Meant

例句:

• Yet it was a hard time for sensitive, high-spirited Jo, who meant so well and had apparently done so ill. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• But she took such a long walk up and down our rooms that night, while I was writing to Agnes, that I began to think she meant to walk till morning. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• He had always meant to do something, and Amy's advice was quite unnecessary. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• He said as much in our short interview, and I fancy that he meant it. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• But I had once meant better than that, and I am come back to my old intention. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I never meant, my dear Wegg--' Mr Boffin was beginning, when Silas stopped him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• This attitude is what is practically meant by will. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Puzzle as I would, I could make nothing at all of what it meant. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• As they passed the different mile-stones, Oliver wondered, more and more, where his companion meant to take him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• And I fully meant it, and I fully mean it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• It meant the apprehension of material which should ballast and check the exercise of reasoning. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• How could it be expected to undertake it when the undertaking meant its own destruction? 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Every one knows what is meant and is implied by such metaphorical expressions; and they are almost necessary for brevity. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• She meant 'facinating', but as Grace didn't know the exact meaning of either word, fastidious sounded well and made a good impression. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• I, however, want you to write to our mutual friend, Mr Carriston, and enclose a note of mine meant for the eyes of Eunice alone. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• Well, obviously it could not have been meant for the son. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• I had not meant this at all; I had meant that he should speak to Richard. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• It appeared to ascend them, not very promptly or spontaneously, yet with a display of stride and clatter meant to be insulting. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Have I not been what I have meant to be since--I brought the answer to your letter, guardian? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• If you meant to reason with such a poor little thing as I am, you ought to have told me so, you cruel boy! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• I meant no harm, young man,' observed Mr. Bumble, majestically. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Who would use money and position better than he meant to use them? 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Ye meant well. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I knew this meant, in our local dialect, like two young thrushes, and received it as a compliment. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• She believed it would be wiser for her to say and know at once, all that she meant to say and know. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• This letter could not be meant for me, to whom his lordship was only presented yesterday. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Tell me first, I said, how the Indian in the armoury met his death, and what those last words meant, when he pointed to the dagger in your hand. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Miss Stepney, in the beginning, had not meant to bring up this point; but Mrs. Peniston had only her own incredulity to blame. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The next thing he demanded was one of the hollow iron pillars; by which he meant my pocket pistols. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• Of course, I knew you never meant to sell any of our people,--least of all, to such a fellow. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.

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