intend

verb

1. 打算；计划；想要
   to have a plan, result or purpose in your mind when you do sth
   1. We finished later than we had intended.
      我们完成时已超出原定时间。
   2. I fully intended (= definitely intended) to pay for the damage.
      我确实诚心想赔偿损失。
   3. 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。
   4. I don't intend staying long.
      我不打算长期逗留。
   5. The company intends a slow-down in expansion.
      公司准备放慢扩展速度。
   6. He intended her no harm (= it was not his plan to harm her) .
      他无意伤害她。
   7. It is intended that production will start at the end of the month.
      计划月底将开始生产。
2. 意指
   to plan that sth should have a particular meaning
   1. What exactly did you intend by that remark?
      你那句话到底想说什么？
   2. He intended it as a joke.
      他只想开个玩笑。

1. VERB 想要;打算;计划
   If you intend to 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。
2. VERB 准备,预留(作某种用途或给某人用)
   If something is intended for a particular purpose, it has been planned to fulfil that purpose. If something is intended for 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。
3. VERB 意指;意思是
   If you intend a 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。

1. I intend to take full advantage of this trip to buy the things we need.
   我打算充分利用这次旅行来购买我们所需的物品。
2. We intend to appeal the verdict
   我们打算对裁决提出上诉。
3. The manager does not intend to ease up on his players for some time
   主教练并不打算在一段时间内放松对队员的要求。
4. England intend fielding their strongest team in next month's World Youth Championship.
   英格兰意欲在下月的世界青年锦标赛中推出他们的最强阵容。
5. A vacancy has arisen which I intend to fill.
   有一个职位空了出来，我想要补上。
6. I intend to continue it and see the job through to the finish
   我打算继续下去，直到工作彻底完成。
7. We have the initiative; we intend to keep it
   我们拥有主动权；我们不打算放弃它。
8. 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。
9. I didn't intend coming to Germany to work
   我没有打算来德国工作。
10. 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。
11. This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry
    这笔钱准备用于旅游业的开发。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. He didn't intend any sarcasm
    他没有任何讽刺的意思。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. I think he intended it as a put-down comment.
    我认为他的评论有奚落贬低之意。
18. They intend to invest directly in shares
    他们打算直接投资股票。
19. He repeated that he did not intend to be mealy-mouthed with the country's leaders.
    他重申道，他和国家领导人谈话时无意拐弯抹角。
20. Most surprisingly, quite a few said they don't intend to vote at all
    最让人吃惊的是，相当多的人说他们根本不打算参加投票。
21. I intend to use these terms in a deliberately non-specific and all-embracing way.
    我打算有意含糊笼统地使用这些词语。
22. It's only fair to let her know that you intend to apply
    告诉她你打算申请，这才算公平嘛。
23. We intend to have a paramedic on every ambulance within the next three years.
    我们计划在未来3年内为每辆救护车配备一名急救医士。
24. He does not intend to relinquish power.
    他没有打算放弃权力。
25. The world is full of scribblers. I don't intend to join their ranks.
    这个世上净是些蹩脚文人。我不想与他们为伍。
26. I intend to right that wrong
    我打算纠正那个错误。
27. Where do you intend to go this summer?
    今年夏天你准备到哪儿去？
28. What do you intend to do today?
    你今天打算做什么？
29. Yes, indeed, I intend to go.
    是的，我真个想去。
30. Oddly enough, that is precisely what I intend.
    说也奇怪，那正是我的打算。

verb

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

   Synonym:    meanthink

2. design or destine
   1. She was intended to become the director

   Synonym:    destinedesignatespecify

3. denote or connote
   1. `maison' means `house' in French
   2. An example sentence would show what this word means

   Synonym:    meansignifystand for

4. mean or intend to express or convey
   1. You never understand what I mean!
   2. what do his words intend?

   Synonym:    mean