intend

[in'tend]

vt.想要, 打算, 意指

vt.

1. 想要; 打算[+to-v][+v-ing][+(that)][O2]

He intends his son to manage the company.

他打算让他儿子经营该公司。

I intend studying abroad.

我打算出国留学。

I intend to study abroad.

我打算出国留学。

Let's ask her what she intends us to do.

让我们问她要我们做什么。

What do you intend to do today?

你今天打算做什么?

2. 打算使……(成为); (为……而)准备[H][(+for/as)][O2]

That trap is intended for you.

那个圈套是为你而设的。

3. 意指, 意思是

词形变化

动词过去式: intended | 动词过去分词: intended | 动词现在分词: intending | 动词第三人称单数: intends |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.想要; 打算; 提议

mean  plan  propose  aim  contemplate  have in mind  

同义参见:

mean  design  

英英释义

动词 intend:

have in mind as a purpose

同义词：mean, think

design or destine

同义词：destine, designate, specify

mean or intend to express or convey

同义词：mean

denote or connote

同义词：mean, signify, stand for

补充

intendintend英:[inˈtend] 美:[ɪnˈtɛnd]vt.1.意欲, 打算He seems to intend mischief.看来他想捣蛋。He did not intend paying the bill.他不打算付账。I intended the gift for you.我打算把这礼物送给你。I intend this article as teaching material.我打算把这篇文章用作教材。2.打算使, 想让…做She intended that her daughter should study English.她想让她的女儿学英语。I don't think he intended her any disrespect.我认为他对她没有不恭的意思。The father intended his sons to leave with him.父亲希望儿子们留下来陪他。

例句

1. I intend to do French at university.我大学打算学法语。 2. the hotel in which they intended staying他们原计划入住的酒店 3. I didn't intend coming to Germany to work.我之前并未打算来德国工作。 4. We had always intended that the new series would be live.我们一直希望新的系列节目能够现场直播。 5. Originally, Hatfield had been intended as a leisure complex.起初, 哈特菲尔德是被设计为休闲娱乐中心的。 6. Columns in architecture are usually intended to add grandeur.圆柱在建筑上通常被用来增添庄严的气势。 7. The money is intended for medical supplies.这笔钱的用途是购买医疗用品。 8. a shipment of wheat intended for commercial distribution为商业销售而运送的一批小麦 9. Her clothes were intended for women like herself – tall, thin, and rich.她穿的衣服就是为像她这样高挑、瘦削、有钱的女人设计的。 10. I don't think he intended offence.我认为他不是有意冒犯。 11. His remark was not intended as a criticism.他的话并没有批评的意思。 12. Today's announcement was intended as a warning.今天的通报意在发出警告。 13. to intend to do something想做某事 14. I intended an ode.我打算写一首颂歌。 15. a book intended for beginners为初学者准备的书 16. The movie is intended for adults only.这部电影只供成年人观看。 17. What do you intend for your words?你说这些话是什么意思? 18. The old man did nothing but intend his health.那位老人一心注意保养身体，别的什么都不做。 19. I think he intends otherwise.我认为他另有打算。 20. [with infinitive]the company intends to cut about 4,500 jobs.公司打算裁员 4,500人左右。 21. [with clause]it was not intended that colleges should have to revise their current schemes.并不打算让各学院修改现行计划。 22. a series of questions intended as a checklist.计划作为一览表的一系列问题。 23. no offence was intended, I assure you.我向你保证没有冒犯的意思。 24. pigs intended for human consumption.专给人类食用的猪。 25. a one-roomed cottage intended to accommodate a family.为一家人提供住宿的单间农舍。 26. this benefit is intended for people incapable of work.这一津贴是为无劳动能力的人而设的。 27. I'm afraid I spent more money than I had intended.我的开支恐怕超出了预算。 28. I certainly don't intend to wait here all day!我当然不打算在这儿等一整天！ 29. They had intended staying in Wales for two weeks but the weather was so bad that they left after one.他们本来打算在威尔士逗留两个星期，可是天气太差，只待一个星期便离开了。 30. You shouldn't have read that letter -- it wasn't intended for you.你不该看那封信，它不是给你的。 31. I didn't intend you to have all the work.我没有想让你把所有工作都包揽下来。 32. He intended that his daughter would inherit the business. = (Brit) He intended leaving the business to his daughter.他打算让女儿继承自己的生意。 33. I didn't intend any disrespect.我并没有任何不敬之意。 34. I didn't intend to show any disrespect.我并非故意表示不敬。 35. He intended to leave the business to his daughter.他打算把生意交给女儿。 36. She clearly intends to stay here.显然她想留在这里。 37. He didn't intend to hurt anybody.他无意伤害任何人。 38. We intended that she come with us.我们打算让她和我们一起来。 39. We intended her to come with us.我们打算让她和我们一起来。 40. They intended the wedding to be formal.他们打算把婚礼办得正式些。 41. "If everything goes as intended [=if everything happens in the way that has been planned], he will graduate this spring."如果一切如预计的那样，他将于今年春天毕业。 42. The person who donated the computers intended them to be used in classrooms.捐赠电脑者希望将电脑用于课堂。 43. The author intended the book for adults.作者编写这本书是给成年人看的。 44. The book was intended for adults.这本书是给成人看的。 45. These computers were intended [=meant] to be used in classrooms.这些电脑是供课堂使用的。 46. The bullet was intended for him. [=the person who shot the gun wanted the bullet to hit him]子弹是冲着他射来的。 47. The film was intended to educate people.这部影片旨在教育人们。 48. The program is intended to make life easier for working parents.这个方案旨在使双职工家长的生活更轻松。 49. It was never intended as a substitute for the real thing.它绝非是用来以假乱真的。 50. What was intended by the author? [=what meaning was the author trying to express?]作者要表达什么意思？ 51. The comment was not intended [=meant] as an insult.这一评论并无羞辱之意。 52. The arrests were intended as a warning to other criminals.逮捕这些人的目的在于警告其他罪犯。 53. The comment was not intended to be an insult.这一评论并无羞辱之意。