Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #916
intend
计划，打算
have in mind as a purpose
后接to do或doing
- 1.
To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
专心于(某事或要完成的事)；执意于
- 2.
To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
注意；照料；监督；关注
- 3.
To strain; make tense.
拉紧；使紧张
- 4.
To apply with energy.
努力运用；奋发
- 5.
To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
弯曲；转向；指引(路线或旅程)
- 6.
To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
设计；制作；塑造
- 7.
To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
假装；伪造；模拟
意指，为…而准备；专心于(某事或要完成的事)；执意于；注意；照料；监督；关注；拉紧；使紧张；努力运用；奋发
In use
I intend to finish my homework before dinner.
This gift is intended for your birthday.
She intended her remark as a joke.
intend to do sth
I intend to finish the report by Friday.
我打算在周五前完成报告。
intend sb to do sth
She intended her son to become a doctor.
她打算让儿子成为医生。
intend sth for sb/sth
The school intends the scholarship for needy students.
学校为贫困学生设立了这项奖学金。
Connections
Collocations
- intend to do
- 打算做
- I intend to finish the report by Friday.我打算在周五前完成报告。
- intend sb to do
- 打算让某人做
- The teacher intended us to read the book before class.老师打算让我们课前读这本书。
- intend sth for
- 为…准备某物
- This fund is intended for educational purposes.这笔资金是用于教育目的的。
- be intended to
- 旨在，用来
- The program is intended to help new students adjust.该项目旨在帮助新生适应。
- intend (that)
- 意图，计划（后接从句）
- We intended that the meeting be held next week.我们计划会议下周举行。
- clearly intend
Learner notes
Memory Tip
in（里面）+ tend（倾向）= 内心倾向去做某事，即“打算”。想象你心里有个倾向，就是 intend 要做的事。
Context & Register
intend 多用于较正式的书面或口语，表示有目的的计划或意图；在日常口语中较少直接使用，常以 intend to do 或 intend sth for sb/sth 结构出现。
Grammar Note
常用 intend to do sth 或 intend sb to do sth；intend sth for sb/sth 表示为…准备
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling chunk 'tend' and rhyme with /-ɛnd/. Beware of 'intent' (different final consonant, /-ɛnt/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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