mean to say

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 67%

   （強調要說的話，或問對方是否真是這個意思）意思是說

   used to emphasize what you are saying or to ask sb if they really mean what they say

   Do you mean to say...

2. 編輯釋義電影裡 25%

   並不意味著；並不等於說

   used to say that one thing does not necessarily follow from or imply another

電影裡這樣說 · 7 部

• I mean to say, if I freeze, l can't rightly drop,Raising Arizona1987
• Do you mean to say...One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975
• - And what I mean to say... - You've said what you had to say.Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967
• I mean to say.Serenity2005
• So, you mean to say...Deadpool2016
• What I mean to say is...Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009
• I didn't mean to say that.eXistenZ1999
• What'd you mean? To say goodbye?All of Us Strangers2023

在完整場景裡學

• 都是陌生人2023
  • 鄰居深夜上門搭話：vampires at my door（門外有危險的人）
  • 回老屋與父母重聚：over the moon（高興得不得了）
  • 上門做客喝酒聊單身：not for want of trying（不是沒努力過）

同一詞條的短語

• be meant to be
• I mean
• mean business
• mean no harm
• mean well
• be no mean
• the happy mean

習語頻道里接下來

• see the world
• at the crack of dawn
• be all the rage
• frighten to death
• have a bone to pick with
• have a mind of your own
• of your own free will
• pay good money for
• take the edge off
• for your information
• you're on
• out of hand