used to say that you are very willing for sb to have sthordosth 可以; 當(dāng)然行; 沒問(wèn)題

—’Do you mind if I have a look?’

—’By all means.’

“我看一眼行嗎?” 當(dāng)然可以。

—’Can I come and have a look at your house?’

—’Yes, by all means.’

“我能過(guò)來(lái)看看你的房子嗎？”—“可以，當(dāng)然可以?！?/p>

(formal) with the help of sth 借助..手段;依靠...方法

The load was lifted by means of a crane.

剛重物是用起重機(jī)吊起來(lái)的。

We can solve this problem by means of cooperation.

我們可以通過(guò)合作來(lái)解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題。

This is a two-year course taught by means of lectures and seminars.

這是一門通過(guò)講座和研討會(huì)形式講授的兩年制課程。

not at all 絕不; 一點(diǎn)也不

She is by no means an inexperienced teacher.

她絕不是個(gè)毫無(wú)經(jīng)驗(yàn)的教師。

We haven’t won yet, not by any means.

我們離成功還遠(yuǎn)著呢。

That was by no means the end of the matter.

事情決不可能到此為止。

a thing or action that is not interesting or important initself but is a way of achieving sth else (本身并不重要或有趣的)達(dá)到目的的手段

He doesn’t particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.

他不怎么喜歡這項(xiàng)工作，只是把它看作達(dá)到目的的手段而已。

Refactoring is a means to an end.

重構(gòu)是達(dá)到目標(biāo)的一種方法。