means /mi:nz/ n.( pl.和sing.相同)手段，方法: by this means通过这种方法 by means of… 通过…的方式：We express our thoughts by means of language.我们通过语言表达思想。by no means 决不：It is by no means easy to understand spoken English. 听懂英语决非易事。［考句］Though by no means rich, he was better off than at any other period in his life.尽管不能说富裕，但他要比他历史上任何一个时期日子都好过。by all means 尽一切办法，务必：Try by all means to persuade him to come. 务必把他劝说过来。Go, by all means.不管怎么样得走。