means |miːnz| 1) n、方法,途径 2) n、财富 3) n、意思是，意味着（第三人称单数形式）
一、感受单词本质
1、英文释义
①N-COUNT 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、方法;手段;过程
例句：The move is a means to fight crime、
这个行动是打击犯罪的一种手段。
②N-PLURAL You can refer to the money that someone has as their means、财富
例句：、、、a person of means、一个富有的人
2、常见搭配
①by means of用,依靠by any means无论如何by no means决不
②means of communication通讯工具[手段]
3、近义词：ways方式，方法methods方法
4、单词感觉：“有意义的，行得通的赚钱方式方法”
二．记住单词含义
mean-s（methods方式，方式，途径）→掌握了赚钱的方法→财富，方式，途径
三、学习单词应用
真题例句：Television is one of the means by which these feelings are created and conveyed--and perhaps never before has it served so much to connect different peoples and nations as in the recent events in Europe、（2005-翻译）
参考译文：电视是制造和表达这些情绪的方式之一，在加强不同民族和国家之间的联系方面，电视也许还从来没有像在欧洲事务中那样起过如此大的作用。
