| 词汇 | mean |
| 释义 | mean Theme: EXCELLENCE 1. mod. having to do with someone or something that is very good; cool. This music is mean, man, mean. What a great sound!This is the meanest wine I ever drank. 2. mod. having to do with an excellent example of the art of doing something well habitually. (Always with a as in the examples.) John plays the piano quite well. Fred says that John plays a mean piano.You may say that your mother bakes delicious pies, but all my friends say she bakes a mean pie.Tom says that his father plays a mean game of golf. badass mod. tough; bad; belligerent. (Use with caution.)Tom is one badass cop!Stop acting like such a badass punk! hard mod. tough. (Akin to hardhearted; hard as nails.)Sally is really hard. She can stand anything.Only the hard guys get through basic training. hardboiled mod. tough; heartless.She is a hardboiled old gal.Do you have to act so hardboiled? in cold blood mod. without feeling; with cruel intent.Rocko kills in cold blood and never gives it a thought.The prof flunked me in cold blood. low-life mod. mean; belligerent.Don't be so low-life, man!We don't need any low-life characters around here. mean 1. adjective excellent US, 1919.► so mean he wouldn't pay a dime to see the Statue of Liberty pissvery stingy CANADA, 1988.► so mean he wouldn't shit away from homeused for expressing a high degree of stinginess and bad temper CANADA, 1988 2. adverb very US, 1998 a mean (something)Said of something that is particularly impressive or appealing. I make a mean stew—are you sure you don't want to stay for dinner? You should ask that guy to join your band—he plays a mean sax. mean something(to someone)1. Lit. to make sense to someone. Does this line mean anything to you? Yes, it means something. 2. Fig. [for someone] to cause positive feelings in another person. You mean a lot to me. This job means a lot to Ann. mean mod. having to do with someone or something that is very good; cool. This music is mean, man, mean. What a great sound!
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