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BNC: 1226 COCA: 1608

meaning noun OF WORD/WRITING/SIGN ETC.

B1 [ C or U ] The meaning of something is what it expresses or represents.意思,意义;含义

The word "flight" has two different meanings: a plane journey, and the act of running away.flight 一词有两个不同的意思:航程和逃跑。
The meaning of his gesture was clear.他手势的含义很清楚。
His novels often have (a) hidden meaning.他的小说常有隐含意义。

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The meaning of a sentence often depends on stress and intonation.

The literal meaning of 'television' is 'seeing from a distance'.

It's sometimes very difficult to draw a clear distinction between the meanings of different words.

Let's just say we had 'problems', if you get my meaning.

The skull at the bottom of the picture has a symbolic meaning - it represents death.

meaning noun IMPORTANCE

B2 [ U ] importance or value重要性;价值

The birth of her first grandchild gave new meaning to her life.第一个孙辈孩子的出生给她的生命带来了新的意义。
Education had no great meaning for him until much later in his life.直到许多年之后,教育对他而言才显出了重要价值。

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Philosophers have searched for millennia but they haven't found the meaning of life.

Since I started this job, my life has had new meaning.

The work must be productive, to give it some meaning.

These youngsters cannot see the meaning in education.

Wealth has no meaning for them.

BNC: 1226 COCA: 1608
meaning

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1what sth means意思ADJECTIVE | VERB + MEANING | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEclear, exact, precise清楚的/準確的/精確的意思The context makes the meaning clear.有了上下文,意思就很清楚了。What is the exact meaning of this phrase?這個短語的準確含義是什麼?intended, true, underlying本意;真正意義;深層含義correct正確的意思original原意double, hidden雙重意義;言外之意There's often a double meaning in jokes and riddles.笑話和謎語經常一語雙關。I'm sure there's no hidden meaning in what he says.我肯定他的話沒有言外之意。figurative, metaphorical, symbolic比喻/隱喻/象徵意義cultural文化意義He explores the deeper cultural meaning of 'home'.他在研究“家”的深層文化含義。literal字面意義VERB + MEANINGcomprehend, get, grasp, understand理解含義;明白意思;領會含義I can't grasp the meaning of this quotation.我不明白這句引語的意思。decipher, interpret, work out破解/解釋/弄清含義Historians are trying to decipher the meaning of the documents.歷史學家正試圖破解這些文獻的含義。explore, ponder探究/思考意義The movie ends with scenes that are supposed to leave us pondering its meaning.這部電影結尾的場景意在讓我們自己去思索其含義所在。assign, attach, attribute, discern賦予意思;認識意義She assigns a meaning to his words they just didn't have.她給他的話賦予了本來沒有的含義。clarify, explain闡明/解釋意思The copy editor uses her skill to clarify the meaning.文字編輯利用她的技能來闡明含義。redefine重新定義意思That night redefined the meaning of the word 'love' to him.那天夜裏,“愛”這個字眼對他來說有了新的定義。alter, change, distort改變含義;扭曲意思These translation errors alter the meaning of the sentence.這些翻譯錯誤改變了句子的意思。misinterpret, misunderstand曲解/誤解意思I think you misunderstood my meaning.我想你誤解我的意思了。determine決定意思The context largely determines the meaning.語境在很大程度上決定了意義。bear, carry, have具有意義Some of the symbols carry meaning and some just represent sounds.有些符號具有含義,而有些只代表聲音。a word that has more than one meaning多義詞acquire, take on獲得/開始帶有含義The word 'gay' took on its modern meaning in the 1960s.gay 這個詞在 20 世紀 60 年代有了它現在的這個含義。communicate, convey, express傳達意義;表達意思PREPOSITIONin a/the meaning在意義中ambiguity in the meaning of a phrase短語的歧義with a/the meaning帶有意義I am using the word with its original meaning.我用的是這個詞的本義。meaning behind背後的意義the meaning behind an event事件背後的意義PHRASESa nuance of meaning, a shade of meaning意義的細微差別It is difficult for a non-Italian to grasp all the nuances of meaning.一個不是以意大利語為母語的人很難把握所有這些意義上的細微差別。
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2purpose/importance目的;重要性ADJECTIVE | VERB + MEANING | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdeep, real, true深層的意義;真正的意義She's searching for the deeper meaning of life.她在尋找人生更深層的意義。spiritual精神意義He found spiritual meaning through religion.他通過宗教找到了精神的價值。intrinsic內在的價值For him, art held little intrinsic meaning.對他來說,藝術沒有多少內在價值。VERB + MEANINGhave有意義Her work no longer had any meaning for her.她的工作對她來說不再有任何意義。acquire獲得意義As parents, our lives acquired new meaning.作為父母,我們的生命獲得了新的意義。find發現意義lose失去意義After his death, she felt life had lost all meaning.他死後,她感到生活已沒有任何意義。give使有意義Falling in love gave meaning to his life.墜入愛河讓他的生命有了意義。contemplate, explore, ponder思索意義;探究意義You can't sit around contemplating the meaning of life all day.你不能整天坐在那裏思索生命的意義。PREPOSITIONwithout meaning沒有意義Young people can feel that life is without meaning.年輕人可能會覺得生活沒有什麼意義。
BNC: 1226 COCA: 1608
meaning noun
meaning (the meaning of a word/text) value1 (the meaning of life)
meaning

