四级英语语法名词使用方法详解 8：means 使用方法易错点有这样一道题，请看看：every possible means ________ been tried，and we find only ________ this means can we do it well
have，in b
have，by c
has，in d
has,by此题应选 d
其他几项均容易被误选
这里重要波及名词 means(方式，措施，手段）的使用方法与搭配：1
单复数同形(永远有词尾-s）
若用作主语,其谓语的数需根据句意来确定
比较：all possible means have been tried
所有也许的措施都已经试过了
every possible means has been tried
每种也许的措施都已经试过了
若句意不能明确地表明主语的单复数,其谓语则用单数或复数均可:is ［are］ there any other means of doing it
做这事尚有其他的什么措施吗
表达以某种方式、措施或手段，用介词 by:only by this means can you do it well
只有通过这种措施你才能做好此事
有时用 by means of，意为:用……,依托……：thoughts are expressed by means of words
思想靠语言来体现
表达做某事的措施或手段，多接“of＋（动)名词”:but they had no means of cooking them
不过他们没有措施来把它们煮熟
taking a plane is the quickest means of getting there
去那儿最快的措施是坐飞机
