一、詳細釋義:


v.

意欲,打算,計劃,想要 [I,T]


例句:

A one track-minded person will not understand what you intend.

一根筋兒的人是不會理解你的意圖的。


例句:

Do you intend to go to the town by the northern route?

你打算由北邊的路去城里嗎?


打算使,想讓…做 [T]


例句:

I intend that he shall be a physician.

我打算使他成為醫(yī)生。


例句:

I intend it as a stop-gap.

我想拿它湊數。


意指,懷有某種意圖或目的 [I]


例句:

Simmer down. He didn't intend to insult your son.

請息怒,他不是有意要侮辱你的兒子。


例句:

What do you intend by this remark?

你這話是什么意思?


二、詞義辨析:


intend,mean

這兩個動詞均有“想要,打算”之意。 intend較正式用詞,但常用,指對未來的行動做出打算,并力爭實現。 mean口語多用,指懷有作某事的想法或希望得到某物,特別用于效果不好而動機良好的場合。


三、參考例句:


I intend to forgive him .

我打算原諒他。


I intend to visit Shenzhen this week.

我打算這周去深圳。


I hear they intend to marry.

我聽說他們打算結婚。


I did not intend to be rude.

我并不想粗魯無禮。


Sketch out what you intend to do.

把你要做的事概括地敘述一下。


Perhaps they intend to assassinate me.

也許他們是想行刺我。


We intend to apply economic sanctions.

我們打算實施經濟制裁。


What do you intend by this remark?

你這話是什么意思?


I intend it as a stop-gap.

我想拿它湊數。


I intend to spend the night there.