beyond (或 within) one's means

beyond (or within) one's budget or income

入不敷出（或力所能及）

by all means

of course; certainly (granting a permission)

當(dāng)然；好的

“我可以提個建議嗎？”“當(dāng)然可以。”.

‘May I make a suggestion?’ ‘By all means.’。

by any means

(following a negative) in any way; at all

根本，一點也 ［用于否定句］

我一點也不窮.

I'm not poor by any means。

by means of

with the help or agency of

通過，依靠

通過水渠將水輸送到城市.

supplying water to cities by means of aqueducts。

by no means

(或 by no manner of means)not at all; certainly not

根本不，一點也不

結(jié)果怎樣根本沒有保證.

the outcome is by no means guaranteed。

means of grace

(Christian Theology)the sacraments and other religious agencies viewed as the means by which divine grace is imparted to the soul, or by which growth in grace is promoted

(基督教神學(xué))蒙恩之道

means of production

(especially in a political context) the facilities and resources for producing goods

生產(chǎn)資料

a means to an end

a thing that is not valued or important in itself but is useful in achieving an aim

達到目標的途徑

higher education was seen primarily as a means to an end.

高等教育主要被看作實現(xiàn)理想的途徑。