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intent

noun
 
🔊/ɪnˈtent/
🔊/ɪnˈtent/
[uncountable] (formal or law法律)Idioms
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  1. intent (to do something) what you intend to do 意图；意向；目的synonym intention
    • She denies possessing the drug with intent to supply.她否认拥有毒品是为了提供给别人。🔊🔊
    • He was charged with wounding with intent.他被指控故意伤人。
    • 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。🔊🔊
Idioms
to all intents and purposes (especially British English)
(North American English usually for all intents and purposes)
  1. in the effects that something has, if not in reality; almost completely几乎完全；差不多等于
    • 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, for all intents and purposes, identical.出于所有意图和目的，这两项是相同的。

intent

adjective
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  1. showing strong interest and attention热切的；专注的
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • His face filled with an intent curiosity.他的脸上充满了好奇心。
    • Her gaze was suddenly intent.她的目光突然变得专注起来。
  2. (formal) determined to do something, especially something that will harm other people决心做（尤指伤害他人的事）
    • intent on/upon something They were intent on murder.他们存心谋杀。🔊🔊
    • intent on/upon doing something Are you intent upon destroying my reputation?你是不是存心要败坏我的名誉？🔊🔊
    • They are clearly intent on maintaining standards.他们显然下定决心要维持标准。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • apparently
    • seemingly
    • clearly
    • …
    preposition
    • on
    • upon
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  3. intent on/upon something giving all your attention to something专心；专注
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • The bright brown eyes were intent on Marie.明亮的棕色眼睛注视着玛丽。
    • She was very intent on her work.她专心工作。
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French entent, entente, based on Latin intendere ‘intend, extend, direct’, from in- ‘towards’ + tendere ‘stretch, tend’. The adjective is from Latin intentus, past participle of intendere.