Word · Frequency #121
Fully loadedmeaner
不友善的；刻薄的；恶意的
meaner is the comparative of mean.
Unkind or intending to harm; pettily offensive.
- 1.
Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
质量或程度低；劣质的；差的；破旧的。
- 2.
Having the mean as its value; average.
具有平均值；平均的。
- 3.
Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
缺乏尊严；无荣誉；卑鄙；下贱。
- 4.
Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
价值低微；不值得重视；可鄙；可耻。
- 5.
Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
不乐于助人；小气地冒犯或不通融。
- 6.
Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
意图造成伤害(无论成功与否)；对他人怀有恶意。
- 7.
Powerful; fierce; strong.
强大的；凶猛的；强壮的。
平均的；中间的；简陋的；破旧的；劣质的；卑鄙的；可鄙的；低贱的；厉害的；猛烈的；强劲的；质量或程度低；劣质的；差的；破旧的。
In use
He is so mean that he never shares his snacks.
My boss is very mean with money; he won't give us a raise.
It was mean of her to laugh at his mistake.
be mean to sb
mean 作形容词可表示“刻薄的”，主语通常为人，be mean to sb 表示“对某人刻薄/不友善”。
Don't be mean to your little sister.
别对你妹妹那么刻薄。
It is mean of sb to do sth
这是一个以 it 作形式主语的句型，真正的主语是后面的 to do sth，of 后接做出该行为的人，用来评判该行为刻薄。
It was mean of her to laugh at him.
她嘲笑他，真是太刻薄了。
Common mistakes
He is more mean than I expected.He is meaner than I expected.
Connections
Collocations
- mean trick
- 卑鄙的恶作剧
- He played a mean trick on his younger sister.他对他妹妹搞了一个卑鄙的恶作剧。
- mean streak
- 刻薄的一面
- She has a mean streak that surprises people.她有刻薄的一面，让人吃惊。
- no mean feat
- 了不起的成就
- Finishing the marathon was no mean feat.跑完马拉松是一项了不起的成就。
- mean score
- 平均分
- The mean score of the class was 80.这个班的平均分是80分。
- mean streets
- 破败的街区
- He learned to survive on the mean streets of the city.他在城市的破败街区学会了生存。
- mean-looking
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mean 中间字母 e 像一条横线，把数值画在中间就是“平均”；拿这条线去挑剔别人，就成了“刻薄”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、describing someone's behavior、personal disagreements 该义项多用于日常对话和非正式场合，形容人或言行刻薄、不友善；在正式书面语中较少出现，通常可换用 unkind、spiteful 或 cruel。
Grammar Note
作'吝啬'解时常接to或with; 作'平均'解时常作定语
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 mean /miːn/ 押韵的词有 bean、clean、green、teen、queen（重读元音均为 /iː/，后跟 /n/）。其中 bean、clean 与 mean 拼写都含 -ean；green、teen、queen 拼写为 -een。注意 ocean 虽以 -ean 结尾但读作 /ˈoʊʃən/，与 mean 读音不同，不要误判为同韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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