1 VERB 想要;打算;计划 If you intend to do something, you have decided or planned to do it. 想要;打算;计划
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She intends to do A levels and go to university. [VERB to-infinitive]
她计划先参加高级考试，然后去读大学。
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I didn't intend coming to Germany to work. [VERB verb-ing]
我没有打算来德国工作。
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We had always intended that the new series would be live. [VERB that]
我们一直打算现场直播这部新的电视系列节目。
SYN plan, mean, aim, determine
2 VERB [usually passive] 准备,预留(作某种用途或给某人用) If something is intended for a particular purpose, it has been planned to fulfil that purpose. If something is intended for a particular person, it has been planned to be used by that person or to affect them in some way. 准备,预留(作某种用途或给某人用)
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This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry. [be VERB-ed + for]
这笔钱准备用于旅游业的开发。
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Columns are usually intended in architecture to add grandeur and status. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive]
圆柱在建筑中通常用来增添气势和显示地位。
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Originally, Hatfield had been intended as a leisure complex. [be VERB-ed + as]
最初,哈特菲尔德是准备建成一个休闲娱乐中心的。
SYN destine, mean, design, earmark
3 VERB 意指;意思是 If you intend a particular idea or feeling in something that you say or do, you want to express it or want it to be understood. 意指;意思是
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He didn't intend any sarcasm. [VERB noun]
他没有任何讽刺的意思。
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Burke's response seemed a little patronizing, though he undoubtedly hadn't intended it that way. [VERB noun noun]
伯克的回答有点施恩与人的感觉,尽管他无疑并没有那个意思。
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This sounds like a barrage of accusation—I don't intend it to be. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
这听起来像是接二连三的指责—这并非我的本意。
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I think he intended it as a put-down comment. [VERB noun prep.]
我认为他的评论有奚落贬低之意。
| Word Partnership | Use intend with: |
| VERB. | intend to be, intend to continue, intend to do, intend to go, intend to leave, intend to make, intend to return, intend to say, intend to stay 1 |
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