这么早下雪意味着今年冬天会异常寒冷。朗文写作活用〔PRISON〕The court's decision suggests that it is OK to throw pregnant women in jail just because they are addicted. 法院判决意味着仅仅因为其有毒瘾就把孕妇投入监狱没错。朗文写作活用〔SHOW〕His new responsibilities at work mean Leroy will rarely see his children. 勒罗伊的新职务意味着他难得能见到自己的孩子了。朗文写作活用〔SUCCEED/SUCCESSFUL〕The IT explosion means that telecommunications companies are thriving. 信息技术爆炸意味着通信公司蓬勃发展。朗文写作活用〔TELEVISION/RADIO〕The hours spent in front of the tube mean that children aren't participating in other forms of entertainment. 在电视机前花掉许多时间意味着孩子们没有参加其他的娱乐活动。朗文写作活用〔among〕The changes will mean 7,000 job losses among railway workers.这些变革意味着铁路工人中间将有 7000 人失业。朗文当代〔because〕Just because something has always been done a certain way does not make it right.仅仅因为老是以某种方式做事并不意味着这么做就是对的。柯林斯高阶〔brick〕The firefighters risked getting bricked when they answer calls.消防队员接到火灾警报, 就意味着要去冒被砖头砸的危险。外研社新世纪〔case〕Shoppers tend to think that high prices mean high quality. Electrical goods are a case in point.购物者通常认为高价意味着高质量，电器就是一个很好的例子。麦克米伦高阶〔concomitant〕Any increase in students means a concomitant increase in money for the university.学生的增加意味着大学经费也要随之增加。剑桥高阶〔connote〕Smoke connotes fire.烟意味着有火。英汉大词典〔cost〕Dumping means selling below cost to drive competition out of business.倾销意味着通过以低于成本的价格销售产品来挤垮竞争对手。外研社新世纪〔cosy〕He has some cosy arrangement/deal with his supplier, which means he's able to sell his goods more cheaply.他跟供应商有某种暗中约定／交易，这意味着他能以更低的价格出售商品。剑桥高阶〔cue〕That was the cue for several months of intense bargaining.那意味着几个月的激烈谈判开始了。外研社新世纪〔default〕Any default on your mortgage payments may mean you will lose your house.不按时偿还抵押贷款就意味着可能会失去房子。剑桥高阶〔demise〕Losing this game will mean/spell the team's demise.输掉了这场比赛将意味着这个队的出局。韦氏高阶〔disciplined〕For me it meant being very disciplined about how I run my life.对我来说这意味着在生活上要作息有常。外研社新世纪〔dole〕The factory closure will mean another few hundred people drawing the dole.工厂倒闭意味着又有几百人要领取失业救济。牛津搭配〔emancipated〕Is a woman any less emancipated because she chooses to wear make-up?女人选择化妆打扮是不是就意味着她多少还受到束缚呢？外研社新世纪〔end〕A loss in the primary elections will mean the end of the road for his campaign.在初选中败北将意味着他竞选道路的终结。韦氏高阶〔enfeebled〕This would mean that an extra burden would be put on our already enfeebled economy.这意味着将给我们已然衰退的经济增加额外的负担。外研社新世纪〔error〕A simple clerical error meant that your order was posted to the wrong address.一个小小的笔误就意味着你的订单被发送到了错误的地址。麦克米伦高阶〔exorbitant〕It meant borrowing money at an exorbitant rate of interest.这意味着借款的利率高得惊人。麦克米伦高阶〔flag〕Bristol kept the flag flying for English rugby with this win.布里斯托尔队的这一场胜利意味着英格兰橄榄球在这次比赛中还会继续走下去。朗文当代〔forfeiture〕Refusal to sign meant forfeiture of property and exile.拒绝签字意味着财产要被没收，还要流亡国外。朗文当代〔frailty〕Increasing frailty meant that she was more and more confined to bed.日益衰弱意味着她愈来愈需要卧床。牛津高阶〔friendship〕Their quarrel meant the end of a beautiful friendship.他们的争吵意味着一段美好友情的结束。牛津搭配〔imagine〕Just imagine what such a change would mean! 想象一下，这样的变化意味着什么！韦氏高阶〔imply〕A 'frontier-free' Europe implies a greatly increased market for all economic operators.“无国界的”欧洲对所有经营者来说都意味着一个大大扩展了的市场。柯林斯高阶〔imply〕The presence of stairs in the ruins implies an upper floor.废墟中楼梯的存在意味着上面曾有一层楼。麦克米伦高阶〔imply〕This does not necessarily imply that children achieve better results in private schools.这未必意味着孩子们上私立学校就会取得更好的成绩。