means
单词辨析：
指有计划地做某事的方法，尤指很多人都知道并使用的方法。
His teaching method is quite traditional.
他的教学方法很传统。
This is an effective method for Chinese students to learn English well.
这是中国学生学好英语的一种有效的方法。
指行事或处理问题的方法，常后接介词 to 。
His new approach to teaching English was very popular among the students.
他的新英语教学法很受学生欢迎。
Why don't you take a traditional approach to art criticism?
你为什么不采用传统的艺术评论方法呢？
指做某事或某事发生的方式，通常只用单数。
He finished the speech in his usual manner.
他像往常那样结束了讲话。
The manner of his death made the matter more complicated.
他以这种方式死去，使得该事件更加复杂了。
指做某事或为达到某种目的而采用的方法或手段。
This is their only means of communication.
这是他们唯一的交流方式。
Physical punishment should not be used as a means of controlling children.
体罚不应该作为约束儿童的手段。
指行为、生活或做某事的方式，多因习惯、传统或习俗而形成，有时含刻板之意。
They have different modes of thought.
他们有不同的思维方式。
She was looking forward to a relaxed mode of life.
她当时期待着过一种悠闲的生活。
普通用词，可指做某事或达成某事的方法，也可指某事发生的方式。
What is your way to tackle this problem?
你处理这个问题的方式是什么？
Swimming is one way to lose weight.
游泳是减肥的一种方式。
He loved her in his own way.
他用他自己的方式爱她。
相关例句：
The relaxation of travel restrictions means they are free to travel and work.
旅游限制的放松意味着他们可以自由地出行和工作。
We seem to have lost sight of the fact that marketing is only a means to an end.
我们似乎忽略了这样一个事实：营销只是达到目的的手段。
The means of production should be owned by the state.
生产资料应当属国家所有。
I am by no means an unsociable person.
我绝对不是一个不合群的人。
The trailer was connected to the car by means of a complicated system of hoses, pipes and rods.
活动房屋通过一系列复杂的软管、管道和连杆与汽车相连。
The eclecticism of the designs means it is difficult to define one overall look.
这些设计中的兼收并蓄意味着难以界定一个总体的风格。