mean 
意思是... ☊ → ☊ → ☊ → 
mean 
หมายความว่า ☊ maaiR khwaamM waaF 
moyen ☊ 
nghĩa là 
My cat is very mean. ☊ 
Con mèo của tôi rất xấu tính. ☊ Attributes We are not mean. ☊ Chúng tôi không xấu tính. ☊ Attributes mean ☊ xấu tính ☊ Attributes War is meaningless. ☊ Chiến tranh là vô nghĩa. ☊ Adjectives 3 Everything will become meaningless if I do not have you. ☊ Mọi thứ sẽ trở thành vô nghĩa nếu tôi không có bạn. ☊ Adjectives 3 meaningless ☊ vô nghĩa ☊ Adjectives 3 You are really mean! ☊ Bạn thật là bẩn tính! ☊ Informal Expressions The husband of that woman is a mean person. ☊ Chồng của người phụ nữ đó làmột người bẩn tính. ☊ Informal Expressions mean ☊ bẩn tính ☊ Informal Expressions meandering ☊ vòng vo ☊ Reduplicative Words 2 like: Mean → →
to play a mean trick (on someone) ☊ chơi ác ☊ a mean person ☊ con người bần tiện ☊ a mean person ☊ con người nhỏ mọn ☊ universal time (UTC), Greenwich mean time (GMT) ☊ giờ quốc tế ☊ to not mean anything ☊ không can gì ☊ doesn't mean that ☊ không có nghĩa là ☊ to intend to, mean to ☊ manh tâm ☊ to speak the truth, be serious, mean what one says ☊ nói thật ☊ will mean that ☊ sẽ có nghĩa là ☊ really?, is that so?, do you mean that? ☊ thật à ☊ to mean the same thing, have an equivalent meaning ☊ tương đương về nghĩa ☊ a mean action ☊ việc làm bần tiện ☊ I want to say is, What I mean to say is ☊ Ý tôi muốn nói là ☊ say "yes" and not mean it ☊ ừ ào ☊ 379
What does this word mean? ☊ Từ này nghĩa là gì? ☊ 408
What does this word mean? ☊ Từ này nghĩa là gì? ☊ 445
What do you mean? ☊ Ý cậu là gì? ☊ 1124
What does this word mean? ☊ Từ này nghĩa là gì? ☊ 1925
What do you mean? > Please explain what you mean. ☊ Ý cậu là gì? > Làm ơn giải thích ý cậu là gì. ☊ 2210
Being unemployed means he doesn't have much money. ☊ Bị thất nghiệp khiến anh ấy không có nhiều tiền. ☊ 2213
Not being able to speak the local language meant that I had trouble communicating. ☊ Không nói được tiếng địa phương khiến tôi khó giao tiếp. ☊ 2320
The bicycle and the car are means of transportation. ☊ Xe đạp và xe hơi là những phương tiện giao thông. ☊ 2713
If I say ten o'clock (10:00), then I mean, be ON time. ☊ Nếu tôi nói mười giờ tức là đúng giờ. ☊ 2758
I didn't mean to annoy you, I didn't do it ON purpose. ☊ Tôi không cố ý làm phiền cậu, tôi không cố tình làm thế. ☊ 2981
When your language training starts getting tough, it means you're about to make a big breakthrough, so stick with it and don't give up. ☊ Khi quá trình luyện ngôn ngữ của cậu bắt đầu gặp khó, điều đó nghĩa là cậu sắp thực hiện một bước ngoặt lớn nên hãy bám chặt và đừng từ bỏ. ☊ I didn't mean to break it—it was an accident. ☊ accident ☊
Her promotion means she's $100 a week better off. ☊ be better off ☊
Adventure camps are considered to be character-building (= meant to improve sb's strong qualities). ☊ character ☊
Your meaning needs to be clear. ☊ clear ☊
This behaviour must stop—do I make myself clear (= express myself clearly so there is no doubt about what I mean)? ☊ clear ☊
You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context. ☊ context ☊
Please continue—I didn't mean to interrupt. ☊ continue ☊
A late penalty cost United the game (= meant that they did not win the game). ☊ cost ☊
to offer sb constructive criticism (= that is meant to be helpful) ☊ criticism ☊
I didn't mean it as a criticism. ☊ criticism ☊
The dark clouds in the sky meant that a storm was coming. ☊ dark ☊
Neighbours by definition live close by (= this is what being a neighbour means). ☊ definition ☊
'Your job sounds fun.' 'It depends what you mean by 'fun'.' ☊ that depends, it (all) depends ☊
The word 'politics' is derived from a Greek word meaning 'city'. ☊ derive from sth, be derived from sth ☊
Lack of discipline at home meant that many pupils found it difficult to settle in to the ordered environment of the school. ☊ discipline ☊
We can distinguish five meanings of the word 'mad'. ☊ distinguish ☊
divide sth (up) (into sth): A sentence can be divided up into meaningful segments. ☊ divide ☊
There's nothing to do (= no means of passing the time in an enjoyable way) in this place. ☊ do ☊
a double meaning/purpose/aim ☊ double ☊
emphasize that...: She emphasized that their plan would mean sacrifices and hard work. ☊ emphasize ☊
That was by no means the end of the matter. ☊ end ☊
My family means everything to me. ☊ everything ☊
'You mean somebody in this room must be the murderer?' 'Exactly.' ☊ exactly ☊
