单词 | intention |
释义 | intention (once / 92 pages) n An intention is idea that you plan (or intend) to carry out. If you mean something, it's an intention. Your goal, purpose, or aim is your intention. It's something you mean to do, whether you pull it off or not. You may have the best intention of cooking an incredible meal, but if you leave the burner on and burn the house down, you will not be remembered as an excellent chef. When a father asks his daughter's boyfriend "What are your intentions?" that means something specific: Does he want to marry her? WORD FAMILYintention: intentional, intentions+/intend: intended, intending, intends, intention/intended: intendedly, unintended/intentional: intentionality, intentionally, unintentional/unintended: unintendedly/unintentional: unintentionally USAGE EXAMPLESThe White House is warning Trump officials not to reverse course and says Cubans are worried about the next administration’s intentions. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Hooker announced his intentions Monday with a post on Twitter. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) One of the pillars of Mr. Trump’s campaign was his intention to revive the fortunes of the coal industry through support of so-called clean coal. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions good intentions are not enough Syn|Hypo|Hyper aim, design, intent, purpose idea, mind your intention; what you intend to do cross-purposea contrary aim final cause(philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process sakethe purpose of achieving or obtaining viewpurpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of' willa fixed and persistent intent or purpose end, goal the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it 2n an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out my intention changed once I saw her Hyper volition, willing the act of making a choice 3n (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal his intentions are entirely honorable Hyper end, goal the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it |
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