means基本用法

means基本用法、习惯搭配

及by no means 的用法

一、基本词义

n.手段, 方法；[复][用作单或复]方法, 手段; 工具

n.财力, 收入, 资产; 金钱, 财富

means (单复数同形)可以指人或物，其含义为“手段”或“工具”；这个词不仅用于具体的东西，也可以用于抽象的意念。如：

• means of production 生产资料，

• means of living 生活资料

• The next step would be to develop means for sending television pictures.下一步将要发展送出电视图象的手段。

• Knowledge began to increase as soon as the thoughts of one individual could be communicated to another by means of speech.一旦一个人的思想能够借助于语言传递给另一个人，知识便开始增长了。

• They regarded the labouring class as a mere means to the maintenance of the rest.他们把劳动阶级看作一种养活其他阶级的纯粹的工具。

v.意味, 想要

• Are there any means of getting there?有什么方法可以到那里吗?

• The quickest means of travel is by plane.最快的旅行途径是乘飞机。

• Have you the means to support a wife?你有钱养活妻子吗?

二、修习惯用法

1、by all means表示同意或许可，意为：可以；没问题。如：

• —May I borrow your dictionary？— ____ ．Here you are．

A．By all means B．By no means C．By the way D．By this means

此题应选A。By all means意为：可以；没问题．选项 B（By no means）主要用来表示否定（语气较强），意为：当然不行；绝不是。

主要有两种用法：

1）by all means表示同意或许可，意为：可以；没问题。如：

• —Can I sit here？我可以坐这儿吗？— Yes，by all means．可以，请坐。

2）by all means 表示请求或意愿，意为：一定要；务必。如：

• Come to the party by all means．务必来参加晚会。

• By all means tell him the news．务请把这个消息告诉他。

2、by no means决不, 一点也不;主要用来表示否定（语气较强），意为：当然不行；绝不是。如

• —Can I go out like this？我可以这样出去吗？— By no means．绝不可以。

• —You haven't lost heart， then？那么你还没有灰心？— By no means．绝对没有。

• —Can I go out like this？我可以这样出去吗？— By no means．绝不可以。

• —You haven't lost heart， then？那么你还没有灰心？— By no means．绝对没有。

• By no means can you smoke here.(注意到装用法)

• His judgment in this matter was by no means在这件事上他的判完全不正确。

• It is by no means easy to satisfy everyone. 要满足每一个人绝非易事

• By no means was he able to handle it. 这件事他绝对没办法处理。

• It's by no means certain. 完全不能肯定。

• I'll forgive you this time, but you shall by no means make the mistake again. 我这次就原谅你，你可不许再犯错误。

3、By this means意为“用这种办法或方式”：

• Only by this means can you do it well．只有用这种方式你才能把它做好。

4、by any means[口]用一切可能的方法或手段

• Being an star is not all roses by any means. 当上了明星也决非事事如意。

• He insisted that all of us should be there on time by any means. 他坚持要我们大家想尽办法按时去那儿

• If you can by any means do it; get me that dictionary. 如果你办得到的话，把那本字典给我弄来

• I know the monkey on his back can't be removed by any means. 我知道他的毒瘾是啥法子也除不掉的。

5、 by means of通过; 用; 借助于

• We express our thought by means of words. 我们用词句来表达思想

• Thoughts are expressed by means of words. 思想是用(通过)言语表达的。

• They were able to position the ships by means of radar. 他们能够用雷达测定船只的方位。

• He succeeded by means of perseverance. 他是通过坚持成功的。

• They succeeded by means of hard working. 他们依靠努力工作而获得成功。

6、by some means (or other)想个办法; 以某种方法

• I must fulfil my task by some means or other. 我总得想个办法完成任务。

• It is by some means removed from the bottom.用某种方法把它从底部移走了。

7、by what means怎样

By what means are we going tomorrow, by train?明天我们怎麽去?坐火车还是开车?

live beyond one's means过着超过自已收入的生活

live within one's means量入为出地(生活)