牛津搭配〔just〕Just because you're older than me doesn't mean you can tell me what to do.你比我年纪大并不意味着你就可以对我指手画脚。剑桥高阶〔know what it means〕I know what it means to be poor.我知道贫穷意味着什么。韦氏高阶〔know〕The new rules could mean the end of football as we know it(= in the form that we are familiar with).这些新规则可能意味着我们熟悉的足球终结了。牛津高阶〔labour〕I thought the pains meant I was going into labour.我还以为这些疼痛意味着我要生了呢。柯林斯高阶〔length〕The length of the article meant it had to be serialized.这篇文章的篇幅意味着它得以连载方式出现。外研社新世纪〔liberty〕For most citizens, liberty means the freedom to practise their religious or political beliefs.对大多数公民而言，自由意味着可以不受限制地信奉自己的宗教或政治信仰。剑桥高阶〔like〕You don't know what loss of employment means to the likes of me.你不知道失业对像我这样的人意味着什么。英汉大词典〔lose out〕The new tax means that the vast majority of working people will lose out.征收新税意味着大多数正在工作的人将会受损失。剑桥高阶〔meaning〕With Anna he learned the meaning of love.通过与安娜相处，他明白了爱意味着什么。牛津高阶〔mean〕His work means everything to him.他的工作对他来说意味着一切。英汉大词典〔mean〕The merger will mean the closure of the company's Sydney office.这次合并意味着公司在悉尼的办事处要关闭。朗文当代〔mean〕When you shake your head it usually means ‘no'.摇头通常意味着“反对”。麦克米伦高阶〔mix〕These verbs mean to put into or come together in one mass so that constituent parts or elements are diffused or commingled.这些动词意味着放入或混合成一团以致其构成部分或成分被分散或混合。美国传统〔move〕The move meant lower costs.这一举措意味着成本会更低。牛津搭配〔multitude〕These nouns all denote a very great number of people or things.所有这些名词都意味着大量的人或者事物。美国传统〔need〕Freedom need not mean independence.自由不一定意味着独立。柯林斯高阶〔notionally〕That meant that he, notionally at least, outranked them all.那意味着至少理论上他比他们级别都高。外研社新世纪〔occurrence〕The frequent occurrence of earthquakes in the area means that the buildings must be specially designed to withstand the force.这一地区频繁发生的地震意味着建筑物必须经过特别设计，以抵抗地震波的冲力。朗文当代〔opt in〕It is an opt-in rather than an opt-out system, which means that permission must be sought on a case-by-case basis.这是一个主动选择加入而非主动选择退出的系统，这就意味着准许令必须酌情逐个考虑。剑桥高阶〔orderly〕These adjectives mean proceeding in or observant of a prescribed pattern or arrangement.这些形容词都意味着按某种即定的方式或安排进行或严格遵守该方式或安排。美国传统〔pace〕The pace of change means that equipment has to be constantly replaced.这种变化速度意味着设备非得经常更新不可。牛津搭配〔practical〕A Cameroon draw means that victory is a practical certainty.和喀麦隆队打成平局意味着胜利实际上已经在握。外研社新世纪〔proportionately〕The extra field cultivated meant a proportionate increase in work.额外开发土地意味着工作量相应增加。柯林斯高阶〔rearrangement〕Going on a long trip always means lots of rearrangements to my schedule.出远门总是意味着要对我的日程安排重新计划一番。剑桥高阶〔responsibility〕Parenthood brings a huge sense of responsibility.为人父母意味着要有高度的责任感。麦克米伦高阶〔revert〕He was adamant that this setback does not mean he has reverted to type.他坚持认为这次挫折并不意味着他已经回到原来的样子。柯林斯高阶〔risk〕That would mean putting other children at risk .那将意味着让其他孩子遭受威胁。朗文当代〔ruin〕The cost would have meant financial ruin for us.这项开支对我们来说就意味着倾家荡产。牛津搭配〔saving〕At £350, this represents a considerable saving on the usual fee.价格350英镑，这意味着比平常费用节省了许多。麦克米伦高阶〔saving〕For a family of four this can mean a saving of around $500.对一个四口之家来说，这意味着可以节省约 500 美元。牛津搭配〔signifiest〕It signifies we should go now.这就意味着我们该走了。21世纪英汉〔sop〕Critics see the increase in defence spending as a sop to the armed forces rather than an improvement of national security.批评人士认为国防开支的增加只是对军队的一种安抚，并不意味着国家安全的改善。剑桥高阶〔so〕Parents must take responsibility for their children. Failure to do so could mean a fine or a jail sentence.