Can you give me an example of what you mean? ☊ example ☊
I didn't mean to hurt your feelings (= offend you). ☊ feeling ☊
We didn't mean to hurt him. It was just a bit of fun. ☊ fun ☊
'You mean you believe all that garbage?' he said. ☊ garbage ☊
I meant to do the ironing but I didn't get round to it. ☊ get round/around to sth ☊
This is a good example of what I mean. ☊ good ☊
She felt sure the letter had some hidden meaning. ☊ hide ☊
hurt sb/sth: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you. ☊ hurt ☊
illustrate how, what, etc...: Here's an example to illustrate what I mean. ☊ illustrate ☊
It doesn't take much imagination to guess what she meant. ☊ imagination ☊
a man of independent means (= with an income that he does not earn by working) ☊ independent ☊
I did it with the best (of) intentions (= meaning to help), but I only succeeded in annoying them. ☊ intention ☊
When the factory closes, it will mean 500 people losing their jobs. ☊ it ☊
The takeover of the company is bound to mean more job losses. ☊ job ☊
I only did it as a joke (= it was not meant seriously). ☊ joke ☊
I didn't mean that—I was only joking. ☊ joke ☊
I didn't mean to upset you. It's just that I had to tell somebody. ☊ just ☊
Just because you're older than me doesn't mean you know everything. ☊ just ☊
The new rules could mean the end of football as we know it (= in the form that we are familiar with). ☊ know ☊
know what, how, etc...: I knew perfectly well what she meant. ☊ know ☊
The workers voted to withdraw their labour (= to stop work as a means of protest). ☊ labour ☊
Much later on, she realized what he had meant. ☊ later on ☊
Defence attorneys can use any means within the law to get their client off. ☊ law ☊
the layers of meaning in the poem ☊ layer ☊
Your friendship means a great deal to me. ☊ mean ☊
$20 means a lot (= represents a lot of money) when you live on $100 a week. ☊ mean ☊
Money means nothing to him. ☊ mean ☊
Her children mean the world to her. ☊ mean ☊
mean sth: Spending too much now will mean a shortage of cash next year. ☊ mean ☊
mean to be/do sth: Do you have any idea what it means to be poor? ☊ mean ☊
mean (that)...: We'll have to be careful with money but that doesn't mean (that) we can't enjoy ourselves. ☊ mean ☊
mean doing sth: This new order will mean working overtime. ☊ mean ☊
mean sb/sth doing sth: The injury could mean him missing next week's game. ☊ mean ☊
mean sb for sth/sb: I was never meant for the army (= did not have the qualities needed to become a soldier). ☊ mean ☊
Duncan and Makiko were meant for each other (= are very suitable as partners). ☊ mean ☊
mean sb/sth to be sth: His father meant him to be an engineer. ☊ mean ☊
She did everything to get the two of them together, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. ☊ mean ☊
mean sth: What did she mean by leaving so early (= why did she do it)? ☊ mean ☊
Don't laugh! I mean it (= I am serious). ☊ mean ☊
He means trouble (= to cause trouble). ☊ mean ☊
mean sth as sth: Don't be upset—I'm sure she meant it as a compliment. ☊ mean ☊
mean what...: He means what he says (= is not joking, exaggerating, etc.). ☊ mean ☊
mean sth for sb/sth: The chair was clearly meant for a child. ☊ mean ☊
Don't be angry. I'm sure she meant it for the best (= intended to be helpful). ☊ mean ☊
mean to do sth: She means to succeed. ☊ mean ☊
I'm sorry I hurt you. I didn't mean to. ☊ mean ☊
I'm feeling very guilty—I've been meaning to call my parents for days, but still haven't got around to it. ☊ mean ☊
mean sb/sth to do sth: I didn't mean you to read the letter. ☊ mean ☊
You're meant to (= you are supposed to) pay before you go in. ☊ mean ☊
mean (that)...: I never meant (that) you should come alone. ☊ mean ☊
mean sth: What did he mean by that remark? ☊ mean ☊
'Perhaps we should try another approach.' 'What do you mean? (= I don't understand what you are suggesting.)' ☊ mean ☊
What do you mean, you thought I wouldn't mind? (= of course I mind and I am very angry) ☊ mean ☊
What she means is that there's no point in waiting here. ☊ mean ☊
I always found him a little strange, if you know what I mean (= if you understand what I mean by 'strange'). ☊ mean ☊
I know what you mean (= I understand and feel sympathy). I hated learning to drive too. ☊ mean ☊
It was like—weird. Know what I mean? ☊ mean ☊
I see what you mean (= I understand although I may not agree), but I still think it's worth trying. ☊ mean ☊
