#学

1、基本释义

英英释义：to have a particular result or involve something
例句：The pouring rain means the football match will be canceled.

2、拓展学习

1）语法知识

需要注意的是，“mean”作“意味着”“产生...的结果”时没有进行时。也就是说，不会说“something is meaning...”，只会说“something means that/doing something...”。

GRAMMAR: Using the progressive

Mean is not used in the progressive in any of its senses, except for sense 3. You say:

· What does this word mean?

· This means trouble.

✗Don’t say: What is this word meaning? | This is meaning trouble.

#用

1）翻译下面的句子：   

经济非常不景气，这意味着大量公司不得不采取裁员。

a) The depressed economy means that restructuring is inevitable for many companies.

b) The economic downturn means unavoidable job cuts in many businesses.

c) The stagnation means that many companies will have to let their employees go.

（参考翻译：The troubled economy means that many companies will resort to layoffs.）

2）造句

a) 追求方便导致牺牲隐私

What many do not realize is that having everything catered to your liking means compromised privacy.

b) 环境改变产生压力

Pressure often comes your way you do not expect: a small change in your surroundings could mean a lot.