We use special offers to attract bigger orders-in other words, as a means to an end.

But the truth is that money is nothing but a means to an end.

而事实上金钱只不过是达到目的的工具.

Education is not an end, but a means to an end.

教育不是目的, 而是达到目的的一种手段.

Aducation is not an end, but a means to an end.

教育不是目的, 而是达到目的的手段.

For Tom, the job was simply a means to an end.

对汤姆来说, 这个工作仅仅是他达到目的的方法.

It is all a means to an end.

这只是达到目的的一种手段.

There must be a meeting of minds.

双方当事人必须意思表示一致.

Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage.

以扫为了一碗红豆汤儿把长子的财产继承权卖给了雅各.

I don't want to make a mess of you here, because I eat and sleep here.

我不愿意在这儿把你打得稀烂, 因为我在这儿吃饭,睡觉.

You're sure to make a mess of things and come back, the Leys always do.

你肯定会干出一番大事业返回家园; 莱伊家族的人总是这样.

He managed to make a mess of it.

他真不错,把事情弄得糟透了.

He made a mess of his essay, and received very low marks.

他把文章写得很糟, 得了很低的分数.

He contrived to make a mess of the whole thing.

他挖空心思反而把事情全盘弄糟了.

I've made such a mess of my life.

我把自己的生活弄得一团糟。

You've made a mess of the job.

你把这件事办得一塌糊涂.

They made a mess of this world organization.

他们把这个世界组织搞得乌七八糟.

He has made a mess of the job.

他把事情弄得一塌糊涂.

How could you contrive to make such a mess of things?

你怎么把事情弄得一团糟 呢 ?

She always makes a mess of things; she is an idiot!

她总是把事情弄糟, 真是个大笨蛋!

She'd got herself into a mess, of that he was certain.

他肯定她已经让自己陷入了困境。

The car was left a mess of twisted metal.

车子成了一堆扭曲的金属。