See what I mean (= I was right and this proves it, doesn't it)? She never agrees to anything I suggest. ☊ mean ☊
'But Pete doesn't know we're here!' 'That's what I mean! (= that's what I have been trying to tell you.)' ☊ mean ☊
Do you mean Ann Smith or Mary Smith? ☊ mean ☊
mean (that)...: Did he mean (that) he was dissatisfied with our service? ☊ mean ☊
You mean (= are you telling me) we have to start all over again? ☊ mean ☊
mean sth: What does this sentence mean? ☊ mean ☊
What is meant by 'batch processing'? ☊ mean ☊
mean sth to sb: Does the name 'Jos Vos' mean anything to you (= do you know who he is)? ☊ mean ☊
mean (that)...: The flashing light means (that) you must stop. ☊ mean ☊
This restaurant is meant to be excellent. ☊ be meant to be sth ☊
It was so boring—I mean, nothing happened for the first hour! ☊ I mean ☊
She's English—Scottish, I mean. ☊ I mean ☊
Her life seemed to have lost all meaning. ☊ meaning ☊
Having a child gave new meaning to their lives. ☊ meaning ☊
several layers of meaning ☊ meaning ☊
There are, of course, deeper meanings in the poem. ☊ meaning ☊
With Anna he learned the meaning of love. ☊ meaning ☊
I don't quite get your meaning (= understand what you mean to say). ☊ meaning ☊
What's the meaning of this? I explicitly told you not to leave the room. ☊ meaning ☊
What's the meaning of this word? ☊ meaning ☊
Words often have several meanings. ☊ meaning ☊
'Honesty'? He doesn't know the meaning of the word! ☊ meaning ☊
Television is an effective means of communication. ☊ means ☊
Is there any means of contacting him? ☊ means ☊
Have you any means of identification? ☊ means ☊
We needed to get to London but we had no means of transport. ☊ means ☊
The load was lifted by means of a crane. ☊ by means of sth ☊
Bob spent fifteen months alone on his yacht. Ann, meanwhile, took care of the children on her own. ☊ meanwhile ☊
The doctor will see you again next week. Meanwhile, you must rest as much as possible. ☊ meanwhile ☊
Stress can be extremely damaging to your health. Exercise, meanwhile, can reduce its effects. ☊ meanwhile ☊
mind sb: Don't mind her—she didn't mean what she said. ☊ mind ☊
Biggest doesn't necessarily mean best. ☊ not necessarily ☊
She told me what it meant at great length but I'm afraid I'm none the wiser. ☊ none ☊
I'm sure he meant no offence when he said that. ☊ offence ☊
Neil did not mean to offend anybody with his joke . ☊ offend ☊
I never meant to cause her pain. ☊ pain ☊
You know perfectly well what I mean. ☊ perfectly ☊
I'm sure she didn't mean it personally. ☊ personally ☊
My parents always took the position that early nights meant healthy children. ☊ position ☊
'I'm sure he didn't mean to be rude.' 'Quite possibly (= you may be right), but the damage has been done.' ☊ possibly ☊
You can't possibly mean that! ☊ possibly ☊
In practical terms, it means spending less. ☊ practical ☊
That's precisely what I meant. ☊ precisely ☊
She said, and I quote, 'Life is meaningless without love.' ☊ quote ☊
Promotion will mean that I'm immediately above him in rank. ☊ rank ☊
What exactly did you mean by that last remark? ☊ remark ☊
see what, why, etc...: 'It's broken.' 'Oh yes, I see what you mean.' ☊ see ☊
He dismissed the idea with a firm shake of his head (= turning it from side to side to mean 'no'). ☊ shake ☊
We seem to have got off the subject we're meant to be discussing. ☊ subject ☊
She has no visible means of support (= no work, income etc.). ☊ support ☊
'Yes and no.' 'What is that supposed to mean?' (= showing that you are annoyed) ☊ be supposed to do/be sth ☊
take sth to do sth: What did you take his comments to mean? ☊ take ☊
Greenwich Mean Time ☊ time ☊
The traditional view was that marriage was meant to last. ☊ view ☊
I generally get what I want one way or another (= by some means). ☊ way ☊
I don't wish (= I don't mean) to be rude, but could you be a little quieter? ☊ wish ☊
work what, where, etc...: Can you work out what these squiggles mean? ☊ work sth out ☊
The increase in taxes means that we'll be £30 a month worse off than before. ☊ be worse off (than sb/sth) ☊
At worst this may mean the end of her playing career. ☊ at (the) worst ☊
moyen ☊ il songeait aux moyens de profiter de sa victoire ☊
sens ☊ il manquait un sens à donner à ma vie ☊
signifier ☊ cela ne signifiait rien pour moi ☊
méchant ☊ ce vilain méchant ne te fera rien ☊
entre-temps ☊ entre-temps, la population vieillit et augmente ☊