1. by all means : 尽一切办法, 务必；
2. leave no means untried : 用尽一切办法；
3. by means of : 用；
4. by any means : 无论如何；
5. live beyond one's means : 入不敷出；
6. live within one's means : 量入为出；
7. by no means : 决不；
8. by fair means or foul : 不择手段地；
名词
1. It is all a means to an end.
这只是达到目的的一种手段。
2. Have you the means to support a wife?
你有钱养活妻子吗？
3. He wants to go to college, but his family haven't the means to help him.
他想上大学，可是他家没钱帮助他。
4. There is no doubt that radio and television are important means of communication.
毫无疑问，收音机和电视是信息交流的重要工具。
5. means在线翻译
5. He is living beyond his means.
他入不敷出。
生活费用
A：That means (we don’t have any/ there aren’t any/ we need) any receipts for $225.
这就是说（我们没有/这儿没有/我们需要）225美元的收据。
B：Right.
对。
Bikes-(自行车)
B：Hey, Jim. I didn’t know you biked to work.
嘿，吉姆。我可不知道你骑自行车上班。
A：Yeah, it helps keep me fit and helps the environment, too.
是这样。他可以帮助我保持体形，同时也有利于环境。
B：One less car on the road means less pollution.
马路上车少也意味着污染更少。
A：Right. Since my work is near a park, it’s a really nice ride, too.
是呀。我上班的地方挨着公园，骑车是件很惬意的事情。
B：How far is it?
有多远。
A：Oh, about 10 miles. It takes me about an hour.
哦，大概10英里。花大概1个小时。
B：That doesn’t sound too bad. I wish I could do it, but I work in the city. So I take the train.
那还不至于太糟糕。我希望我也可以这样，可是我在市区上班，所以坐火车去。
A：You’re doing your part for the environment by using public transportation, too.
使用公交车也算是为环境尽了一点你自己的力量。
B：True. Well, see you tomorrow.
这倒是。好了，明天见。
A：See you.
再见。
在银行
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A：I would like to open an account.
我要开立一个账户。
B：A deposit account or a current account?
没有支票的存款帐户还是有支票的活期存款帐户？
A：Er, I am not sure. You see, I have monthly remittances sent to me from China and I would like to have the money paid into an account.
哦，我也拿不定主意。你知道，中国每个月有汇款寄给我，我要把它存入帐户。
B：Then you’d better open a current account. The bank will give you a cheque book and you can take money out when you like.
那么你还是开立一个有支票的活期存款账户为好。银行将给你一本支票薄，你随时可以取出存款。
A：Fine. What do I have to do?
好的，我该办些什么手续呢？
B：Just fill in this form. Do you have any means of identification on you?
只要填一下这张表格。你是否带有身份证明文件？
A：Will my passport do?
我的护照可以吗？
B：Sure.
当然可以。
1.
1. 工具：这个尊严不允许其它人奴役我们或迫使我们做出非自由意愿的行为**康德用一项道德原则来阐述这个观念:人必须永远被视为一种目的(end),而不只是一个工具(means)**将一个人仅只视为工具,
1. 方法;手段;工具(means 用于此意时单复数同形)
A means of doing something is a method, instrument, or process which can be used to do it. Means is both the singular and the plural form for this use.
e.g. The move is a means to fight crime...
采取这项举措是为了打击犯罪。
e.g. The army had perfected the use of terror as a means of controlling the population...
军队已经深谙利用恐怖手段控制民众之道。
2. 收入;财富;金钱
You can refer to the money that someone has as their means .
e.g. ...a person of means...
富人
e.g. He did not have the means to compensate her.
他没有钱来补偿她。
3. 超出财力；入不敷出/在财力之内；量入为出
If someone is living beyond their means, they are spending more money than they can afford. If someone is living within their means, they are not spending more money than they can afford.
e.g. The more gifts she received, the more she craved, until he was living beyond his means...
得到的礼物越多，她的胃口就越大，直到他捉襟见肘为止。
e.g. It is far better to pay off old debts steadily by living within your means.
量入为出地一步步偿还旧债，这个方法要好得多。
4. 用;以;通过
If you do something by means of a particular method, instrument, or process, you do it using that method, instrument, or process.
e.g. This is a two year course taught by means of lectures and seminars...
本课程为期两年，授课形式为讲座与研讨。
e.g. The trailer was connected to the car by means of a complicated system of hoses, pipes and rods.
活动房屋通过一系列复杂的软管、管道和连杆与汽车相连。
5. 当然可以;完全可以
You can say 'by all means' to tell someone that you are very willing to allow them to do something.
e.g. 'Can I come and have a look at your house?' — 'Yes by all means'.
“我可以过来看看你的房子吗？”“当然可以。”
6. 决不;丝毫不;一点儿也不
You use expressions such as 'by no means', 'not by any means', and 'by no manner of means' to emphasize that something is not true.
means什么意思
e.g. This is by no means out of the ordinary...
这丝毫不足为奇。
e.g. They were not finished, however, not by any means.
不过，他们并没有结束,绝对没有。
7. 达到目的的手段
If you say that something is a means to an end, you mean that it helps you to achieve what you want, although it may not be enjoyable or important itself.
e.g. We seem to have lost sight of the fact that marketing is only a means to an end.
我们似乎忽略了这样一个事实：营销只是达到目的的手段。