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If that sounds harsh, it is meant to.

如果这么说听起来刺耳的话，那目的就达到了。

This is not meant to delimit what approaches social researchers can adopt.

这并不是为了限制社会研究人员所能采用的方法。

The increasing distance between thunderclaps meant the storm was moving away.

雷声隔得一次比一次久,这意味着暴风雨正在过去.

I can't say any more, it's meant to be a big secret.

我再也无可奉告了，这本是重大的秘密。

He can't be allowed to behave like that; I meant to say, he's a grown man.

不应该准许他有那样的举止, 我是说他已经是成年人了.

The unexpectedness of my father's death meant that his affairs were not entirely in order.

家父的猝然离世留下了尚未完全安排妥当的身后事。

Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat.

利兹本想开个玩笑，结果却没有达到效果。

I meant to help him; unexpectedly I have brought him trouble.

我想帮助他, 没想到反而给他添了麻烦.

The boom in the sport's popularity has meant more calls for stricter safety regulations.

该项体育运动的兴起意味着制定更加严格的安全规则的呼声更高了。

Judging from the way he laughed as he told it, it was meant to be humorous.

从他讲这件事时笑的样子来看，那应该是很幽默的了。

I didn't think you meant that seriously; I thought you were teasing.

我未想到你是当真的, 我原以为你是开玩笑的.

The decor was meant to keep the mind concentrated on the making of money.

这样的装饰布局原本是想让人们把注意力集中在如何赚钱上。

Asked what she meant, she said mysteriously: "Work it out for yourself".

问她是什么意思，她故弄玄虚地说：“你自己想吧。”

They probably meant well.

他们或许用心是好的.

He seems to have been meant for the Church from an early age.

他从小就好像注定要过当牧师的生活.

I meant to go, only I didn't have the time.

何尝不想去, 只是没时间.

I meant nothing by it at all.

我那么做毫无别的意思.

I'm meant to be on holiday.

我原本打算去度假的。

Any decision taken by them now, however well meant, could complicate the peace process.

现在他们作的任何一个决定，不管本意多么好，都可能使和平进程复杂化。

In Poland, the faith has always meant more than mere religion.

在波兰，信仰的含义向来不仅仅指宗教。

This time he wasn't fooling; he meant business.

这次他可不是闹着玩的, 他说到做到.

He says you're fired if you're not back at work on Friday. And I think he meant it.

他说，如果你星期五还不回去上班的话就解雇你。我想他是当真的。

He had the strength and power; he meant to bear rule over others and he expected tributes from them.

他有权有势, 想支配人,要人们拜倒在他的脚下.

Adhering to the new rules meant inflicting serious damage on motor racing.

遵守新的规定就意味着赛车比赛将遭受严重影响。

"Oh, Gairdner," he said, as if that meant something to him.

“哦，盖尔德纳，”他说道，好像他听说过这个名字。

I did not have the foggiest idea what he meant.

我根本不知道他是什么意思。

I think we're talking at cross purposes; that's not what I meant at all.

我想我们是说到两下里去了，我根本不是那个意思。

I asked McKeown if the reunion was meant to achieve closure.

我问麦基翁重聚是不是为了寻求解脱。

I can't figure up what he meant to say.

我弄不清他要说的是什么.