| 单词 | intend |
| 释义 | in·tend transitive verb 1. a. archaic b. (1) < what was intended by that remark > < by teleology is intended the purposefulness of nature > (2) < this tavern I think must have been the one intended … in his novel — Notes & Queries > 2. a. (1) < intends to do all in his power > < intend not to retrace the march of occupation in detail — Russell Lord > (2) < intends that general opulence to which it gives occasion — Adam Smith > < intended the advantage of a great number of people — H.E.Scudder > < intends only his own advancement > b. < the engravings are not intended for sale — Mary Zimmer > < intended him to be the next president > 3. archaic 4. a. < intends his brother's will — George Chapman > b. 5. obsolete 6. archaic intransitive verb 1. < none of our first plans … could be carried out as we intended — R.L.Stevenson > 2. archaic a. b. Synonyms: < intended 24 books, sketched 14, but left only four — Gilbert Highet > < did not intend annexation of Italian land — Hilaire Belloc > or that, in the mind, one conceives a thing as in a particular occupation or function, serving a given purpose, or carrying a particular meaning < the volume was intended for reading in the public schools — Agnes Repplier > < was intended for the church — L.O.Howard > < the five- and six-year courses are intended for pupils likely to proceed to the university — H.C.Dent > < the meaning of the phrase was not what the writers intended > mean can come close to the sense of intend though it carries a weaker implication of determination, often indicating little more than volition or decision < mean to pay back a debt > < put something to a use for which it was not meant > < mean to go to the movies tonight > design usually stresses forethought in arriving at an intention, often implying contriving or scheming < designs a companion volume in which she will carry further her discussion — Marjorie Nicolson > < plans we had designed to put into effect immediately > < putting a machine to uses for which it was not designed > < have no protection against designing and dishonest people > propose implies a clear setting forth, in the mind or before others, of one's intention, connoting clear definition or open avowal < proposed to live as if the golden age had come again — Van Wyck Brooks > < proposes to give a summary of titles at the end of the work — H.O.Taylor > < proposed to carry out the preposterous plan — Lamp > < the plan turned out better than he had proposed at the committee meeting > purpose differs little from propose except in implying a stronger determination or clearer intent < purpose staying there about a month — Mary W. Shelley > < purpose to arrange a typical program in this chapter — W.F.Brown b.1903 > < purpose to write a history of England — T.B.Macaulay > |
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