【简明语法】8.10 特殊词精讲－mean to doing/to do

　mean to do　 打算、想
　mean doing　意味着
　I mean to go, but my father would not allow me to.
　我想去，但是我父亲不肯让我去。
　To raise wage means¹ increasing purchasing power.
　赠加工资意味着增加购买力。

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。