intention

noun

1. 打算；计划；意图；目的
   what you intend or plan to do; your aim
   1. I have no intention of going to the wedding.
      我无意去参加婚礼。
   2. He has announced his intention to retire.
      他已经宣布他打算退休。
   3. It was not my intention that she should suffer.
      我没有要她吃苦头的意思。
   4. He left England with the intention of travelling in Africa.
      他离开英格兰，打算去非洲旅行。
   5. I have every intention of paying her back what I owe her.
      我一心想把我欠她的还给她。
   6. The original intention was to devote three months to the project.
      最初的计划是在这个项目上投入三个月的时间。
   7. She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out.
      她虽然处处出于善意，却往往事与愿违。
   8. I did it with the best (of) intentions (= meaning to help) , but I only succeeded in annoying them.
      我的原意是要帮忙，却惹得他们生气了。

1. N-VAR 意图;目的;打算
   An intention is an idea or plan of what you are going to do.
   1. Beveridge announced his intention of standing for parliament...
      贝弗里奇宣布他打算竞选议员。
   2. It is my intention to remain in my position until a successor is elected...
      我的打算是继续呆在岗位上,直到选出继任者。
   3. Unfortunately, his good intentions never seemed to last long.
      不幸的是,他的善意似乎从来就没有持久过。
2. PHRASE 不想/很想;不打算/一心打算
   If you say that you have no intention of doing something, you are emphasizing that you are not going to do it. If you say that you have every intention of doing something, you are emphasizing that you intend to do it.
   1. We have no intention of buying American jets...
      我们无意购买美国喷气式飞机。
   2. Those close to him are convinced that he has every intention of staying on until the end of his seven-year term.
      他身边的人都确信他打算继续留任，直到 7 年任期期满。

1. Peter announced that he had no intention of wasting his time at any university
   彼得宣称他无意在任何一所大学浪费时间。
2. He made it clear he had no intention of withdrawing from the political arena
   他清楚地表明他无意退出政治舞台。
3. The United States had no intention of backing down in its bitter row over farm subsidies
   美国无意就激烈争吵的农产品补贴问题作出让步。
4. Allen back-pedalled, saying that he had had no intention of offending them
   艾伦退缩了，说他无意冒犯他们。
5. I have no intention of letting you balls it up.
   我可不想让你把事情弄得一塌糊涂。
6. The bank announced its intention to bid
   这家银行宣布了参加竞标的意向。
7. Our intention is to capitalize the company by any means we can
   我们的意图是想方设法出售这个公司以获取奖金。
8. He declared his intention to become the best golfer in the world
   他表明自己想要成为世界上最好的高尔夫球选手。
9. Our intention was to demolish the rumours that have surrounded him
   我们的目的是要彻底击破围绕他的那些谣言。
10. The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.
    总统称并不打算部署地面部队。
11. There was a clear intention to dilute black voting power
    明显有意图要削弱黑人的选举力量。
12. I disagree with the doctrine that the writer's life and intention have no bearing on his texts.
    我不同意作者的生活和意图与他的文本没有联系的学说。
13. He was explicit about his intention to overhaul the party's internal voting system.
    他直言自己的目的是改革党内的投票制度。
14. The author's intention is to keep everyone guessing until the bitter end
    这位作家打算把悲惨结局的悬念一直保留到最后。
15. His opponents have no intention of letting him off the hook until he agrees to leave office immediately.
    在他同意马上离职之前，他的对手不打算放过他。
16. Beveridge announced his intention of standing for parliament
    贝弗里奇宣布他打算竞选议员。
17. It is my intention to remain in my position until a successor is elected
    我的打算是继续呆在岗位上，直到选出继任者。
18. Unfortunately, his good intentions never seemed to last long.
    不幸的是，他的善意似乎从来就没有持久过。
19. We have no intention of buying American jets
    我们无意购买美国喷气式飞机。
20. Those close to him are convinced that he has every intention of staying on until the end of his seven-year term.
    他身边的人都确信他打算继续留任，直到7年任期期满。
21. Its intention is to restore pride in the past and create a more mannered society
    其目的是要重拾过去的自豪感，建立一个有礼节的社会。
22. He had no intention of paying the cash
    他根本没有付钱的打算。
23. He apologizes for his comments and says he had no intention of offending the community
    他为自己发表的评论道歉并称无意冒犯该社群。
24. One former patient has already indicated his intention to sue.
    一位以前的病人已经表示要提起诉讼。
25. We have no intention of intervening in the internal affairs of other countries.
    我们无意干涉别国内政。
26. One's intention is not clear.
    意向不明。
27. That presumably was not his original intention.
    揆其本意，或非如此。
28. I simply couldn't figure out his intention.
    我简直揣摩不透他的用意。
29. If I've hurt your feelings, it was quite without intention.
    如果我伤害了你的感情，那完全不是故意的。

  intent design intention【导航词义：意向，目的】

  intent n. 〈正式〉意图

〔辨析〕指某人做某事的目的；也可作法律术语，指犯罪意图。

  design n. 意图，目的

〔辨析〕指在头脑中形成的计划，有时含贬义。

  intention n. 意图，目的

〔辨析〕普通用词，指做某事的打算或计划。

n.

the road to hell is paved with good intentions

• 黄泉路上徒有好意多；光说不练是不够的
  it is not enough to intend to do good things; you must actually do them

noun

1. an act of intending
   1. my intention changed once I saw her

2. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
   1. his intent was to provide a new translation
   2. good intentions are not enough
   3. it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs
   4. he made no secret of his designs

   Synonym:    purposeintentaimdesign

3. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
   1. his intentions are entirely honorable