After being used in certain context for some time, some language means and language unit may acquire a certain functional meaning in use.

任何一种语言手段和语言单位，由于长时期使用于某一特定的语言场合均可能获得某种功能色彩。

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Don't wait for a cataclysmic moment when the truth is revealed. Use everyday occurrences to find meaning in the changes you are going through.

不要等到真相显露的灾难时刻到来，运用日常发生的事情去发现你所经历的转变的意义。

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More shoppers are joining the campaign, meaning more plastic bags that used to be in rampant use are now lying unused at the checkout.

越来越多的顾客加入这个活动，意味着收银台前过去曾经猖獗使用的塑料袋如今越来越不被使用了。

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meaning killed. The Random House Historical Dictionary of Slang provides a possible explanation for the use of eighty-six in restaurants.

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We use a text to find meaning in something that we don't have available to us.

我们通过文本才能了解一些,我们不得而知的东西的含义。

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She's also seen an increase in incorrect word use, with students reaching for a word that sounds correct, whose proper meaning is just a bit off from what they intend to say.

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In addition, in order to be fully accurate in word reading, we have to use meaning gleaned from the context in many cases, for example "read", "lead", "sow", "close".

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Weinberg added if the economic does take a downturn, automobile purchases will decline, meaning less use of platinum in autocatalysts, the biggest user of the metal.

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The critics over at Hot Hardware noted that while it won't take advantage of SATA 6Gbps, it doesn't "suffer from a split personality, " meaning that performance was shockingly consistent in use.

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