父母必须为他们的子女负责，如果不这样的话可能意味着罚款或监禁。剑桥高阶〔success〕Success isn't everything, you know.要知道，成功并不意味着一切。朗文当代〔table〕It means that all the options are at least on the table.这就意味着，至少所有的选择都已经摆到了桌面上。柯林斯高阶〔this means war〕He insulted my girlfriend, and as far as I'm concerned, this means war.他侮辱我女朋友，在我看来，这意味着开打！韦氏高阶〔time〕If a song is in 3/4 time, that means that there are three beats per bar/measure and that each of those beats is a quarter note.如果一首歌使用3/4拍，那意味着以四分音符为一拍，每小节有三拍。韦氏高阶〔upheaval〕Having a baby will mean the greatest upheaval in your life.有了孩子意味着你的生活要发生重大变化。外研社新世纪〔uproot〕If I accept the job, it will mean uprooting my family and moving to Italy.如果我接受了这份工作，那将意味着我得举家搬迁到意大利去。牛津高阶〔warm front〕An approaching warm front often means that rain is coming.暖锋来临常意味着快要下雨了。韦氏高阶〔waterlogged〕Heavy rain meant the pitch was waterlogged.大雨意味着球场泡水。朗文当代〔way〕To be female is not a disability; it is just a particular way of being human.身为女性并不意味着不便;这只是人类一种特定的存在形式。柯林斯高阶〔weakly〕The weak dollar means American goods are relative bargains for foreigners.美元疲软意味着美国的产品对外国人来说相对便宜。柯林斯高阶〔wetly〕The left, the so-called 'wets', thought more state spending would mean more jobs.左派，也就是所谓的“温和派”，认为更多的政府支出将意味着更多的就业机会。柯林斯高阶〔work〕The injury means he'll probably never work again.这种伤意味着他很有可能再也不能工作。朗文当代A single chink in our armour at the negotiating table means we could lose out badly.谈判中我们的任何一点薄弱环节都意味着我们可能会惨败。剑桥国际Any default on your mortgage repayments may mean you will lose your house.拖欠抵押贷款意味着你将失去房子。剑桥国际Bar codes mean customers can have itemized receipts.条码意味着顾客可以拿到逐项列出的收据。牛津商务Focus on your career, but not to the exclusion of everything else.专注于事业，但不意味着其他一切都不管了。牛津商务For most citizens, liberty means the right to choose their own religion, politics or place of work.对大多数公民来讲自由意味着能自由选择宗教信仰、政治观点或工作场所。剑桥国际Her rapid rise to fame/power/popularity meant that she made many enemies.她的迅速成名/掌权/出名意味着她有了许多敌人。剑桥国际She has security of tenure at the university, which means she can work there for as long as she likes.她在大学里有终身任教的保障，这就意味着她想在那儿干多久就可以干多久。剑桥国际The depression has meant 10 000 redundancies (= people made redundant) in the North-East.经济萧条意味着东北部地区的1万名工人被解雇。剑桥国际The fall in property prices means that there are a lot of bargains waiting to be snapped up.房地产价格的下跌意味着将有许多廉价房屋可供抢购。剑桥国际The financial constraints on the company mean that they are not employing new staff.该公司的财政限制意味着他们不会再雇新的员工。剑桥国际The news of the revolt meant she had to rewrite her speech.叛乱的消息意味着她不得不修改她的演讲。剑桥国际The snowstorm meant that all planes were grounded (= prevented from flying).这场暴风雪意味着所有的飞机被迫停飞。剑桥国际The state of the art in car safety features means that fewer people die in car crashes now than twenty years ago.汽车安全特点的最新水平意味着现在在车祸中死亡的人数要比20年前少。剑桥国际The volatility of recent opinion polls means that no-one can really predict the results of next month's election.最近民意测验的多变意味着没有人能够预测下个月的选举结果。剑桥国际These bomb blasts suggest that the terrorists are (going) on the attack (=trying to defeat or hurt other people) again.这些炸弹爆炸事件意味着恐怖分子又在进行袭击了。剑桥国际This scandal will mean certain defeat for the party in the election.这一丑闻将意味着该党在竞选中必然失败。剑桥国际Well, a 5% pay-increase means an extra ￡700 a year which is not to be sneezed at! 工资增加5%意味着每年将额外增加700英镑的钱,这可不是笔小钱啊！剑桥国际 |
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