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mean(a)
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  • n. an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

    同义词: mean value

  • v.
    • mean or intend to express or convey

      "You never understand what I mean!"

      同义词: intend

    • have as a logical consequence

      "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

      同义词: entail imply

    • denote or connote

      "`maison' means `house' in French"; " An example sentence would show what this word means"

      同义词: intend signify stand for

    • have in mind as a purpose

      "I mean no harm"; " I only meant to help you"

      同义词: intend think

    • have a specified degree of importance

      "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; " Happiness means everything"

    • intend to refer to

      "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

      同义词: think of have in mind

    • destine or designate for a certain purpose

      "These flowers were meant for you"

  • adj.
    • approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

      "the mean annual rainfall"

      同义词: average

    • characterized by malice

      "in a mean mood"

      同义词: hateful

    • having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

      "taking a mean advantage"; " chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"; " something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"

      同义词: base meanspirited

    • excellent

      "famous for a mean backhand"

    • marked by poverty befitting a beggar

      "a mean hut"

      同义词: beggarly

    • (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

      "a mean person"

      同义词: mingy miserly tight

    • (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

      同义词: beggarly

    • of no value or worth

      同义词: bastardly

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    mean(a)

    n.an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

    同义词:mean value

    v.
      mean or intend to express or convey

      "You never understand what I mean!"

      同义词:intend

      have as a logical consequence

      "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"

      同义词:entailimply

      denote or connote

      "`maison' means `house' in French"; " An example sentence would show what this word means"

      同义词:intendsignifystand for

      have in mind as a purpose

      "I mean no harm"; " I only meant to help you"

      同义词:intendthink

      have a specified degree of importance

      "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; " Happiness means everything"

      intend to refer to

      "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

      同义词:think ofhave in mind

      destine or designate for a certain purpose

      "These flowers were meant for you"

      adj.
        approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

        "the mean annual rainfall"

        同义词:average

        characterized by malice

        "in a mean mood"

        同义词:hateful

        having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

        "taking a mean advantage"; " chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"; " something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"

        同义词:basemeanspirited

        excellent

        "famous for a mean backhand"

        marked by poverty befitting a beggar

        "a mean hut"

        同义词:beggarly

        (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

        "a mean person"

        同义词:mingymiserlytight

        (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

        同义词:beggarly

        of no value or worth

        同义词:bastardly




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