| 词汇 | collocation_english_mean |
| 释义 | Collocations with meanThese are words often used in combination with mean. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. adequate means Consequently, the patient's current ability to cope depends, in part, on whether he achieved adequate means for adaptation when he experienced stress as a child. alternate means The ethics consultant stressed to the attending physician that fluids need not be administered as long as the baby is kept comfortable by alternate means. alternative means Disarmament without providing soldiers with training, as well as help in finding alternative means of livelihood, leads to instability and internal crises. artificial means The duty of using artificial means of preserving life. convenient means Both students and practitioners need to have a convenient means of pursuing other areas of enquiry. diplomatic means In doing so, he secured essentially maritime objectives by diplomatic means. effective mean It is shown that the proposed method is an effective mean for kinematic and dynamic modelling of parallel mechanisms. efficient means Loyalty, and the acceptance of one's right to decide, are far more efficient means of enjoying power. equality mean To make our own concepts of human dignity and equality mean anything, those conditions have to be attacked, and that requires great economic expansion. 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Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 indirect means The evaluation process demonstrated that the procedure did not actually alleviate suffering either by direct or indirect means, for example, by the placebo effect. legal means It is clear from the context of these statements that the goods were not secured to wives by any formal legal means. legitimate means What more can we say about legitimate means to ensure survival? limited means Given the limited means at his disposal, this was an accomplishment he might justifiably wish to point out. means of locomotion Consider for example defaults concerning primary means of locomotion: "animals normally walk", "birds normally fly", "penguins normally swim". means of persuasion However, they do not deny that they are constructing an architectural aesthetic, and an aesthetic offered as exemplar is a means of persuasion. means of propulsion It may cover vehicles with electrical means of propulsion, as well as electricity playing a role in their functionality. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. means of subsistence The presumption is, of course, that the fly, deprived of its means of subsistence, died of starvation. means of transmission This means of transmission represents the tip of the iceberg as far as technology goes. modest means Many men of comparatively modest means appear, at least occasionally, as jurors. objective means First, there is a lack of objective means for considering the numerous criteria that a model must fulfil. peaceful means Meanwhile, the democratic institutions by which conflict can be managed through peaceful means are not yet in place. posterior mean The posterior mean estimates for the residual and genetic correlation agreed very well with the simulated value of 0.0. practical means This had been implemented by a progressive, liberal regime as a practical means to establish social and political consensus and was not ideologically motivated. preferred means Educational opportunities were highly rated, with information, knowledge and training seen as the preferred means for pursuing personal and social growth. primary means Their restriction to shallow marine environments suggests that photosynthesis was the primary means of organic matter production for these benthic communities. principal means The perception of sons and husbands as the principal means of security emphasises the continuing traditional patriarchal form of society in developing countries. reliable means Indeed, when it comes to water, illicit self-provision is apparently seen as a more reliable means than the use of official public channels ! sole means For this reason, reliance on insecticides as the sole means of managing infestations was considered at best a short term solution. supernatural means In the book he is described as being connected to a death support system and communicates only by supernatural means. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. technical means Methods for design of corresponding technical means are developed. technological means This seemingly disparate collection of instruments is joined by a common goal: each instrument sought novel, technological means by which to produce sound. viable means I believe that music for instrument(s) and tape will remain a viable means of musical expression well into the future. violent means While recognizing the possibility of violent means, the philosopher refused to concede their inevitability. voluntary means In their place he constructs a new pyramidic model: at the base of the pyramid are what you might call the voluntary means, that is persuasion, information and so on. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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