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intend

英 [ɪn'tend] 美[ɪn'tɛnd]

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近义词plan mind mean in propose aim contemplate have

vt. 打算；想要；意指
vi. 有打算

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第三人称单数: intends;过去式: intended;过去分词: intended;现在分词: intending;

助记提示

1. in- + tend-
2. 含义：stretch into sth, stretch on sth. => direct one's attention into sth, direct one's attention on sth.

中文词源

intend 打算，计划

in-,进入，使，-tend,延伸，词源同tend,extend.引申词义打算，计划。

英英释意

1. have in mind as a purpose;: "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"

2. design or destine;: "She was intended to become the director"

3. mean or intend to express or convey;: "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

4. denote or connote;: "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

英文词源

intend: intend: [14] The Latin verb intendere (a compound formed from the prefix in- ‘towards’ and tendere ‘stretch’) had a variety of metaphorical meanings, some of which have come through into English. Principal among them was ‘form a plan or purpose’, an extension of an earlier ‘direct or ‘stretch’ one’s thoughts towards something’, which has given English intend and the derived intention [14].

The noun intent [13] belongs with this group too, but the adjective intent [17] looks back to the earlier ‘direct one’s mind towards a particular thing’, and intense [14] comes from the even more literal ‘stretched tight’. A medieval Latin addition to the meanings of intendere was ‘understand’, which English adopted in the 14th century. It had largely died out in English by the end of the 17th century, but it has persisted in the Romance languages, and has even developed further to ‘hear’ (which is what French entendre means).
=> intense, intention, tense
intend (v.): c. 1300, "direct one's attention to," from Old French entendre, intendre "to direct one's attention" (in Modern French principally "to hear"), from Latin intendere "turn one's attention, strain," literally "stretch out, extend," from in- "toward" (see in- (2)) + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Sense of "have as a plan" (late 14c.) was present in Latin. A Germanic word for this was ettle, from Old Norse ætla "to think, conjecture, propose," from Proto-Germanic *ahta "consideration, attention" (cognates: Old English eaht, German acht). Intended (n.) "one's intended husband or wife" is from 1767.

同义词辨析

intend, mean

这两个动词均有"想要，打算"之意。

intend：较正式用词，但常用，指对未来的行动做出打算，并力争实现。

mean：口语多用，指怀有作某事的想法或希望得到某物，特别用于效果不好而动机良好的场合。

考试真题

He intends to get rid of the tipping practice.

They help them relate their choice to its intended use.

Where did Lewis intend to park his car when he came back from work one night?

The 2004 Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act, intended to encourage private space vehicles and services, prohibits the transportation secretary ( ' , and thereby the FAA) from regulating the de sign or operation of private spacecraft, unless they have resulted in a serious or fatal injury to crew or passengers.

Worldwide people speak differently from the way they write, and texting -quick, casual and only intended to be read once — is actually a way of talking with your fingers.

Many professors think that giving out Apple iPhones or Internet-capable iPods to students may not benefit education as intended.

may not benefit education as intended

What did John Muir intend to do through writing and speaking?

I once intended to sell it, but now, I'm thinking of turning it into a guest house, because it's still a solid structure.

I don't intend to start it next week.

Traffic has become synonymous with air pollution, and many countries intend to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the next two decades.

We strongly intend to continue this dialogue, including talks with Greenpeace, to discuss improvements based on the latest scientific data.

Either Entergy never really intended to live by those commitments, or it simply didn’t foresee what would happen next.

In effect, you try to reconstruct the likely meanings or effects that any given sentence, image or reference might have had: These might be the ones the author intended.

实用场景例句

We finished later than we had intended.: 我们完成时已超出原定时间。

I fully intended (= definitely intended) to pay for the damage.: 我确实诚心想赔偿损失。

The writer clearly intends his readers to identify with the main character.: 作者显然想使读者能与主人公产生共鸣。

I don't intend staying long.: 我不打算长期逗留。

The company intends a slow-down in expansion.: 公司准备放慢扩展速度。

He intended her no harm (= it was not his plan to harm her) .: 他无意伤害她。

It is intended that production will start at the end of the month.: 计划月底将开始生产。

What exactly did you intend by that remark?: 你那句话到底想说什么？

He intended it as a joke.: 他只想开个玩笑。

She intends to do A levels and go to university...: 她计划先参加高级考试，然后去读大学。

I didn't intend coming to Germany to work...: 我没有打算来德国工作。

This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry...: 这笔钱准备用于旅游业的开发。

Columns are usually intended in architecture to add grandeur and status...: 圆柱在建筑中通常用来增添气势和显示地位。

He didn't intend any sarcasm...: 他没有任何讽刺的意思。

Burke's response seemed a little patronizing, though he undoubtedly hadn't intended it that way...: 伯克的回答有点施恩与人的感觉,尽管他无疑并没有那个意思。

There are few sellers in the market, so price remains high.: 市场上卖方寥寥无几, 因此价格仍然是高的.

He seems to intend mischief.: 看来他想捣蛋.

I intend to amortize the total cost of the car over three years.: 我打算用三年时间分期偿还汽车的所有费用.

When my ship comes in I intend to take a year's holiday traveling around the world.: 有朝一日我有钱时,我要休假一年,周游世界.

They intend to win the next election on the plank of developing trade.: 他们想以发展贸易的纲领来赢得下次选举.

From what I was able to glean, it appears they don't intend to take any action yet.: 根据我所收集到的资料分析, 他们看来还不打算采取任何行动.

She doesn't intend to be repaid to her kindness.: 她不图回报她的好心.

We intend to apply economic sanctions.: 我们打算实施经济制裁.

He did not intend paying the bill.: 他不打算付账.

What did he intend by that remark?: 他说那话是什么意思?

Tell them you intend to evacuate the children.: 告诉他们你打算疏散儿童.

What do you intend to do today?: 你今天打算做什么?

I intend to go home.: 我想回家.

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