mean的现在分词是meaning，mean本身就有名词的意思。
英 [mi:n] 美 [min]
v. 表示…的意思; 意思是; 打算; 产生…结果;
adj. 吝啬的; 刻薄的; 破旧的; 残忍的;
n. 平均数; 中间; 几何平均; 等比中数;
双语例句
1. When life gets hard and you want to give up, remember that life is full of ups and downs, and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.
当生活很艰难，你想要放弃的时候，请记住，生活充满了起起落落，如果没有低谷，那站在高处也失去了意义。
2. "What do you mean?" I asked, offended on Liddie's behalf.
“你什么意思啊？”我问，替利迪感到愤愤不平。
3. This will mean more remand prisoners being held in police cells.
这将意味着更多候审犯人会被拘押在警局拘留室。
4. Take a hundred and twenty values and calculate the mean.
取120个值计算平均数。
英 [ˈmi:nɪŋ] 美 [ˈminɪŋ]
n. 意思，意义; 含义; 意图;
adj. 有意思的; 意味深长的;
vt. 意味(mean的现在分词); 意思是;
双语例句
1. Politicians have debased the meaning of the word "freedom"
政客们贬低了“自由”一词的意义。
2. Art has real meaning when it helps people to understand themselves.
当艺术有助于人们了解自身的时候才有真正的意义。
3. People use scientific terms with no clear idea of their meaning.
人们使用科学术语，但并非很清楚其含义。
4. She understood his meaning, if not his words, and took his advice.
她即便没听懂他的话，也明白了他的意思，并且接受了他的建议。
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