mean to do, mean doing

mean to do, mean doing
mean作“打算,企图”解时,要搭用动词不定式作宾语,作“意味着”解,则要搭用名词或动名词作宾语。
I mean to call on you tomorrow.
我打算明天看望你。
His father meant him to be an engineer.
他父亲打算让他当工程师。
This new order will mean (us) working overtime.
这一新定单意味著(我们)得加班加点。
The expansion of the factory will mean the employment of sixty extra workers.
工厂的扩展意味著将增雇六十名工人。