meaning

noun

声音；文字；信号 of sound/word/sign

1. （声音、文字、信号等传递的）意义，意思
   the thing or idea that a sound, word, sign, etc. represents
   1. What's the meaning of this word?
      这个单词的意思是什么？
   2. Words often have several meanings.
      单词往往有若干个意思。
   3. ‘Honesty’? He doesn't know the meaning of the word !
      “诚实”？他不明白这个词是什么意思！

某人的言行 of what sb says/does

2. （想要表达的）意义，意思
   the things or ideas that sb wishes to communicate to you by what they say or do
   1. I don't quite get your meaning (= understand what you mean to say) .
      我不太明白你要说的意思。
   2. What's the meaning of this? I explicitly told you not to leave the room.
      这是什么意思？我明确地告诉过你不要离开这个房间。

情感；经历 of feeling/experience

3. 真正重要性；价值
   the real importance of a feeling or experience
   1. With Anna he learned the meaning of love.
      通过与安娜相处，他明白了爱意味着什么。

书籍；绘画 of book/painting

4. （作家或艺术家要表达的）意义，含义，思想
   the ideas that a writer, artist, etc. wishes to communicate through a book, painting, etc.
   1. several layers of meaning
      若干层意义
   2. There are, of course, deeper meanings in the poem.
      当然，这首诗里还有更深层的含义。

追求的目标 sense of purpose

5. （人生的）意义，价值，目标
   the quality or sense of purpose that makes you feel that your life is valuable
   1. Her life seemed to have lost all meaning.
      她的生活似乎已毫无价值。
   2. Having a child gave new meaning to their lives.
      有了一个孩子使得他们的生活有了新的方向。

adj.

adj.

1. N-VAR 意思;意义;含义
   The meaning of a word, expression, or gesture is the thing or idea that it refers to or represents and which can be explained using other words.
   1. I hadn't a clue to the meaning of 'activism'...
      我根本不明白 activism 的意思。
   2. I became more aware of the symbols and their meanings.
      我进一步理解了这些符号及其意义。
2. N-VAR (言语、书、电影等的)含义，主旨，意图
   The meaning of what someone says or of something such as a book or film is the thoughts or ideas that are intended to be expressed by it.
   1. Unsure of the meaning of this remark, Ryle chose to remain silent...
      由于不确定这句话究竟是什么意思，赖尔选择了保持沉默。
   2. Her book is not without autobiographical meaning.
      她的书不无为自己作传的意图。
3. N-UNCOUNT (活动、行为等的)意义，价值
   If an activity or action has meaning, it has a purpose and is worthwhile.
   1. Art has real meaning when it helps people to understand themselves.
      当艺术有助于人们了解自身的时候才有真正的意义。
   2. ...a challenge that gives meaning to life.
      使生活变得有意义的挑战
4. PHRASE (由于缺乏经历、资质等)不理解这个词的含义，不知道什么叫…
   If you mention something and say that someone doesn't know the meaning of the word, you are emphasizing that they have never experienced the thing mentioned or do not have the quality mentioned.
   1. Don't mention failure when Kevin is around. He doesn't know the meaning of the word.
      凯文在的时候不要提“失败”这个词。他不知道什么叫“失败”。

1. The term Wissenschaft has a much broader meaning than the English word 'science'.
   Wissenschaft这个术语比英语词science含义更广。
2. People use scientific terms with no clear idea of their meaning.
   人们使用科学术语，但并非很清楚其含义。
3. 'Morris' is an English corruption of 'Moorish', meaning North African.
   Morris在英语中是Moorish的变体，意思是“北非的”。
4. Politicians have debased the meaning of the word 'freedom'
   政客们贬低了“自由”一词的意义。
5. They have divested rituals of their original meaning
   他们使仪式失去了原来的意义。
6. I have been working on exploding the myth of fixity of meaning
   我一直在致力于推翻有关意义恒定性的谬谈。
7. As your horizons expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life
   随着眼界不断开阔，这些新观念会为生活赋予全新的意义。
8. She understood his meaning, if not his words, and took his advice.
   她即便没听懂他的话，也明白了他的意思，并且接受了他的建议。
9. Advertisements attempt to project a latent meaning behind an overt message.
   广告的意图是以公开的信息传达隐含之意。
10. Critics and the public puzzle out the layers of meaning in his photos.
    评论界和公众揭开了他照片中的重重深意。
11. Many people have to look up the meaning of this word in the dictionary.
    这个词的意思很多人都要查字典才知道。
12. The meaning of that was lost on me
    那意思我没听懂。
13. I became more aware of the symbols and their meanings.
    我进一步理解了这些符号及其意义。
14. Unsure of the meaning of this remark, Ryle chose to remain silent
    由于不确定这句话究竟是什么意思，赖尔选择了保持沉默。
15. Her book is not without autobiographical meaning.
    她的书不无为自己作传的意图。
16. Art has real meaning when it helps people to understand themselves.
    当艺术有助于人们了解自身的时候才有真正的意义。
17. Don't mention failure when Kevin is around. He doesn't know the meaning of the word.
    凯文在的时候不要提“失败”这个词。他不知道什么叫“失败”。
18. From a simple gesture or the speaker's tone of voice, the Japanese listener gleans the whole meaning.
    仅从一个简单的手势或者说话人的语气里，日本人就能够领悟到所有的意思。
19. They've turned sensible, if you take my meaning
    他们变得通情达理了，如果你明白我的意思的话。
20. It's an example of how you can turn around the sentence and create a whole new meaning.
    那个例子告诉你如何改变一个句子使其表达出完全不一样的意思。
21. The television headlines seemed to wash over her without meaning anything.
    电视节目的大标题一闪而过，似乎没有引起她的丝毫注意。
22. Can you guess the meaning of the word from the context?
    你能从上下文猜出那词的意思吗？
23. The teacher helped to draw out the meaning of the poem.
    教师帮助揭示这首诗的含义。
24. In doing translation, one should not alter the meaning of the original to suit one's own taste.
    翻译时不应根据自己的好恶改变原文的意思。
25. Sometimes the insertion of one word can change the meaning of a whole sentence.
    有时插入一个字可以改变全句的意义。
26. I know your meaning, just do it.
    你的意思我明了，就这么办吧。
27. He has wrung the words from their true meaning.
    他曲解这些字的真正意义。
28. The meaning is still obscure to me.
    我对这意义还很模糊。
29. The article implies profound meaning.
    那篇文章的含义很深。
30. He betrayed himself without meaning to.
    他无意中露出了马脚。

  meaning connotation definition sense【导航词义：意思，含义】

  meaning n. 意思，含义

〔辨析〕普通用词，泛指语言、手势、符号等表达的意思。

  connotation n. 隐含意义

〔辨析〕指单词除基本意思之外所暗含的意义。

  definition n. 定义，释义

〔辨析〕尤指词典里列出的某个词、短语等的确切含义。

  sense n. 意义，意思

〔辨析〕指单词、短语、句子等的意思。

noun

1. the idea that is intended
   1. What is the meaning of this proverb?

   Synonym:    substance

2. the message that is intended or expressed or signified
   1. what is the meaning of this sentence
   2. the significance of a red traffic light
   3. the signification of Chinese characters
   4. the import of his announcement was ambiguous

   Synonym:    significancesignificationimport