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noun Television is an effective means of communication. 电视是一种有效的传播手段。 Is there any means of contacting him? 有没有什么办法和他取得联系？ Have you any means of identification? 你有没有任何身份证件？ We needed to get to London but we had no means of transport. 我们需要去伦敦，但却没有任何交通工具。 People should pay according to their means. 人们应该按照各自的负担能力来消费。 He doesn't have the means to support a wife and child. 他无钱养活妻小。 Private school fees are beyond the means of most people(= more than they can afford).私立学校的费用是大多数人无力支付的。 Are the monthly repayments within your means (= can you afford them)? 这样按月还钱，你负担得了吗？ Try to live within your means(= not spend more money than you have).要尽可能量入为出。 a man of means (= a rich man)有钱人 ‘Do you mind if I have a look?’ ‘By all means.’ “我看一眼行吗？” “当然可以。” She’s determined to win, by fair means or foul. The load was lifted by means of a crane. 重物是用起重机吊起来的。 She is by no means an inexperienced teacher. 她绝不是个毫无经验的教师。 We haven't won yet, not by any means. 我们离成功还远着呢。 He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end. 他不怎么喜欢这项工作，只是把它看作达到目的的手段而已。 ways and means of raising money筹资办法 Eligibility for the benefit was determined by a means test. Gold has been the preferred means of exchange for centuries. He saw his education merely as a means to an end. In the case of torture, the end can never justify the means. Infringement of copyright includes distribution by electronic means. My English teacher provided me with the means to enjoy reading poetry. Oil lamps were the sole means of illumination. Painting had become his primary means of self-expression. Private school fees are beyond the means of most people.私立学校的费用是大多数人无力支付的。 She finds it difficult to live within her means. She must have independent means to live in such style. The stone was lifted by means of a rope and pulley. There are ways and means of raising money. They cannot achieve their goal through legal means. War is famously ‘the continuation of policy by other means’. We have no means of knowing how they will react. We will use every possible means to achieve our objective. a means of access/communication/transport a means of getting what you want an effective means of mass communication people who lack visible means of support the means for achieving happiness Do you have any means of identification? He did not have the means to support a family. I don’t believe that in this case the means justified the end. People should pay according to their means. 人们应该按照各自的负担能力来消费。 TV is a highly effective means of communication. The study aims to provide a means of testing the theory. Try to live within your means.要尽可能量入为出。 We must look for an alternative means of escape. We will use whatever means are necessary. What means of transport did they use? a man/woman of means |