intention

Word family noun intent intention intentionalityadjective intended ≠ unintended intentional ≠ unintentional intent intentionedverb intend adverb intentionally ≠ unintentionally

in·ten·tion /ɪnˈtenʃən/ S3 W2 noun [countableC, uncountableU]

INTENDa plan or desire to do something 意图，目的；打算 → intend

have no/every intention of doing something

I have no intention of retiring just yet.

我现在还没打算退休。

They went into town with the intention of visiting the library.

他们进了城，打算参观图书馆。

intention to do something

It is our intention to be the number one distributor of health products.

我们的目标是成为保健产品第一大批发商。

good intentions/the best (of) intentions (=intentions to do something good or kind, especially when you do not succeed in doing it) 良好的意向〔尤用于事情没做成时〕

He thinks the minister is full of good intentions that won’t be carried out.

他认为部长的想法是出于一片好意，却很难付诸实践。

Do not say that someone ‘has no intention to do something’. Say that someone has no intention of doing something.

不要说 someone ‘has no intention to do something’. 而要说 someone has no intention of doing something.

► see thesaurus at purpose

→ well-intentioned

Examples from the Corpus

intention• The lawyers had every intention of calling Smythe to the witness stand.• The government announced its intention to create 50,000 jobs by the end of the year.• Army leaders could not guess at the enemy's movements or intentions.• Bouvier returned to Europe with the intention of gathering further support for his cause.

intention to do something• We form intentions to remember and categorize and order what we are going to remember in terms of our past experience.• At lunch, she announced her intention to change her name to Bashka Paevi.• It had not been her intention to favour him with a compliment.• Is it his intention to legislate even-handedly for both?• Brown said it was never his intention to stop police from enforcing the laws.• He is the first to reveal his intention to seek the seat held by Republican Rep.• Though he never disguised his leadership ambitions, he continued to deny that it was his intention to challenge the Prime Minister.• Congressional Republicans have made clear their intention to thwart these efforts.

单词	intention
释义	intention Word family noun intent intention intentionalityadjective intended ≠ unintended intentional ≠ unintentional intent intentionedverb intend adverb intentionally ≠ unintentionally in·ten·tion /ɪnˈtenʃən/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countableC, uncountableU] INTENDa plan or desire to do something 意图，目的；打算 → intend have no/every intention of doing something I have no intention of retiring just yet. 我现在还没打算退休。 They went into town with the intention of visiting the library. 他们进了城，打算参观图书馆。 intention to do something It is our intention to be the number one distributor of health products. 我们的目标是成为保健产品第一大批发商。 good intentions/the best (of) intentions (=intentions to do something good or kind, especially when you do not succeed in doing it) 良好的意向〔尤用于事情没做成时〕 He thinks the minister is full of good intentions that won’t be carried out. 他认为部长的想法是出于一片好意，却很难付诸实践。 Do not say that someone ‘has no intention to do something’. Say that someone has no intention of doing something. 不要说 someone ‘has no intention to do something’. 而要说 someone has no intention of doing something. ► see thesaurus at purpose → well-intentioned Examples from the Corpus intention• The lawyers had every intention of calling Smythe to the witness stand.• The government announced its intention to create 50,000 jobs by the end of the year.• Army leaders could not guess at the enemy's movements or intentions.• Bouvier returned to Europe with the intention of gathering further support for his cause. intention to do something• We form intentions to remember and categorize and order what we are going to remember in terms of our past experience.• At lunch, she announced her intention to change her name to Bashka Paevi.• It had not been her intention to favour him with a compliment.• Is it his intention to legislate even-handedly for both?• Brown said it was never his intention to stop police from enforcing the laws.• He is the first to reveal his intention to seek the seat held by Republican Rep.• Though he never disguised his leadership ambitions, he continued to deny that it was his intention to challenge the Prime Minister.• Congressional Republicans have made clear their intention to thwart these efforts.
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