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meaning ♦︎ sense ♦︎ significanceThese are all words for the thing or idea that a word, phrase or sign represents. 这些词均表示词语或信号传递的意义、意思。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配the original / exact / precise / general / true meaning / sense / significancea special / symbolic meaning / sense / significancethe accepted / wide / narrow / literal / figurative / metaphorical / legal / technical meaning / sense of sththe real / hidden meaning / significanceto have a meaning / sense / significanceto grasp / understand the meaning / significance of sthto acquire / take on / gain meaning / significance meaning [countable, uncountable] the thing or idea that a word, phrase, sign, etc. represents; the things or ideas that sb wishes to communicate to you by what they say or do; the ideas that a writer, artist, etc. wishes to communicate through a book, painting, etc. 意义;意思;思想Words often have several meanings.一词往往多义。I don't quite get your meaning (= understand what you mean to say).我不太明白你要说的意思。What's the meaning of this? I explicitly told you not to leave the room.这是什么意思?我明确告诉过你不要离开这个房间。The text manages to convey multiple layers of meaning.这段文字成功地传达了多层意义。 sense [countable] the meaning that a word or phrase has; a way of understanding sth (词语的)意义,含义;(理解⋯的)方式;(看待⋯的)角度The word 'love' is used in different senses by different people.“爱”这个词不同的人用来表示不同的意思。He was a true friend, in every sense of the word (= in every possible way).无论从哪个角度讲,他都是真正的朋友。The medical care was excellent, in a technical sense.从技术角度讲,医疗护理是一流的。In a sense (= in one way) it doesn't matter any more.从某种意义上说,这事已无关紧要了。NOTE 辨析 Meaning or sense?You can say that a word has different meanings or different senses. Sense, however, is usually used in more technical or more formal contexts than meaning. * meaning和sense均可指词语的不同意义。不过,与meaning相比,sense通常用于较专业或较正式的语境。 significance sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) the meaning and importance of sb's words or actions; the meaning of a sign or symbol (某人的话或行为的)意义,重要性;(信号或符号的)含义She couldn't grasp the full significance of what he had said.她未能充分领会他那番话的意思。Do these symbols have any particular significance?这些符号有什么特别的含义吗?Significance is often used to talk about a special meaning that is not obvious. * significance常指不明显的特别含义。
BNC: 1226 COCA: 1608
meaning
General words for meaning: meaning, significance, usage...
Relating to the work of an artist: aesthetic, cherub, commission...
Importance: importance, emphasis, priority...
Having a meaning: meaningful, unambiguous, significant...

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