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单词 intent
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intent

noun
 
/ɪnˈtent/
/ɪnˈtent/
[uncountable] (formal or law)Idioms
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  1. intent (to do something) what you intend to do synonym intention
    • She denies possessing the drug with intent to supply.
    • He was charged with wounding with intent.
    • a letter/statement of intent
    • His intent is clearly not to placate his critics.
Idioms
to all intents and purposes (especially British English)
(North American English usually for all intents and purposes)
  1. in the effects that something has, if not in reality; almost completely
    • By 1981 the docks had, to all intents and purposes, closed.
    • The two items are, for all intents and purposes, identical.

intent

adjective
/ɪnˈtent/
/ɪnˈtent/
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  1. showing strong interest and attention
    • an intent gaze/look
    • His eyes were suddenly intent.
    • His face filled with an intent curiosity.
    • Her gaze was suddenly intent.
  2. (formal) determined to do something, especially something that will harm other people
    • intent on/upon something They were intent on murder.
    • intent on/upon doing something Are you intent upon destroying my reputation?
    • They are clearly intent on maintaining standards.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • apparently
    • seemingly
    • clearly
    preposition
    • on
    • upon
    See full entry
  3. intent on/upon something giving all your attention to something
    • I was so intent on my work that I didn't notice the time.
    • The bright brown eyes were intent on Marie.
    • She was very intent on her work.
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French entent, entente, based on Latin intendere ‘intend, extend, direct’, from in- ‘towards’ + tendere ‘stretch, tend’. The adjective is from Latin intentus, past participle of intendere.
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