Intend

[ɪn'tend] or [ɪn'tɛnd]

解釋/意思:

(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'.

珍宁校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(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

同義詞及近義詞：

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.

艾琳編輯

同義詞及反義詞：

[See PURPOSE]

整理:萨莎

解釋/意思:

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.

校對:雷明顿