intent

美 [ɪnˈtent]英 [ɪnˈtent]
  • n.意图;目的;意向
  • adj.专注;专注的;专心;热切的;决心做(尤指伤害他人的事)

复数: intents 最高级: most intent 比较级: more intent 派生词: intently adv.

intentintent

adj.

1

热切的;专注的
showing strong interest and attention

an intent gaze/look

专注的目光 / 神情

His eyes were suddenly intent.

他的目光突然专注起来。

2

决心做(尤指伤害他人的事)
determined to do sth, especially sth that will harm other people

They were intent on murder.

他们存心谋杀。

Are you intent upon destroying my reputation?

你是不是存心要败坏我的名誉?

3

专心;专注
giving all your attention to sth

I was so intent on my work that I didn't notice the time.

我专心工作,以致忘了时间。

4


She looked at him intently.

她目不转睛地看着他。

noun

formal or law 律意图;意向;目的
what you intend to do

She denies possessing the drug with intent to supply.

她否认拥有毒品是为了提供给别人。

a letter/statement of intent

意向书

His intent is clearly not to placate his critics.

他的目的显然不是要安抚批评他的人。

习语

intent

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 坚决的;下决心的
    If you are intent on doing something, you are eager and determined to do it.

    The rebels are obviously intent on keeping up the pressure...

    叛乱分子显然决心继续施压。

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED 专心的;专注的
    If someone does something in an intent way, they pay great attention to what they are doing.

    She looked from one intent face to another...

    她看着一张张专注的面孔。

  • He listened intently, then slammed down the phone.

    他专心地听着,然后砰地挂上电话。

  • 4
    N-VAR 意图;目的
    A person's intent is their intention to do something.

    ...a strong statement of intent on arms control...

    决心实施军备控制的有力声明

  • 5
    PHRASE 差不多等于;几乎在一切方面
    You say to all intents and purposes to suggest that a situation is not exactly as you describe it but the effect is the same as if it were.

    To all intents and purposes he was my father.

    他几乎可以称得上是我的父亲。

noun

1
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
his intent was to provide a new translation
good intentions are not enough
it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs
he made no secret of his designs
Synonym: purpose intention aim design
2
the intended meaning of a communication
Synonym: purport spirit

adj

1
giving or marked by complete attention to
that engrossed look or rapt delight
then wrapped in dreams
so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mar
rapt with wonder
wrapped in thought
Synonym: captive absorbed engrossed enwrapped wrapped

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  1. He broke the window with the intent to enter and steal .

    他打破窗户意图入室行窃。

  2. His plan is incompatible with my intent .

    他的计划与我的意图不相符。

  3. I was so intent on my work that I didn 't notice the time .

    我专心工作,以致忘了时间。

  4. The two items are , to all intents and purposes , identical .

    这两件物品几乎完全一样。

  5. She denies possessing the drug with intent to supply .

    她否认拥有毒品是为了提供给别人。

  6. Are you intent upon destroying my reputation ?

    你是不是存心要败坏我的名誉?

  7. His intent is clearly not to placate his critics .

    他的目的显然不是要安抚批评他的人。

  8. They were intent on murder .

    他们存心谋杀。

  9. By 1981 the docks had , to all intents and purposes , closed .

    到1981年,这些码头几乎等于关闭了。

  10. She looked from one intent face to another

    她看着一张张专注的面孔。

  11. The government seemed intent on pushing local and central government in opposite directions .

    政府似乎一心想让地方政府和中央政府背道而驰。

  12. The rebels are obviously intent on keeping up the pressure

    叛乱分子显然决心继续施压。

  13. To all intents and purposes the case was closed .

    实际上该案已经了结了。

  14. If you are intent on learning to speak Portuguese , there is no better place .

    如果你想学葡萄牙语,没有比这儿更好的地方了。

  15. To all intents and purposes he was my father .

    他几乎可以称得上是我的父亲。

  16. Rodney had been intent on every word .

    罗德尼字字留心。

  17. Amy watched the child 's intent face eagerly , trying to fix it in her mind .

    埃米急切地看着孩子那张神情专注的脸,想把它记在脑海里。

  18. The act had a specific intent , to protect freed slaves from white mobs .

    这项法案有明确的目的,即保护被解放的奴隶免受白人暴民的伤害。

  19. It is regrettable that strike leaders seem intent on spoiling holidays .

    遗憾的是罢工领导人似乎决意要破坏节日的气氛。

  20. The play starred a well-known retired actress who was intent on a come-back .

    该剧由一名志在复出的著名隐退女演员主演。

  21. Two men will appear before Birmingham magistrates ' court today charged with possession of arms with intent to endanger life .

    两名男子今天将在伯明翰地方法庭受审,他们被控持有武器,企图危害他人生命。

  22. They took to the water intent on netting the £ 250,000 reward offered for conclusive proof of the monster 's existence .

    他们前往那片水域,打算找到怪物存在的确凿证据,以获得为此设立的25万英镑奖金。

  23. The company has declared its intent to get a bank loan .

    该公司已宣布打算向银行贷款。

  24. He denies possessing the gun with the intent to commit robbery .

    他否认持有枪械是为了抢劫。

  25. I 'm afraid it was not the original intent .

    恐非原意。

  26. The editor compiles this book with the intent of helping Chinese students of English overcome many difficulties which they may come across in reading .

    编者编纂这本书的目的在于帮助学英语的中国学生解决阅读时可能遇到的许多困难。

  27. He 's intent upon revenge .

    他企图报复。

  28. He was intent on the job he was doing .

    他专心致志于正在做的工作。

  29. They seem intent on shutting their eyes to the problems of pollution .

    他们似乎打算对污染问题视而不见。

  30. Indiana State laws deliberately subverted the intent of the constitutions 14th Amendment .

    印第安纳州的法律有意歪曲联邦宪法第十四条修正案的愿意

intent design intention 【导航词义:意向,目的】
intent v. 〈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。

〔例证〕

The company has declared its intent to get a bank loan.

该公司已宣布打算向银行贷款。

He broke the window with the intent to enter and steal.

他打破窗户意图入室行窃。

He denies possessing the gun with the intent to commit robbery.

他否认持有枪械是为了抢劫。

design v. 意图,目的
〔辨析〕

指在头脑中形成的计划,有时含贬义。

〔例证〕

He believed that this had happened by design.

他认为这件事是事先安排的。

What is your opinion on his grand designs for the company?

关于他对公司的这些宏图大计,你有什么想法?

intention v. 意图,目的
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指做某事的打算或计划。

〔例证〕

I came to London with the intention of studying English literature.

我来伦敦是为了学习英国文学。

She has no intention of making an apology to John.

她不打算向约翰道歉。

  • 习语

n.

to all intents and purposes

几乎完全;差不多等于
in the effects that sth has, if not in reality; almost completely

By 1981 the docks had, to all intents and purposes, closed.

到1981年,这些码头几乎等于关闭了。

The two items are, to all intents and purposes, identical.

这两件物品几乎完全一样。