1·The move is a means to fight crime.
这个行动是打击犯罪的一种手段。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·Television is an effective means of communication.
电视是一种有效的通信手段。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.
他不怎么喜欢这项工作，只是把它看作达到目的的手段而已。
—— 《牛津词典》
4·Defence attorneys can use any means within the law to get their client off.
辩护律师可在法律许可的范围内利用任何手段为当事人作无罪辩护。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·The army had perfected the use of terror as a means of controlling the population.
军队已经能很好地利用恐怖手段来控制这里的人们。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
1·I've struck on a novel means of doing the job.
我突然想到一个干这活的新方法。
2·In doing our work, we must pay attention to ways and means.
工作时，我们应该注意方式方法。
3·There were only two means left to him in order to get a bite to eat.
他只有两种方法来弄点吃的。
4·Do these trees have other means at their disposal to prevent overexposure to light in autumn?
有没有其他方法来防止这些树在秋天过度暴露在阳光下？
5·Fortunately, a group of astrophysicists has proposed a means of detecting cosmic neutrinos by harnessing the mass of the ocean.
幸运的是，一些天体物理学家提出了一种通过控制海洋质量来探测宇宙中微子的方法。
1·The red light means "Stop".
红灯的意思是“停止”。
2·That word means rice.
那个词的意思是米。
3·The phrase means to fix something with glue.
这个短语的意思是用胶水固定某物。
4·This passage means to introduce the Tower of London.
这段话的意思是介绍伦敦塔。
5·For example, "you are a lucky dog" means you are a lucky person.
例如，“you are a lucky dog”意思是你是个幸运的人。
1·Is there any means of contacting him?
有没有什么办法和他取得联系？
—— 《牛津词典》
2·If you enjoy reading, then by all means do that whenever you want.
如果你喜欢阅读，不管什么时候，都要想尽一切办法去读。
3·For the bulk of our species' approximately 200,000 year lifespan, we had no means of precisely representing quantities.
在人类存活的这约20万年里，我们没有办法精确地表示数量。
4·The opinion was also whispered that my master was my father; but of the correctness of this opinion, I know nothing; the means of knowing was withheld from me.
也有人私下说，我的主人是我的父亲；但我不知道这个观点的正确性；我没有办法知道。
5·These organisations exert great influence in public life. But we have no means of discovering on whose behalf they do it.
这些组织在公共生活中发挥着巨大的影响，我们却没办法发现它们代表着谁的利益。