meant

英 [ment]

美 [ment]

adj.  原本打算的;本应的; 为…而做的;为…而准备的
v.  表示…的意思; 意思是; 本意是; 打算; 意欲; 有…的目的
mean的过去分词和过去式

Collins.2 / BNC.21807

柯林斯词典

• 
  Meantis the past tense and past participle ofmean.
• ADJ 原本打算的;理应的
  You usemeant toto say that something or someone was intended to be or do a particular thing, especially when they have failed to be or do it.
  1. I can't say any more, it's meant to be a big secret...
     我再也无可奉告了，这本是重大的秘密。
  2. The decor was meant to keep the mind concentrated on the making of money...
     这样的装饰布局原本是想让人们把注意力集中在如何赚钱上。
  3. I'm meant to be on holiday.
     我原本打算去度假的。
• ADJ 为…而做的;为…而准备的
  If somethingis meant forparticular people or for a particular situation, it is intended for those people or for that situation.
  1. Fairy tales weren't just meant for children...
     童话故事不仅仅是写给孩子们的。
  2. The seeds were not meant for human consumption...
     这些种子并不是给人吃的。
  3. The letter might not have been meant for me at all.
     这封信也许根本就不是写给我的。
• PHR-MODAL 理应发生;应该
  If you say that somethingis meant tohappen, you mean that it is expected to happen or that it ought to happen.
  1. The peculiar thing about getting engaged is that you're meant to announce it to everyone...
     订婚的特别之处在于，你就应该让人人知道你订婚了。
  2. Parties are meant to be fun.
     派对就是为了乐和一下。
• PHR-MODAL 公认(具有某种特性或特点);具有…的名声
  If you say that somethingis meant tohave a particular quality or characteristic, you mean that it has a reputation for being like that.
  1. Beaujolais is meant to be a really good wine.
     博若莱葡萄酒是公认的佳酿。

双语例句

• What is meant by freedom?
  何谓自由？
• I meant to help him; unexpectedly I have brought him trouble.
  我想帮助他，没想到反而给他添了麻烦。
• This is not meant to delimit what approaches social researchers can adopt.
  这并不是为了限制社会研究人员所能采用的方法。
• That was meant to be a dig at me.
  那是对我的挖苦。
• The idea that she witnessed this shameful incident meant nothing to him
  虽然她目睹了这可耻的一幕，但是这对他来说无关紧要。
• The peculiar thing about getting engaged is that you're meant to announce it to everyone
  订婚的特别之处在于，你就应该让人人知道你订婚了。
• It meant the death of everything he had ever been or ever hoped to be.
  这意味着他过去的一切存在或曾经希望的存在均已终结。
• They meant to finish her off, swiftly and without mercy.
  他们打算毫不留情地迅速结果了她。
• I can see why you believed my letters were threatening but I never meant them to be.
  我能理解你为什么认为我的信是在吓唬人，但是我绝无此意。
• This time he wasn't fooling; he meant business.
  这次他可不是闹着玩的，他说到做到。