They were not finished, however, not by any means.是什么意思？

They were not finished, however, not by any means.

不过，他们并没有结束,绝对没有。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

not

adv. 不，[用以表示否定、否认、拒绝、禁止等]不是，几乎不，未必，没有[用于否定后面的词或短语]；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

finished

adj. 完成了的，技术高超的，精湛的，〈俚〉死了的，完蛋了的；v. 结束，完成( finish的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
Despite the adverse conditions, the road was finished in just eight months.
尽管存在种种不利情况，公路还是仅用8个月就完工了。

however

adv. 不管到什么程度，无论如何，然而，可是；conj. 不管怎样；

例句
The fact remains that inflation, however you measure it, is unacceptably high...
必须承认，无论怎么衡量，通货膨胀率都高得难以接受。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

any

adj. 任何的，一点，一些，普通的，任何，随便哪一个；pron. 任何，无论哪个，若干；adv. 稍微，少许，什么，一些，一点；

例句
The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food...
当局中止了分发食物的尝试。

means

n. 方法（ mean的名词复数），手段，收入，财

例句
Aggression is by no means a male-only trait.
好斗性绝非男性才具有的特征。