词：mean
英英释义：to have a particular result or involve something
例句：The pouring rain means the football match will be canceled.
2. 体会这个词 （进阶篇）
“mean”作动词除了“意思是”外，还常用来表示“意味着”“产生......的结果”。想表达“A 事件意味着/导致某种情况”时，就可以想到使用 mean，这也是外刊中常见的用法。这个意思看似简单，但很多英语学习者可能并没有掌握。
XX means that ...
XX means xx.
3.作业
1）翻译下面的句子：
经济非常不景气，这意味着大量公司不得不采取裁员。
The ailing economy means that numbers of companies will has to lay off employees.
（参考翻译：The troubled economy means that many companies will resort to layoffs.）
ps.经济不景气的搭配： ailing, depressed, flagging, fragile, stagnant, weak
不景气的/ 萧条的/ 衰退的/ 脆弱的/ 停滞的/ 疲软的经济
resort to do sth=has to do sth and has no other option
造句：
这里的疫苗接种率的情况意味着像麻疹这类高传染的疾病很容易迅速爆发。
A low vaccination rate here, which is related to the moments against compulsory immunization, means that highly contagious diseases like measles is bound to spring up.
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