In one case it went from meaning "a meal" to meaning "a single portion."
其中一例源于“一餐”或者“单份”的意思。
Yet so slippery—and thus convenient to politicians—is the English language that a single word encompasses both, and in doing so loses any claim to meaning.
英语非常狡猾-因此对于政客们来说非常方便-一个词涵将这两种意义都涵盖了，并且在行动中失去其中的一种意义。
As your horizons expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life.
随着你的眼界不断开阔，这些新观念将给你的生活赋予崭新的意义。
When I adapt something I translate from one meaning to another as faithfully as I can.
我在改编的时候，我用尽量忠实于原文的方式把一种含义翻译为另一种。
I had made it as plain as I could so that he could not fail to take my meaning.
我已经尽我所能地说明白，所以他不会不理解我的意思。
The literal meaning of 'petrify' is 'turn to stone'.
petrify的字面意思是turnto stone（变成石头）。
In the 1860s, Tolstoy tried a different way to find the meaning of life.
在19世纪60年代，托尔斯泰尝试了一种不同的方式去寻找生命的意义。
The Stone was essentially the dictionary that scholars needed to interpret the meaning of the hieroglyphs.
这块石头本质上是一本字典，因为学者们需要借助它来解释象形文字的意思。
Up she flew; deserting her eggs, so as to make her meaning clear.
她飞了起来；遗弃了她的蛋，只为了让她的意思更清楚。
When people are bored, they're more likely to feel less meaning in their lives.
当人们感到无聊时，他们更有可能觉得生活的意义愈发少了。
All of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this Easter.
在这个复活节穿大兔子装束被赋予了新的意义。
He didn't really get his meaning over to the audience.
他未能完全把他的意思向听众讲清楚。
What's the meaning of this? I explicitly told you not to leave the room.
这是什么意思？我明确地告诉过你不要离开这个房间。
I want to make my meaning crystal clear.
我想把我的意思解释得清清楚楚。
You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context.
你应该能从上下文猜出这个词的含义。
Advertisements attempt to project a latent meaning behind an overt message.
广告试图传达一种隐藏在公开信息里的潜在意义。
Unsure of the meaning of this remark, Ryle chose to remain silent.
由于对这个评论的含义不确定，赖尔选择了保持沉默。
Having a child gave new meaning to their lives.
有了一个孩子使得他们的生活有了新的方向。
I'm feeling very guilty— I've been meaning to call my parents for days, but still haven't got around to it.
我感到非常内疚—几天来我一直打算给父母打电话，但还是没抽出时间打。
The system, though well-meaning, is open to abuse.
尽管这个制度立意很好，却容易遭到滥用。
Art has real meaning when it helps people to understand themselves.
当艺术有助于人们了解自身时，才有真正的价值。
I keep meaning to write, but never seem to find (the) time.
我一直打算写信，但总找不到时间。
Humanity also has been obsessed with trying to capture the meaning of time.
人类也一直痴迷于试图捕捉时间的意义。
So many of my patients tell me that their lives used to have meaning, but that somewhere along the line things went stale.
我的很多病人告诉我，他们的生活曾经是有意义的，但随着时间的推移，事情变得乏味。
So many of my patients tell me that their lives used to have meaning, but that somewhere along the line things went state.
我的很多病人告诉我，他们的生活曾经是有意义的，但随着时间的推移，事情发生了变化。
"I'm very sorry you've been annoyed," said Alice, who was beginning to see its meaning.
“有人让你不高兴了，我很难过。”爱丽丝回答道，她开始明白它的意思了。
Through consumption, people come to understand, instill meaning in, and act upon objects encountered in the world.
通过消费，人们开始理解、灌输意义，并对世界上遇到的物体采取行动。
Pictures are used to put meaning across.
图片是用来传达意思的。
Look these words up to find their meaning and relationship to myths.
查一下这些词，找出它们的含义以及它们与神话的关系。
Look these words up to find their meaning and relationship to myths.
查一下这些词，找出它们的含义以及它们与神话的关系。
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