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。
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Suellen had now come to an"understanding" with Frank Kennedy and sang "When This Cruel War Is Over" with an arch meaning Scarlett foundwell-nigh unendurable, and Carreen was too wrapped up in dreams of Brent Tarleton to be interesting company.
-- CHAPTER XIII UNDER MRS. MERRIWETHER'S GOADING, Dr. Meade took action, in the form of a letter to the newspaperwherein be did not mention Rhett by name, though his meaning was obvious.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. Wopsle, united to a Roman nose and a large shining bald forehead, had a deep voice which he was uncommonly proud of; indeed it was understood among his acquaintance that if you could only give him his head, he would read the clergyman into fits; he himself confessed that if the Church was "thrown open," meaning to competition, he would not despair of making his mark in it.
-- meaning me.
-- My construction even of their simple meaning was not very correct, for I read "wife of the Above" as a complimentary reference to my father's exaltation to a better world; and if any one of my deceased relations had been referred to as "Below," I have no doubt I should have formed the worst opinions of that member of the family.
-- "Which I meantersay, Pip, it might be that her meaning were,--Make a end on it!--As you was!--Me to the North, and you to the South!--Keep in sunders!"
-- He attached no definite meaning to the word that I am aware of, but used it, like his own pretended Christian name, to affront mankind, and convey an idea of something savagely damaging.
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- When the carter saw this, he drew out his hatchet and aimed a blow at the sparrow, meaning to kill her; but she flew away, and the blow fell upon the poor horse's head with such force, that he fell down dead.
-- 'What is the meaning of this?'
-- The little man crawled about in the hay-loft, and at last found a snug place to finish his night's rest in; so he laid himself down, meaning to sleep till daylight, and then find his way home to his father and mother.
-- Then he ran after him with the knife still in his hand, crying: 'Just one, just one,' meaning that the guest should leave him just one chicken, and not take both.
-- Then he cut his leather out, all ready to make up the next day, meaning to rise early in the morning to his work.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Although neither of us understood the other, yet my meaning was easily known, for the people saw the distress I was in.
-- I soon discovered that both of them were perfect strangers to the rest of the company, and had nev-er seen or heard of them before; and I had a whisper from a ghost who shall be nameless, 'that these commentators always kept in the most distant quarters from their princi-pals, in the lower world, through a consciousness of shame and guilt, because they had so horribly misrepresented the meaning of those authors to posterity.'
-- I spoke in the Balnibarbian tongue, and my interpreter delivered my meaning in that of Luggnagg.
-- The mare soon after my entrance rose from her mat, and coming up close, after having nicely observed my hands and face, gave me a most contemptuous look; and turning to the horse, I heard the word Yahoo often repeated betwixt them; the meaning of which word I could not then compre-hend, although it was the first I had learned to pronounce.
-- This I presently discovered, for, going as soon as I was dressed to pay my attendance upon his honour, he asked me 'the meaning of what his servant had reported, that I was not the same thing when I slept, as I appeared to be at other times; that his vale assured him, some part of me was white, some yellow, at least not so white, and some brown.'
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I see, by your meaning smile, you think not.
-- He followed up the advantage, by saying in his pleasantest manner: a manner to which she might attach as much or as little meaning as she pleased: 'The side that can prove anything in a line of units, tens, hundreds, and thousands, Mrs. Bounderby, seems to me to afford the most fun, and to give a man the best chance.
-- 'You can finish off what you're at,' said Mr. Bounderby, with a meaning nod, 'and then go elsewhere.'
-- It was not my meaning to ask a question that would give pain to any one here.
-- I have no selfish meaning in what I say; but I find the shock of what broke upon me last night, to be very heavy indeed.'
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Until I discover the meaning of this sentence I will neither eat nor sleep."
-- "You don't mean to say that you have any idea of the meaning of the scrawl?"
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