me
me — pronoun
1. the word you use to refer to yourself when someone else does something to you, o
the word you use to refer to yourself when someone else does something to you, or when your name follows words such as 'for', 'to', or 'with', and also when it follows the linking word 'be'.
Min asked me to help her with the homework.
verb + me (direct object)
The big package arrived for me earlier this morning.
preposition + me (object of preposition)
It was me who called the fire department.
"Who wants the last piece of cake?" asked Mum. "Me!" shouted Eitan.
Layla sat between Stefan and me on the bus.
文法句型
verb + me
preposition + me
be + me
用法筆記
In very formal writing, some people use 'I' after 'be' (e.g. 'It is I'), but 'It is me' is the standard choice in everyday English. In informal speech, 'me' sometimes replaces 'I' in compound subjects (e.g. 'Me and Hannah went to the park'), though teachers and style guides consider this incorrect.
常見錯誤
me — noun
1. the third note of a major scale in solfège, sung as the syllable 'mi' in the ser
the third note of a major scale in solfège, sung as the syllable 'mi' in the series do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti.
The choir teacher asked the students to sing me after re.
me in solfège scale singing
Trang practised the jump from do to me on the piano.
In the song 'Do-Re-Mi', the note me is held for two beats.
Élise sang me slightly flat during the choir rehearsal.
- mi
the standard spelling of this note in most solfège systems; 'me' is an alternative spelling
用法筆記
This sense is spelled as 'me' in some musical notation systems, but the standard solfège spelling is 'mi'. Learners will most often encounter this meaning in music classes or in the song 'Do-Re-Mi' from The Sound of Music.
2. short for 'myalgic encephalomyelitis', a long-term illness that causes severe ti
short for 'myalgic encephalomyelitis', a long-term illness that causes severe tiredness, muscle pain, and joint pain that does not go away with rest.
Ada was diagnosed with ME after months of extreme tiredness.
diagnosed with ME
The support group helps people living with ME manage their energy levels.
Researchers at the university are studying the causes of ME.
Imani's doctor recommended a special diet to help with her ME symptoms.
- chronic fatigue syndrome
an overlapping diagnosis with similar symptoms; ME and CFS are often grouped together as ME/CFS
文法句型
have ME
suffer from ME
diagnosed with ME
用法筆記
ME is also commonly called 'chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)' or 'ME/CFS'. In news articles and medical contexts, the full form 'myalgic encephalomyelitis' is usually introduced at first mention, and the abbreviation 'ME' used afterwards.
常見錯誤
3. the two-letter postal code for Maine, one of the fifty US states, written on let
the two-letter postal code for Maine, one of the fifty US states, written on letters and parcels to show the delivery destination.
Please send the package to our office in Portland, ME 04101.
city + ME + ZIP code (address format)
Hannah's family moved from Boston to a small town in ME.
The return address on the envelope said Augusta, ME.
Online checkout forms list ME as an option for the state field.
文法句型
city + ME + ZIP code
用法筆記
This abbreviation is used almost exclusively in writing (envelopes, forms, online checkout fields). In speech, people say 'Maine' in full. The two-letter code 'ME' follows the standard US Postal Service format without periods.