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(1)-Would you like to help me to clean the windows?

-By all means.

(2)They succeeded by means of hard work.

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(3)The problem is by no means as simple as we first thought.

→By no means is the problem as simple as we first thought.

[温馨提示]　means单复数同形。当means由every/each/no修饰并作主语时，谓语动词用单数；当means 由these或those修饰并作主语时，谓语动词用复数。

(4)Every means has(have) been used to deal with it.

为了处理此事，各种方法都用过了。

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(5)-How I am eager to see your new car! May I have a look now，Peter?

- .It's great to share.(2018·扬州模拟)

A．That's all right

B．Couldn't agree more

C．You must be kidding

D．By all means

答案　D

解析　句意为：--我多么想看看你的新车！彼得，我现在可以看看吗？--当然可以，我很乐意分享。That's all right没关系；Couldn't agree more完全同意；You must be kidding你一定是在开玩笑；By all means当然可以。根据句意可知选D。

However，if the pump breaks down，repairing it can be troublesome，as an engineer has to come from the nearest town to repair it.

然而，如果水泵坏了，由于工程师不得不从最近的城里赶过来修理，因此修理水泵是很麻烦的。

(break down 出故障；分解；失败；(身体)垮掉

[一词多义]　写出下列句子中break down的汉语意思