| 词组 | means |
| 释义 | 1．means 原来是复数形式，但习惯上有时当作单数，有时当作复数，下面几点该注意： （1）means（财产、资源）虽然被看作复数，但前面习惯用 much 和 little，不用 many 和 few。例如：He had only a little means at that time. （2）在用作“方法”、“手段”或“工具”解的时候，a means，such a means，this means，that means 和every means 当作单数，all means，such means，these means 和those means 当作复数，means，the means 和on means 当作单数或复数都有。 2．a means to an end 里的 to 改作 towards 也可以，但不普通。 3．means（方法）后面通常接 of 或 for 和动名词，偶尔接不定式或 to 和动名词。例如：a means of（或for）solving（偶尔用to solve 或to solving）the problem。 4．means（方法）前面用 by。例如：You can accomplish your object by this means only. 5．by means of（用着……地、靠着……地）后面很少接动名词，如很少说 Samuel had to pay the tax by means of borrowing money from friends。最好把 means of 删去，或把 borrowing money 改作 money borrowed。 6．by all means（必然）和 by no means（必不）比 by all manner of means 和 by no manner of means 普通。 7．注意下面第一组第二句里用 are these goods，第二组第二句里用 shall I。 |
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