meant
翻译
意思是, 打算, 意味着
例句
I'm sorry, I didn't mean that.
对不起，我不是那个意思。
The red light meant we had to stop.
红灯意味着我们必须停下来。
They were meant for each other.
他们是天生一对。
I meant to call you yesterday.
我昨天本想给你打电话的。
语法模式
((sb.)) meant ((sth.)) （某人）意指（某事） I didn't mean any harm.
((sth.)) meant ((sth.)) （某物）意味着（某事） The gift meant a lot to her.
((sb.)) meant to-inf （某人）本打算做某事 I meant to tell you sooner.
be meant to-inf 理应做某事 You were meant to finish this yesterday.
近义词
Synonyms: intended, signified, implied
词源
不规则动词“to mean”的过去式和过去分词，源自原始日耳曼语词根。
记忆技巧
“mean”的过去式是“meant”。记住元音发音的变化。它涵盖了意图、意义和命中注定等含义。