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对…来说很重要;
1 Do you mean to tell me you gave 1500 for that pile of scrap metal!
难道说你花了1500英镑买了那堆破铜烂铁!
2 I'm sorry I hurt you: I didn't mean to.
对不起,我弄伤了你;我不是故意的。
3 I didn't mean to leave her name off the list; it was an oversight.
我不是有意在名单上漏掉她的名字的,这是个疏忽。
4 Sorry, I don't mean to butt in.
对不起,我并不是想插嘴。
5 I don't mean to keep criticising his devotion to his job.
我并不是要一再批评他对工作的专注。
6 I didn't mean to offend you.
我不是故意冒犯你。
7 I didn't mean to.
我不是故意的。
8 Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you.
对不起,我不是故意吓唬你的。
9 I didn't mean to bang into you.
我不是故意撞你的。
10 I didn't mean to break his nose. I just saw red.
我不是故意要打断他的鼻梁。我只是一时气急。
11 I don't mean to disparage your achievements.
我并不想贬低你的成就。
12 They mean to bleed the British to the utmost.
他们要最大限度地榨取英国人的财富。
13 I didn't mean to take a taxi but I had to, as I was late.
我虽然不想坐计程车,但因为太迟了所以非坐不可。
14 I mean to look after my body.
我得多注意身体。
15 "I didn't mean to upset you," Agnew said in a placating voice.
阿格纽用抚慰的语气说:“我不是有意让你不高兴。”
16 Did you mean to leave your dog here?
你是不是故意把你的狗丢在这里呢?
17 He's too mean to buy us a meal.
他太小气,不肯请我们吃饭。
18 Forgive me, I don't mean to insult you.
请原谅,我并非有意侮辱你。
19 Darling Peter, you know how much you mean to me.
亲爱的彼得, 你知道你对我有多重要.
20 I didn't mean to startle you.
我不是存心要吓唬你。