| 释义 |
intend/inˈtend/v. tr. 1 have as one's purpose or intention 打算；想要 we intend to go 我们打算去; we intend going 我们想去; we intend that it shall be done 我们打算把那事做好 2 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 for, or to + infin.) design or destine (a person or a thing) 计划；预定(某人、某事) I intend him to go 我们计划他去; intended him for an academic career 准备让他在大学工作 3 (often foll. by 常后跟 as) mean 意指；意思是 what does he intend by that? 他那样意味着什么 ?; intended it as a warning 意思是把它作为一种警告 4 (in passive 用被动; foll. by 常后跟 for)a be meant for a person to have or use etc. 打算使(某人)拥有 they are intended for the children 他们是打算给孩子们的 b be designed for 谋划；设计 intended for a small child's hand 为幼儿的小手设计的 5 (as 作 intending adj.) who intends to be 预计中的 an intending visitor 预计将要来访的人 [Middle English entende, intende via Old French entendre, intendre from Latin intendere intent- or intens- ‘strain, direct, purpose’ (as IN-2, tendere ‘stretch, tend’)] |