Thursday, February 28, 2008

mean

我們也是要照顧一下像lance一樣英文不好的讀者

mean

a. (形容詞 adjective)

1.
吝嗇的,小氣的[(+about/over/with)]
Her husband is very mean about money.
她的丈夫在金錢上很吝嗇。
2.
卑鄙的,心地不好的[(+to)]
That was a mean trick!
那是一個卑劣的詭計!
3.
【美】【口】脾氣暴躁的,難駕馭的
4.
卑賤的;鄙陋的
The young couple made their home in a mean dwelling.
這對年輕夫婦在一個簡陋的住處安了家。
5.
不舒服的
6.
低劣的,平庸的
It was no mean feat to get him to agree.
要他同意絕非易事。
7.
【美】【俚】出色的,很棒的
He played a mean game of chess yesterday.
昨天他下了一盤十分出色的棋。