mean是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 吝啬的; 卑鄙的; 刻毒的; 难看的, 破旧的; 平庸的; n. 中间, 平均数; v. 想要, 打算，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And isn't this what we mean by nationality?"
-- "But what do you mean by being himself?"
-- "I mean just doing what you want to do.
-- And what does it mean to me, after all?
-- What does all this knowing mean to me?
在艾米利·勃朗特的《呼啸山庄》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- A monotonous occupation, calculated to set me asleep, like counting, or What CAN you mean by talking in this way to ME!'
-- I did not mean to laugh at you,' she said; 'I could not hinder myself: Heathcliff, shake hands at least!What are you sulky for?
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