英 [ɪnˈtend] 美 [ɪnˈtɛnd]

vt.

意欲,计划;为特殊目的而设计;为特定用途而打算;意指或意味

vi.

怀有某种意图或目的

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

verb

1、打算;计划;想要

We finished later than we had intended.

我们完成时已超出原定时间。

I fully intended (= definitely intended) to pay for the damage. [V to inf]

我确实诚心想赔偿损失。

The writer clearly intends his readers to identify with the main character. [VN to inf]

作者显然想使读者能与主人公产生共鸣。

I don't intend staying long. [V -ing]

我不打算长期逗留。

It is intended that production will start at the end of the month.

计划月底将开始生产。

2、[VN] ~ sth (by sth) | ~ sth (as sth)

意指 (同义词: mean)

What exactly did you intend by that remark?

你那句话到底想说什么?

He intended it as a joke.

他只想开个玩笑。

经典例句:

This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry

这笔钱准备用于旅游业的开发。

He didn't intend any sarcasm

他没有任何讽刺的意思。

I didn't intend coming to Germany to work

我没有打算来德国工作。

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。

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。

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。

We intend to appeal the verdict

我们打算对裁决提出上诉。

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。

Where do you intend to go this summer?

今年夏天你准备到哪儿去?

We have the initiative; we intend to keep it

我们拥有主动权;我们不打算放弃它。

A vacancy has arisen which I intend to fill.

有一个职位空了出来,我想要补上。

Oddly enough, that is precisely what I intend.

说也奇怪,那正是我的打算。

I intend to right that wrong

我打算纠正那个错误。

They intend to invest directly in shares

他们打算直接投资股票。

The manager does not intend to ease up on his players for some time

主教练并不打算在一段时间内放松对队员的要求。

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。

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。

England intend fielding their strongest team in next month's World Youth Championship.

英格兰意欲在下月的世界青年锦标赛中推出他们的最强阵容。

Most surprisingly, quite a few said they don't intend to vote at all

最让人吃惊的是,相当多的人说他们根本不打算参加投票。

短语:intend to be

打算成为

intend to continue

打算继续

intend to do

打算干

intend to go

打算去

intend to leave

打算离开

intend to make

打算做

intend to return

打算回去

intend to say

打算说

intend to stay

打算留下

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