Intend
[ɪn'tend] or [ɪn'tɛnd]
解释:
(verb.) have in mind as a purpose; 'I mean no harm'; 'I only meant to help you'; 'She didn't think to harm me'; 'We thought to return early that night'.
(verb.) design or destine; 'She was intended to become the director'.
珍宁校对--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To stretch' to extend; to distend.
(v. t.) To strain; to make tense.
(v. t.) To intensify; to strengthen.
(v. t.) To apply with energy.
(v. t.) To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.
(v. t.) To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to superintend; to regard.
(v. t.) To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain.
(v. t.) To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to mold.
(v. t.) To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate.
埃琳娜整理
同义词及近义词:
v. a. Mean, design, purpose, meditate, contemplate, COMPASS, propose to one's self, have in view, think of, aim at, drive at.
v. n. Mean, purpose, design, have the intention, propose to one's self.
艾琳编辑
同义词及反义词:
[See PURPOSE]
整理:萨莎
解释:
v.t. to fix the mind upon: to design: to purpose: (Milt.) to extend: (Shak.) to direct.—v.i. to have a design: to purpose.—ns. Intend′ant an officer who superintends some public business a title of many public officers in France and other countries; Intend′ancy his office.—adj. Intend′ed purposed: betrothed.—n. an affianced lover.—adv. Intend′edly with intention or design.—ns. Intend′iment (Spens.) attention knowledge intention; Intend′ment (Shak.) intention design.
校对:雷明顿
例句:
- I merely intend to make myself entrancingly agreeable to every one I know, and to keep them in your corner as long as possible. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- I intend to go, said Becky. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- He thinks I am perfect: furnished with all sorts of sterling qualities and solid virtues, such as I never had, nor intend to have. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- So I believe, agreed Gutenberg, and I intend to print it in the best style possible to my art. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- You do not intend to walk home by yourself? 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- I intend to work hard, said Amy in her most energetic tone. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- And I intend always doing it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- In a narrative not intended to be strictly technical, it would probably tire the reader to follow this material in detail through the numerous steps attending the magnetic separation. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- He muttered something about leaving unexpectedly, in a great hurry, and having intended to write to her from St. Augustine. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- The reader will naturally be disposed to ask whether it is intended to claim that Edison has brought about all this magnificent growth of the electric-lighting art. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- We could not then employ him; but I foolishly let him know, as a secret, that I soon intended to begin a newspaper, and might then have work for him. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
- As I intended to repeat it after a while, and as it was necessary to watch its influence, I then sat down by the side of the bed. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- General Wright's corps had been designated to make this assault, which I intended to order as soon as information reached me of Sheridan's success. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- In order to provide against vibration I was obliged to make the frame of the machine much heavier than I first intended. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- I understand that he intends to take orders. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
- So the Government intends to take to itself a great portion of the revenues arising from priestly farms, factories, etc. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- By pursuing his own interest, he frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- I know in a general way what Mr Headstone intends to say, and I very highly approve of it, as I hope--and indeed I do not doubt--you will. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- That man intends to marry our Jo! 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- We are going into the country, and my aunt intends that you shall accompany us. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- She has given a faint indication of intending to speak. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- My aunt and I were at that time vacating the two cottages at Highgate; I intending to go abroad, and she to return to her house at Dover. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- And now, after only ten minutes noticeGone too without intending to return! 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
- Peggotty is ready to go to church, intending to behold the ceremony from the gallery. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- He was often hoping, intending to comebut was always prevented. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- I was intending to remove my headquarters to Pittsburg, but Buell was expected daily and would come in at Savannah. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- Mr. Franklin has hurt Rosanna cruelly, without intending it. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
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