intends

英 [ɪnˈtendz]

美 [ɪnˈtendz]

v.  打算; 计划; 想要; 意指
intend的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 想要;打算;计划
  If youintendto do something, you have decided or planned to do it.
  1. 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。
  2. I didn't intend coming to Germany to work...
     我没有打算来德国工作。
  3. We had always intended that the new series would be live.
     我们一直打算现场直播这部新的电视系列节目。
• VERB 准备,预留(作某种用途或给某人用)
  If somethingis intendedfor a particular purpose, it has been planned to fulfil that purpose. If somethingis intendedfor a particular person, it has been planned to be used by that person or to affect them in some way.
  1. This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry...
     这笔钱准备用于旅游业的开发。
  2. 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。
  3. Originally, Hatfield had been intended as a leisure complex.
     最初,哈特菲尔德是准备建成一个休闲娱乐中心的。
• VERB 意指;意思是
  If youintenda particular idea or feeling in something that you say or do, you want to express it or want it to be understood.
  1. He didn't intend any sarcasm...
     他没有任何讽刺的意思。
  2. 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。
  3. This sounds like a barrage of accusation—I don't intend it to be...
     这听起来像是接二连三的指责——这并非我的本意。
  4. I think he intended it as a put-down comment.
     我认为他的评论有奚落贬低之意。

双语例句

• She knows that this activity is business-relevant and she intends to communicate this requirement to Luke.
  她知道该活动是与业务相关的，且她打算将这个需求告诉Luke。
• Your local library intends to improve its service and facilities.
  您当地的图书馆计划改进其服务和设施。
• One of our important customers intends to build a leather-tanning factory.
  我公司一个重要客户打算建立一个制革工厂。
• This paper intends to make a summary of the researches so as to provide readers a general knowledge of its researches and point out its shortcomings for its further development.
  本文对其进行了归纳总结，以期使读者对我国元青花研究能有宏观上的认识，并指出研究不足之处，推动研究进一步深入和发展。
• This article intends to analyze the importance of place theory in the field of community research.
  本文试图从场所理论研究的视角出发，来探讨和分析其在社区研究中的重要意义。
• He intends to try to leave the country, in spite of a government order cancelling his passport
  尽管政府已经下令吊销他的护照，他还是试图要离开该国。
• The government intends to bring in a new law about wearing safety belts in cars.
  政府打算设立一项在汽车内系安全带的新规定。
• The military intends to hand over power to a caretaker government and hold elections within six months.
  军方打算将政权移交给临时政府，并在6个月内举行选举。
• Bush says he intends to deal with North Korea through group talks rather than one-on-one negotiations.
  布什说，他准备与北韩打交道，通过集体谈判而不是一对一谈判。
• The army intends to take the city or simply starve it into submission.
  军队打算占领该城市或干脆截断其粮食补给迫使其投降。