intend

英 [ɪnˈtend]

美 [ɪnˈtend]

v.  打算; 计划; 想要; 意指

过去分词：intended　过去式：intended　第三人称单数：intends　现在分词：intending　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.916 / COCA.1536

牛津词典

verb

• 打算；计划；想要
  to have a plan, result or purpose in your mind when you do sth
  1. We finished later than we had intended.
     我们完成时已超出原定时间。
  2. I fully intended (= definitely intended) to pay for the damage.
     我确实诚心想赔偿损失。
  3. The writer clearly intends his readers to identify with the main character.
     作者显然想使读者能与主人公产生共鸣。
  4. I don't intend staying long.
     我不打算长期逗留。
  5. The company intends a slow-down in expansion.
     公司准备放慢扩展速度。
  6. He intended her no harm (= it was not his plan to harm her) .
     他无意伤害她。
  7. It is intended that production will start at the end of the month.
     计划月底将开始生产。
• 意指
  to plan that sth should have a particular meaning
  1. What exactly did you intend by that remark?
     你那句话到底想说什么？
  2. He intended it as a joke.
     他只想开个玩笑。

柯林斯词典

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

英英释义

verb

• have in mind as a purpose
  1. I mean no harm
  2. I only meant to help you
  3. She didn't think to harm me
  4. We thought to return early that night
  Synonym:meanthink
• design or destine
  1. She was intended to become the director
  Synonym:destinedesignatespecify
• denote or connote
  1. `maison' means `house' in French
  2. An example sentence would show what this word means
  Synonym:meansignifystand for
• mean or intend to express or convey
  1. You never understand what I mean!
  2. what do his words intend?
  Synonym:mean

双语例句

• Yes, indeed, I intend to go.
  是的，我真个想去。
• He didn't intend any sarcasm
  他没有任何讽刺的意思。
• I intend to take full advantage of this trip to buy the things we need.
  我打算充分利用这次旅行来购买我们所需的物品。
• I didn't intend coming to Germany to work
  我没有打算来德国工作。
• We have the initiative; we intend to keep it
  我们拥有主动权；我们不打算放弃它。
• The world is full of scribblers. I don't intend to join their ranks.
  这个世上净是些蹩脚文人。我不想与他们为伍。
• It's only fair to let her know that you intend to apply
  告诉她你打算申请，这才算公平嘛。
• I think he intended it as a put-down comment.
  我认为他的评论有奚落贬低之意。
• He repeated that he did not intend to be mealy-mouthed with the country's leaders.
  他重申道，他和国家领导人谈话时无意拐弯抹角。
• We intend to appeal the verdict
  我们打算对裁决提出上诉。