meaning

['mi:niŋ]

n.意义, 含义, 重要性, 价值
adj.意味深长的

n.[U][C]

1. 意思; 含义

I don't understand the meaning of that paragraph.

我不懂那段话的意思。

2. 意义, 重要性

At last he knew the meaning of life.

他终于懂得了生活的意义。

a.

1. 意味深长的[B]

a meaning smile

意味深长的一笑

2. 怀有(某种)意图的

词形变化

副词: meanly | 形容词比较级: meaner | 形容词最高级: meanest | 动词过去式: meant | 动词过去分词: meant | 动词现在分词: meaning | 动词第三人称单数: means |

词义辨析

同义:

n.意义, 含义

intent  purport  tenor  implication  signification  denotation  sense  gist  effect  content  message  definition  connotation  drift  suggestion  point  thrust  essence

n.意图

intention  purpose  purport  significance  design  aim  goal  ends  object  

同义参见:

thesis  context  meat  application  content  significant  import  objective  

反义:

a.有意思的

unmeaning  

英英释义

名词 meaning:

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

同义词：significance, signification, import

the idea that is intended

同义词：substance

动词 mean:

mean or intend to express or convey

同义词：mean, intend

have as a logical consequence

同义词：entail, imply, mean

denote or connote

同义词：mean, intend, signify, stand for

have in mind as a purpose

同义词：intend, mean, think

have a specified degree of importance

同义词：mean

intend to refer to

同义词：think of, have in mind, mean

destine or designate for a certain purpose

同义词：mean

形容词 meaning:

rich in significance or implication

同义词：pregnant, significant

补充

meaningmeaning英:[ˈmi:niŋ] 美:[ˈminɪŋ]n.1.意思; 含义Duff explained his meaning shortly but clearly.达夫简短但清楚地解释了他的意思。There is some dark meaning in his words.他的话里有某种隐晦的含义。2.重要性I can't quite grasp the meaning of these figures.我不能很好地领会这些数字的重要性。

例句

1. The word 'guide' has various meanings.guide这个词有很多种意思。 2. two words with similar meanings意思相近的两个词 3. She wasn't being nice. She doesn't know the meaning of the word.她并不友好。她就不知道什么是“友好”。 4. Failure? He doesn't know the meaning of the word!失败？他的字典里没有这个词！ 5. Tony, what is the meaning of this?托尼, 这个是什么意思？ 6. Sam could have been so mistaken about the meaning of the scene the evening before.昨晚那个场面可能使萨姆产生了极大的误会。 7. We'll talk long into the night about the meaning of life.我们将讨论生命的意义直到深夜。 8. We yearn for meaning in our lives.我们一生都在探求生命的意义。 9. a law with little or no meaning没什么意义的法律 10. a challenge that gives meaning to life使生命有意义的挑战 11. a meaning look意味深长的一瞥 12. the meaning of the word ‘supermarket’ “supermarket".这个单词的意思。 13. [mass noun]it was as if time had lost all meaning.似乎时间已丧失了全部含义。 14. he gave me a look full of meaning.他意味深长地看了我一眼。 15. this can lead to new meaning in the life of older people.这能给老年人的生活带来新的内涵。 16. she gave Gabriel a meaning look.她颇有用意地看了加布里埃尔一眼。 17. Humanity? You don't know the meaning of the word!.“人性？你乱扯什么人性！”。 18. This word has two different meanings in English.这个词在英语中有两个不同的意思。 19. What do you think the meaning is of the last line of the poem?你认为这首诗最后一行是什么意思？ 20. With his child dead there seemed to be no meaning in life.他的孩子死后，生活对他似乎已失去意义。 21. What is the precise/exact meaning of this word in English?这个词确切的英文意思是什么？ 22. Many words have developed more than one meaning. [=sense]许多单词现在已有多种含义。 23. an old word that has taken on a new meaning赋予了新含义的旧单词 24. The word has both literal meanings and figurative meanings.这个词既有字面意义也有比喻意义。 25. a word with various shades of meaning有多层含义的词 26. Don't distort her meaning by taking her words out of context.不要断章取义地曲解她的意息。 27. Do you get my meaning? = (chiefly Brit) Do you take my meaning? [=do you understand what I'm telling you?]你明白我的意思吗？ 28. I didn't understand the meaning of his remark/gesture.我不明白他的话/手势的含义。 29. a glance full of meaning [=a meaningful glance]意味深长的一瞥 30. Literary critics disagree about the meanings of his poems.文学评论家对他的诗歌所表达的含义各有见地。 31. a poem with subtle shades of meaning难以琢磨含义的诗作 32. What is the meaning of life?生命的真谛是什么？ 33. It's a story about the true meaning of Christmas.这是一个讲述圣诞真谛的故事。 34. He began to feel that his life had lost its meaning.他开始感到自己的生活已经失去意义。 35. a life without meaning = a life devoid of meaning [=a meaningless life]毫无意义的生活 36. Working with children has given her life new meaning.从事儿童工作给她的生命带来了新的意义。 37. What is the meaning of this intrusion?这次入侵的缘由是什么？ 38. I know the meaning of loneliness. [=I know what it is like to be lonely]我知道孤单的滋味。 39. Those people don't know the meaning of hard work.那些人不懂得努力工作的意义。 40. He doesn't know the meaning of fear. [=he is very brave]他不知道什么叫恐惧。 41. I'll never stop trying. I don't know the meaning of the word “failure.” [=I am determined not to fail]我会一直尝试下去，我不知道什么叫作“失败”。