英语语法之动词mean的用法及考点英语语法之动词mean的用法及考点
1. 表示有意义有价值,通常与 much, little, a lot, a great deal, nothing, everything, anything 等词连用。
如:
Money means nothing to me. 遥对我来说是无所谓的。
You don’t know how much you mean to me. 你不知道我多么喜欢你。
2. 表示意味着需要等,句子主语一般是事物(有时也可用 it, this, that 等),其后可接动名词,但不接不定式。
如:
This illness will mean going to hospital. 得了这种病就意味着要住院。
He is determined to get a seat even if it means standing in a queue all night. 即使要整夜排队,他也决心要买到票。
比较并体会以下句子:
If we mean to catch the early bus, that means getting up before five. 要想赶早班车,我们就得在5点钟以前起遥。
这样用时也可接后that从句作宾语。 如:
This discovery means that we will spend less on food. 这一发现意味着我们将减少在食品上的花费。
注:当要解释词义时,其后可接不定式。 如:
Gaze means to keep one’s eyes turned in a particular direction for a long time. gaze的意思是使视线遥间对着某方向。
3. 表示打算,主语只能是人,其后可接不定式,但不接动名词。
如:
I mean to get to the top by sunrise. 我打算在日出时到达山顶。
Do forgive me—I didn’t mean to interrupt. 真对不起——我不是有意打扰你。
若表示过去未曾实现的打算,即表示本来打算做但并未做成的事,通常用过去完成时,有时在不引起误解的情况下也可用一般过去时。 如:
We had meant to be early, but we got up too late. 我们本来想早点来的,但起遥起迟了。
I (had) meant to come, but something happened. 我本想来,但有事就没有来。
以上意思有时也用meant to have+过去分词来表示。 如:
I meant to have told you about it yesterday. =I had meant to tell you about it yesterday. 我本来打算昨天把这事告诉你的。