meaningful

英 [ˈmiːnɪŋfl]

美 [ˈmiːnɪŋfl]

adj.  严肃的; 重要的; 重大的; 意味深长的; 意在言外的; 意义明显的; 易于理解的

CET6TOEFLIELTS

Collins.2 / BNC.5632 / COCA.3769

牛津词典

adj.

• 严肃的；重要的；重大的
  serious and important
  1. a meaningful relationship/discussion/experience
     重要的关系 / 讨论 / 经历
• 意味深长的；意在言外的
  intended to communicate or express sth to sb, without any words being spoken
  1. She gave me a meaningful look .
     她意味深长地看了我一眼。
• 意义明显的；易于理解的
  having a meaning that is easy to understand
  1. These statistics are not very meaningful.
     这些统计数字说明不了什么问题。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 严肃的;重要的;有意义的
  If you describe something asmeaningful, you mean that it is serious, important, or useful in some way.
  1. She believes these talks will be the start of a constructive and meaningful dialogue...
     她认为这些谈话将是一次具有建设性的、有意义的对话的开端。
  2. He asked people to tell him about a meaningful event or period in their lives.
     他让人们讲讲他们生命中的重要事件或者阶段。
• ADJ （指眼神、姿势）意味深长的，意在言外的
  Ameaningfullook or gesture is one that is intended to express something, usually to a particular person, without anything being said.
  1. Upon the utterance of this word, Dan and Harry exchanged a quick, meaningful look.
     这句话一出口，丹和哈里马上交换了一个意味深长的眼神。
• See also:meaningfully

英英释义

adj

• having a meaning or purpose
  1. a meaningful explanation
  2. a meaningful discussion
  3. a meaningful pause

双语例句

• When we compliment others, we can build rapport and create a meaningful connection with them.
  当我们赞扬别人时，可以和他们建立融洽的关系和有用的联系。
• It had been years since they had shared any meaningful form of physical relationship.
  他们已多年没有真正意义上的性生活了。
• He asked people to tell him about a meaningful event or period in their lives.
  他让人们讲讲他们生命中的重要事件或者阶段。
• Optimism makes a life happier and meaningful.
  乐观让生活更快乐和有意义。
• Knowing rudiments of each other's language and traditions would certainly make this a more meaningful and pleasurable experience.
  如果我们对它族的语言和传统，有一些基本的认识，这肯定会是一个很有意义和愉快的经验。
• The remarks are meaningful and thought-provoking.
  语颇隽永，耐人寻味。
• When my future children go to kindergarten, I would like to do some meaningful work.
  等我未来的孩子上幼儿园了，我愿意做其他有意义的工作。
• Mechanics provides us with meaningful and readily visualizable examples.
  力学为我们提供了许多有意义而又形象的例子。
• Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.& all men must die, but some die a more meaningful death than others.
  人固有一死，死有重于泰山，或轻于鸿毛。（司马迁《报任少卿书》）
• We have seen meaningful progress in this direction.
  在这个方向上，我们已经取得了重大进展。