mean

I mean

used to clarify or correct a statement or to introduce a justification or explanation

我想，我说，我的意思是（用于澄清或纠正，或用于提出理由、解释）

I mean, it's not as if I owned property.

我想说，我真的没有财产。

mean business

be in earnest

认真，热心

mean to say

[usu. in questions]really admit or intend to say

意思是说；想说

do you mean to say you've uncovered something new?.

你是不是想说你有新的发现？。

mean well

have good intentions, but not always the ability to carry them out

用意是好的，初衷是好的

mean streets

used in reference to a socially deprived area of a city, or one which is noted for violence and crime

贫民街区；治安混乱的城区

the mean streets of the South Bronx.

南布朗克斯的贫民街区。

no mean —

denoting something very good of its kind

很好的，很棒的

it was no mean feat.

这是一大成就。

mean business【非正式用语】

To be in earnest.

急切，迫切

by all means

Without fail; certainly.

当然；当然可以

by any means

In any way possible; in any case

用尽各种可能的办法；无论如何

not by any means an easy opponent.

无论如何也不是一个容易的对手

by means of

With the use of; owing to

使用；由于

They succeeded by means of patience and sacrifice.

他们靠耐心和牺牲而取得了成功

by no means

In no sense; certainly not

并没有；绝不

This remark by no means should be taken lightly.

这次讲话绝不能等闲视之