meaning是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 意思， 意义， 含义； 重要性， 价值，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。
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《罪与罚》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- What's the meaning of it?'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《大卫科波菲尔》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And he gave me a look as he shouldered thelargest box and went out, which I thought had meaning in it, ifmeaning could ever be said to find its way into Mr. Barkis's visage.
-- And now, I must confess, the recollection of what I had seen onthat night when Mr. Maldon went away, first began to return uponme with a meaning it had never had, and to trouble me.
-- 'Like enough,' he returned; 'though there's a sarcastic meaning inthat observation for an amiable piece of innocence like my youngfriend.
-- 'A man might get on very well here, Mr. Copperfield,' saidMarkham- meaning himself.
-- If she should come home while I'm away- but ah, that ain'tlike to be!- or if I should bring her back, my meaning is, that sheand me shall live and die where no one can't reproach her.
在简·奥斯汀的《爱玛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Emma has been meaning to read more ever since she was twelve years old.
-- Part of her meaning was to conceal some favourite thoughts of her own and Mr. Weston's on the subject, as much as possible.
-- Your meaning must be unequivocal; no doubts or de-murs: and such expressions of gratitude and concern for the pain you are inflicting as propriety requires, will present themselves unbidden to your mind, I am persuaded.
-- But what is the meaning of this?
-- Mr. Perry had been to Mrs. Goddard's to attend a sick child, and Miss Nash had seen him, and he had told Miss Nash, that as he was coming back yesterday from Clayton Park, he had met Mr. Elton, and found to his great surprize, that Mr. Elton was actu-ally on his road to London, and not meaning to return till 82 Emmathe morrow, though it was the whist-club night, which he had been never known to miss before; and Mr. Perry had remonstrated with him about it, and told him how shabby it was in him, their best player, to absent himself, and tried very much to persuade him to put off his journey only one day; but it would not do; Mr. Elton had been determined to go on, and had said in a very particular way indeed, that he was going on business which he would not put off for any inducement in the world; and something about a very enviable commission, and being the bearer of something exceedingly precious.
在托马斯·哈代的《远离尘嚣》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It came from the direction of a small dark object under the plantation hedge a shepherd's hut now presenting an outline to which an uninitiated person might have been puzzled to attach either meaning or use.
-- "Oh you see, mem, his pore mother, not being a Scripture-read woman, made a mistake at his christening, thinking 'twas Abel killed Cain, and called en Cain, meaning Abel all the time.
-- The meaning lay in the difference between actions, none of which had any meaning of itself; and the necessity of being jealous, which lovers are troubled with, did not lead Oak to underestimate these signs.
-- "The boy's meaning is that the sky and the earth in the kingdom of Bath is not altogether different from ours here.
-- "I'd say good morning you needn't spend a hapenny of meaning upon it, and yet keep the man civil."
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- meaning to imply her doubts as to his paternity; but Father Goriot shrank as if his hostess had touched him with a sword-point.
-- The eight responses came like a rolling fire from every part of the room, and the laughter that followed was the more uproarious because poor Father Goriot stared at the others with a puzzled look, like a foreigner trying to catch the meaning of words in a language which he does not understand.
-- He understood the meaning of their glances at once, for he had felt his inferiority as soon as he entered the court, where a smart cab was waiting.
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Soon after, however, Felix approached with another man; I was surprised, as I knew that he had not quitted the cottage that morning, and waited anxiously to discover from his discourse the meaning of these unusu-al appearances.
-- As soon as he beheld my form, he placed his hands before his eyes and uttered a shrill scream; I drew his hand forcibly from his face and said, 'Child, what is the meaning of this?
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Now, the Wilkes " "Not meaning to change the subject, Ma'm," broke in Gerald hurriedly, for he had noticed Carreen's bewilderedlook and the avid curiosity on Suellen's face and feared lest they might ask Ellen embarrassing questions which wouldreveal how inadequate a chaperon he was.
-- "I should cry into my pillow every night," said Scarlett, meaning to be flippant, but he took the statement at facevalue and went red with pleasure.
-- "And you said that I " "Now Puss, now Puss, don't you be hurt at what your poor old father said and him not meaning a thing and notunderstanding a thing!Sure, you're a fine well-meaning girl, I'm sure."
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