means

n. (pl.)
1. instrumentality,method(s),plan(s) 手段，办法，计划。
△Rom.5.1.35: “Let's see for means.” i.e. Let me think how to carry out my plan. 想想看有什么办法。
△Oth.3.3.249:“You shall by that perceive him andhis means.”你正可借此看出他的为人和手段。
△2H.VI.3.2.123: “That good Duke Humphrey traitorously ismurdered / By Suffolk and the Cardinal Beaufort'smeans.”善良的亨弗雷公爵已经被萨福克和波福红衣主教用奸计谋杀了。
△2H.VI.3.2.283: “For sure,my thoughtsdo hourly prophesy / Mischance unto my state bySuffolk's means；”因为我心里时时刻刻都预料着萨福克所耍弄的手段一定要给我的国家带来灾祸。
△R.III.1.3.78(77):“Our brother is imprisoned by your means.” (ourbrother: George,Duke of Clarence.)我们的兄弟是因为你们用了手段而关进牢狱。
2. agency,instruments,agents 媒介，工具，代理人。
△ R.III.5.3.250 (249): “And Slaughtered those thatwere the means to help him；”i.e. people are mereinstruments to be made use of in Richard's illegal pur-suit of the crown and dispatched callously when used.并且把那些作为工具帮助他取得王位的人杀掉。
3. way方式。
△Ham.4.5.213 (214): “His means ofdeath，”i.e. the way he died. 他那样死去。
4. (natural) causes,ways（自然的）原因，途径。
△H.V.11.68: “And therefore we must needs admit themeans / How things are perfected.”所以我们必须承认世间万物的改善总有必然的原因。
5. opportunity机会。
△Rom. 2. Cho. 11:“And she asmuch in love,her means much less / To meet her new beloved anywhere.”她同样情深，却更感机会难得，无处去和她的新欢相会。
△2H.IV.4.4.64: “When means andlavish manners meet together，”一旦放纵的天性碰上了适当的机会。
6. way of access接近办法。
△Ham.4.6.14:“give thesefellows some means to the King，”请你设法让来人见到国王。
7. efforts,pains努力，辛苦。
△Gent.5.4.137: “Tomake such means for her”，i.e. to use such efforts for her. 过去对她那样苦苦追求。
8. resources,wealth 资财，财富。
△As.3.2.25 (24):“he that wants money,means,and content,is with-out three good friends；”一个人若缺乏金钱、财富和知足，他便是没有三个好朋友。
△Ado.4.1.(195): “made suchhavoc of my means，”毁掉我的财富。
△Ado.4.1.201(199):“Ability in means，”财力。
△Lr.4.1. 19: “Fulloft 'tis seen,/Our means secure us，”我们常常看到，财富使人漫不经心。
9. power 力量。
△2H.IV.1.3.1: “Thus have youheard our cause and known our means，”我们起事的宗旨你们都听见了，我们的力量你们也知道了。
10. preparations,measures,ways 准备，措施，办法。
△Tw.2.3.133 (123): “give means for this uncivilrule.”i.e. provide drinks,etc. 为这种放荡行为提供方便。(按：指为他们拿酒。)
△2H.IV.3.1.29: “With all appli-ances and means to boot，”此外还具有一切的设备和措施。11. something interposed or intervening,i.e. obsta-cles插在中间或进行干预的东西，（即）障碍物。
△3H.VI.3.2.140: “So do I wish the crown,being so far off,/ Andso I chide the means that keeps me from it，”同样，我也希冀那可望而不可即的王冠，我也斥责那些阻止我得到它的障碍物。
△Mac.4.3.162: “Good God betimes remove /The means that makes us strangers!”好上帝快消除使我们成为陌路之人的障碍吧！
Phrases:
make means: contrive,take steps,use efforts,createopportunity设法，采取步骤，尽一切努力，创造机会。
△R.III.5.3.249 (248): “One that made means to come bywhat he hath(i.e. the crown)，”一个利用一切手段去夺取他现在拥有的王冠的人。
△R.III.5.3.39:“If without per-il it be possible. / Sweet Blunt,make some goodmeans to speak with him，”如果可能不冒险的话，好布仑特，请你想办法去和他见面谈话。
second means: assistants,agents 助手，代办人，
△1H.IV.1.3.163:“shall it be / That you a world ofcurses undergo,/ Being the agents or base secondmeans,/ The cords,the ladder,or the hangman rather?”难道你们就甘心受世人的咒骂，替人做工具，做帮凶，做绞绳，做梯子，甚至做绞刑吏吗？
want of means: poverty贫穷。
△R.III.5.3.331 (330):“Who,but for dreaming on this fond exploit,/ Forwant of means,poor rats,hat (i.e. would have)hanged themselves.”这些可怜的鼠辈，穷得无以为生，若不是梦想着这一次的愚蠢冒险，恐怕早就自己上吊了。

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