intention
美音:[ın´tentʃən
]
英音:[ın´tentʃən
]
n.意图,目的
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intention为六级词汇
词频:1543
词根
tend,tens,tent＝to stretch（张开）
近义词, 同义词
intention
/ɪn'tenʃn; ɪn`tɛnʃən/
n
1 (a) [C, U] ~ (of doing sth/that...) that which one proposes or plans to do 意图; 意向; 目的; 打算
*What are your intentions? ie What do you plan to do? 你有什么打算?
* She's keeping her intentions to herself, ie not telling anyone what she plans to do. 她对自己的意图秘而不宣.
* I came with the/every intention of staying, but now I've decided to leave. 我来时一心想留下, 但现在我已决定离开.
* My intention was to stay. 我原意要留下.
* I have no intention of coming (ie I shall certainly not come) to this terrible place again! 我再也不想到这个糟糕的地方 来了.
* (dated 旧) Peter asked the young man if his intentions were honourable, ie if he intended to marry his daughter, whom he was courting. 彼得问那年轻人是否真心实意要娶他的女儿.
(b) [U] (fml 文) intending 有意; 蓄意
*I'm sorry I offended you; it wasn't my intention. 对不起, 我冒犯您了, 但决不是有意的.
2 [C] purpose or aim; meaning 意图; 目的; 意思
*What do you think was the author's intention in this passage? 你认为作者写这一段的用意是什么?
3 (idm 习语) the road to hell is paved with good intentions => road. with the best of intentions => best3.
n
1 (a) [C, U] ~ (of doing sth/that...) that which one proposes or plans to do 意图; 意向; 目的; 打算
*What are your intentions? ie What do you plan to do? 你有什么打算?
* She's keeping her intentions to herself, ie not telling anyone what she plans to do. 她对自己的意图秘而不宣.
* I came with the/every intention of staying, but now I've decided to leave. 我来时一心想留下, 但现在我已决定离开.
* My intention was to stay. 我原意要留下.
* I have no intention of coming (ie I shall certainly not come) to this terrible place again! 我再也不想到这个糟糕的地方 来了.
* (dated 旧) Peter asked the young man if his intentions were honourable, ie if he intended to marry his daughter, whom he was courting. 彼得问那年轻人是否真心实意要娶他的女儿.
(b) [U] (fml 文) intending 有意; 蓄意
*I'm sorry I offended you; it wasn't my intention. 对不起, 我冒犯您了, 但决不是有意的.
2 [C] purpose or aim; meaning 意图; 目的; 意思
*What do you think was the author's intention in this passage? 你认为作者写这一段的用意是什么?
3 (idm 习语) the road to hell is paved with good intentions => road. with the best of intentions => best3.
intention
n [U and C]
a plan or desire to do something
→intend
have no/every intention of doing sth
I have no intention of retiring just yet.
They went into town with the intention of visiting the library.
intention to do sth
It is our intention to be the number one distributor of health products.
good intentions/the best (of) intentions
(=intentions to do something good or kind, especially when you do not succeed in doing it)
He thinks the Minister is full of good intentions which won't be carried out.
→well-intentioned
GRAMMAR
!! Do not say 'have no intention to do something' or 'not have the slightest intention to do something'. Say have no intention of doing something or not have the slightest intention of doing something : He had no intention of paying me the money.
!! Do not say 'with the intention to do something'. Say with the intention of doing something : He left Manchester with the intention of finding a job in London.
a plan or desire to do something
→intend
have no/every intention of doing sth
I have no intention of retiring just yet.
They went into town with the intention of visiting the library.
intention to do sth
It is our intention to be the number one distributor of health products.
good intentions/the best (of) intentions
(=intentions to do something good or kind, especially when you do not succeed in doing it)
He thinks the Minister is full of good intentions which won't be carried out.
→well-intentioned
GRAMMAR
!! Do not say 'have no intention to do something' or 'not have the slightest intention to do something'. Say have no intention of doing something or not have the slightest intention of doing something : He had no intention of paying me the money.
!! Do not say 'with the intention to do something'. Say with the intention of doing something : He left Manchester with the intention of finding a job in London.
1. He hinted at his intention to go abroad.
他暗示他有出国的意图。
2. His intention is to be a teacher.
他的打算是当一名教员。
3. Rather, my intention is to help those parents who have already sensed that they might be spoiling their children but don't know how to stop.
确切地讲，我的目的是帮助那些已经意识到自己也许是在宠坏孩子、但又不知道如何纠正这一做法的家长们。
4. I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.
我根本不想买，但我不能掩饰这样一个事实：其钻石之大给我留下了深刻的印象。
5. I said my wife had no intention of moving to the U.S.
我说我的妻子无意移居美国。
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他暗示他有出国的意图。
2. His intention is to be a teacher.
他的打算是当一名教员。
3. Rather, my intention is to help those parents who have already sensed that they might be spoiling their children but don't know how to stop.
确切地讲，我的目的是帮助那些已经意识到自己也许是在宠坏孩子、但又不知道如何纠正这一做法的家长们。
4. I had no intention of buying one, but I could not conceal the fact that I was impressed by the size of the diamonds.
我根本不想买，但我不能掩饰这样一个事实：其钻石之大给我留下了深刻的印象。
5. I said my wife had no intention of moving to the U.S.
我说我的妻子无意移居美国。
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